Death Penalty

Tom Parker

Tom Parker has been involved in the criminal justice system in the United States for the past 45 years. He served as an FBI Agent for 24 years, retiring in 1994 as the Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge (i.e. Deputy Chief) of the Los Angeles Regional FBI Office. Prior to joining the FBI, Tom also served as a police officer for five years, and is currently an investigative consultant, educator, and expert witness on criminal justice matters.

Courtney Minick

Courtney Minick is an attorney and web producer at Justia, Inc. where she helps promote free and fair access to primary legal materials online. She became committed to abolishing the death penalty after doing capital post-conviction work as a law student.

Michele DiTomas

Physician for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Delane Sims

For Delane Sims the horror of losing a loved one to murder is all too real. An active member of her community, she has always taken a firm stance against the death penalty. When her younger brother, who she cared for like a son, was murdered, she was devastated by the loss.

Fred Luskin

Dr. Luskin continues to serve as Director of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects, an ongoing series of workshops and research projects that investigate the effectiveness of his forgiveness methods on a variety of populations. He currently serves as a Senior Consultant in Health Promotion at Stanford University and is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. He presents lectures, workshops, seminars and trainings on the importance, health benefits and training of forgiveness, stress management and emotional competence throughout the United States. He offers presentations and classes that range from one hour to ongoing weekly trainings.

Joe Baker

Joe Baker's work focuses on helping nonprofits use the Internet effectively to mobilize people for social change. Joe Baker joined Care2.com as Director of Advocacy in August 2006.

Richard Wollack

Dick Wollack, and partner Bill Hill, co-founded Premier Pacific Vineyards, the largest developer of high-end vineyards in California Oregon and Washington. He has been in the real estate investment business since 1971.

Virginia Van Zandt, Vice President of Development

Virginia Van Zandt joined DPF’s board in 1993. Virginia has been a non-profit professional in the Bay Area for 25 years, serving as Administrative Director for Bay Area Video Coalition, Director of Development for the California College of Arts and Crafts and Youth Law Center, Executive Director for the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center, and development consultant to many non-profit organizations.

Sarah Timberman

Timberman founded her Sony Pictures Television-based production company, 25C Productions (now Timberman/Beverly Productions) in 2003. Timberman (along with partner Carl Beverly) is currently in production on the A&E drama pilot DANNY FRICKE, written by Cynthia Cidre and directed by Michael Dinner. Timberman/Beverly recently produced the Fox comedy pilot HACKETT, starring Donal Logue and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. In 2006, 25C and Sony produced the critically acclaimed NBC series, KIDKNAPPED.

Donald Spoto

Donald Spoto, the author of 23 published books, earned his Ph.D. in theology from Fordham University and taught in that field for over twenty years before turning to full-time writing.

Alan Sieroty

Former California State Senator

Robert Sanger

Robert M. Sanger is a criminal defense lawyer in Santa Barbara, California where he has practiced for over 33 years. He is a partner in the law firm of Sanger & Swysen.

Eugenie Ross-Leming

Television writer and producer

Stephen Rohde, Vice President of Programs

Stephen Rohde is a constitutional lawyer, lecturer, writer and political activist. He is Chair of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, past president of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and is a founder of Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace.

Tracy K. Rice, Vice President of Outreach

Tracy K. Rice currently serves as project director of the Legislative Black Caucus Foundation, a non-partisan, nonprofit, public policy, research and educational institute, which serves as a catalyst for educating future leaders and for promoting collaboration among legislators, business leaders, and organized labor to effect positive, sustainable change throughout California.