
{"id":68344,"date":"2023-05-03T14:32:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/?page_id=68344"},"modified":"2023-05-10T11:39:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T15:39:20","slug":"board-staff-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/policy-advocacy\/board-staff-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Board &#038; Staff Layout 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jqd5jnd9-5907448e3eff3b693a41ce04e17951a8\">\n.avia-section.av-jqd5jnd9-5907448e3eff3b693a41ce04e17951a8{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/06\/1-Header-46.jpg);\nbackground-position:0% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-jqd5jnd9-5907448e3eff3b693a41ce04e17951a8 main_color avia-section-huge avia-no-border-styling  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.hr.av-24js3p3-daf19ee7e4423d8c53d1e3c6a5456f34{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-24js3p3-daf19ee7e4423d8c53d1e3c6a5456f34 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#fdcc09;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-24js3p3-daf19ee7e4423d8c53d1e3c6a5456f34 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-236arlz-65d6227d23365030fad5afde19addaac '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"share_button_container template_b\" style=\"top: 0;\">\n<div class=\"share_text\">SHARE<\/div>\n<div class=\"vertical_line\"><\/div>\n<p>[easy-social-share buttons=&#8221;facebook,twitter,linkedin,mail&#8221; counters=0 counter_pos=&#8221;hidden&#8221; total_counter_pos=&#8221;hidden&#8221; style=&#8221;icon&#8221; template=&#8221;grey-retina&#8221; fixedwidth_align=&#8221;left&#8221; sidebar_pos=&#8221;left&#8221; float=&#8221;yes&#8221;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Arc\u2019s Criminal Justice Advisory Panel (CJAP) leverages the interest and expertise of lawyers in the private bar to support nationwide expansion of The Arc\u2019s criminal justice advocacy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I\/DD). The CJAP meets in-person, twice a year, in major cities throughout the United States, to review the accomplishments and priorities of The Arc\u2019s National Center on Criminal Justice &amp; Disability\u00ae (NCCJD\u00ae), the status of related legal advocacy matters and public policy developments, and to provide strategic guidance and advice. Advisory Panel members also work to advance the impact and ongoing sustainability of NCCJD.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-rbopdp-b3c808e1c8e025dfa72d59d6a2345871\">\n.flex_column.av-rbopdp-b3c808e1c8e025dfa72d59d6a2345871{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-rbopdp-b3c808e1c8e025dfa72d59d6a2345871 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jqd56d3x-9a4c1d914e48475a64373b424a87370b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jqd56d3x-9a4c1d914e48475a64373b424a87370b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jqd56d3x-9a4c1d914e48475a64373b424a87370b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container 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avia-builder-el-first  one_side_content_section av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Arc Members<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-24js3p3-77b1522ec98c97da61d53e77facfb9e1\">\n#top .hr.av-24js3p3-77b1522ec98c97da61d53e77facfb9e1{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-24js3p3-77b1522ec98c97da61d53e77facfb9e1 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#fdcc09;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-24js3p3-77b1522ec98c97da61d53e77facfb9e1 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-236arlz-65d6227d23365030fad5afde19addaac '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div id=\"awsm-team-68345\" class=\"awsm-grid-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-grid grid-style style-4 grid-3-col \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-68345-68347\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all\" >\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t         <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-500x500.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-68349 avia-img-lazy-loading-68349 attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"No-Profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t         <figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"awsm-personal-info\">\n\t\t\t\t               <h3><span style=\"font-size: .715em !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-family: 'PoppinsRegular'; margin-bottom:2px; text-transform: initial !important;\">Program Attorney, Disability and Justice Initiatives | he\/him pronouns<\/span>Josh Branch<br\/><span style=\"font-size: .715em !important; font-weight: normal;text-transform: initial; font-family: 'PoppinsRegular'; margin-top:5px;\">Email: <a style=\"color:#FFCB00 !important;\" href=\"mailto:branch@thearc.org\">branch@thearc.org<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t               \t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t         <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-68345-68354\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all\" >\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t         <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-500x500.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-68349 avia-img-lazy-loading-68349 attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"No-Profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/05\/No-Profile-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t         <figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"awsm-personal-info\">\n\t\t\t\t               <h3><span style=\"font-size: .715em !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-family: 'PoppinsRegular'; margin-bottom:2px; text-transform: initial !important;\">Senior Executive Officer, Development | he\/him pronouns<\/span>Karim Merchant<br\/><span style=\"font-size: .715em !important; font-weight: normal;text-transform: initial; font-family: 'PoppinsRegular'; margin-top:5px;\">Email: <a style=\"color:#FFCB00 !important;\" href=\"mailto:merchant@thearc.org\">merchant@thearc.org<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t               \t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t         <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-68345-68357\" class=\"awsm-grid-card awsm-team-item awsm-scale-anm awsm-all\" >\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t         <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" 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