Meet the Planning Team

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    Laine Briddell

    Senior Lecturer, Christopher Newport University

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    Charles Cheek

    Hampton Roads CCD Local Network

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    Brooke Covington

    Assistant Professor, Christopher Newport University

    Academic Director, Center for Community Engagement, Christopher Newport University

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    John Finn

    Associate Professor, Christopher Newport University

    Department Chair, Department of Sociology, Social Work, & Anthropology, Christopher Newport University

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    Diane Griffiths

    Senior Lecturer, Christopher Newport University

    Social Work Program Director, Christopher Newport University

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    Steven Keener

    Assistant Professor, Christopher Newport University

    Director of the Center for Crime, Equity and Justice Research and Policy, Christopher Newport University