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Andrea Cantora is an associate professor in The University of Baltimore's School of Criminal Justice. Her primary research interests are focused on issues related to incarceration, prison reentry, and urban crime prevention. Since 2002, Cantora has conducted research in prisons, jails and community correction settings in New Jersey, New York and Maryland. Cantora previously worked as a research associate at John Jay’s Research and Evaluation Center, and the Vera Institute of Justice’s Center on Sentencing and Corrections. Her work has been published in the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, the Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology, Criminal Justice Studies and American Journal of Criminal Justice.
Prior to joining The University of Baltimore, Denelle Alton served as an academic advisor at Howard Community College, and as an admissions and student services officer at Johns Hopkins University. She has experience in admissions, academic advising, program planning and student retention. Denelle has an M.S. in Counseling from Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Communications from Bowie State University.
Latonya L. Epps has served as the reentry coordinator for the Second Chance Program since 2017. She is a proud alumna of The University of Baltimore where she earned her B.S. in Criminal Justice in 2016. Latonya obtained her M.S.W. from Morgan State University in 2021. Working with the men in the reentry program and learning more about their backgrounds and families has helped Latonya understand how mental health and generational traumas impact their lives and those around them. Latonya plans to use that knowledge and the skills she has to advocate for and incorporate mental health awareness into the reentry portion of the program.