K-12 Restorative Justice Practices Implementation Academy

After receiving his master’s degree in social work from San Francisco State University in 1994, Anthony has served schools and communities for 30 years in the area of gang and violence prevention and Restorative Justice Practices (RJP). Anthony served as a Senior Manager for the San Diego County Office of Education where he worked for 26 years and retired in 2024. For 12 years Anthony served as the Lead Trainer and Coach for Restorative Justice Practices for schools in San Diego County and trained over 12,000 educators. Anthony is the founder and Executive Director for Building Restorative Communities, LLC where he provides training and support for schools and organizations to develop restorative community building circles, restorative conflict intervention, restorative conferences and restorative leadership. 

Karla Broady has over 25 years of experience doing conflict resolution, mediation, training and family support work locally and internationally.  She is the new Co-Director of the Center for Restorative Justice at the University of San Diego, where she looks forward to using her skills in an expanded capacity. Prior to this she served as the RJP Program Manager at the National Conflict Resolution Center in San Diego, where she supported a staff of Specialists to provide teacher training and coaching in K-12 schools throughout San Diego County.   Karla is passionate about using circles as a container for storytelling, self-reflection and connection and is committed to helping others use this process to increase understanding and resolve conflict.  Additionally, Karla holds a Master’s degree in International Educational Development, with a concentration in Peace Education from Teacher's College, Columbia University and she completed the RJP Professional Certificate Program at USD in 2022.  She is also trauma informed yoga certified, is a mother to two beautiful young souls, is fluent in Spanish and loves nature, art and all things musical.

Jenny is a restorative justice specialist, public health professional, facilitator, mediator, and educational consultant with a focus on building healthy communities and transforming conflict. She has a PhD in public health with a focus on conflict management as a strategy for health promotion. In her work for the National Conflict Resolution Center, she supported school districts in integrating restorative practices throughout their systems and programs. As Director of Restorative Justice, she oversaw restorative justice work in K-12 schools, in prisons, on college campuses, and in the broader community. She currently teaches restorative justice for the University of San Diego and collaborates with school districts on the development of systems of support and using data for continuous improvement.

Adele Bovard has served as a classroom teacher, building principal of elementary and secondary schools, deputy superintendent and superintendent of schools. At each level of work, she utilized restorative practices by engaging students and allowing them to take greater responsibility which enhanced the quality of teaching and learning for everyone. Her experience in both suburban and urban schools highlighted the need for mitigating disproportionality of student suspensions. Adele served on the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Reducing the School to Prison Pipeline. She is a lead facilitator for Why Restorative Justice based in Colorado and is certified in Restorative Justice Leadership by the Center for Restorative Justice University of San Diego. She consults for the Center for Dispute Settlement in Rochester NY.  She is honored to serve on the board of New York State School Music Association: Chair of the Diversity Committee.