Dee Mandiyan - Center for Justice Innovation

Dee Mandiyan (they/them) has been the Senior Program Manager of the Youth Justice Board since 2018. They oversee curriculum development and implementation, partnership building, communications, and Board-led research. At the Center for Court Innovation, Dee is currently a chair of the LGBTQ Working Group, which seeks to improve the Center’s practices and relationships with LGBTQ-identifying clients and employees.

Dee earned their BA in Psychology and English from Amherst College in 2010 and their MA in Human Development and Social Intervention from New York University in 2016. Before joining the Center for Court Innovation, Dee researched the impacts of gender-specific interventions in the juvenile justice system. They also have experience running an LGBTQ student center within the CUNY system, teaching SAT/PSAT prep, and planning events for non-profits.

Dee's Updates

Innovating from the Ground Up

Our newly launched Innovation Fund invites our staff working directly with the communities we serve to pitch new ideas for creative ways to meet the needs they see every day.

Women and men having a discussion around a semi-circle in carpeted room at Bronx Community Solutions

Four Ways to Prevent Burnout and Vicarious Trauma for Practitioners

Burnout and vicarious trauma can take a serious toll on people who devote their lives to supporting others. Here's how we can help change that.

Reckoning with Trauma in Court

What would it look like for courts to respond to trauma with care and compassion?

Women and men dressed in purple clapping in an anti-domestic violence rally hosted by the RISE Project

Why Housing Justice Is Crucial to Ending Domestic Violence

To address intimate partner violence, we need to invest in stable, affordable housing.