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

Giving Tuesday Updates: Be a Changemaker

Your dedication and support allow our changemakers to transform the justice system. That makes you a changemaker, too.

Thank you, Changemaker!

Thank you for your commitment to making our world better and being a Changemaker with us this Giving Tuesday! Together we can build a more fair, humane justice system and thriving communities.

Changemakers in Action: Saadiq Newton-Boyd

Saadiq Newton-Boyd knows from his experience with Brooklyn Justice Initiatives that you have to genuinely see potential in the community and let its members lead the way on the solutions to enact positive change.

Community Programming as a Response to Crime

People who are arrested for low-level charges across New York City can resolve their cases without ever stepping into a courtroom.