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

Save the Date: An Evening with Innovators

Join us on March 13, 2018, at the Rubin Museum of Art as we celebrate more than two decades of justice reform and honor innovators in a variety of fields.

Introducing Our New Look

The Center for Court Innovation launches a new website and new logo as we enter our third decade.

How Judges Can Show Respect

In a new TED Talk, Judge Victoria Pratt draws on her experience with Newark Community Solutions to explain the real-life impact of procedural justice.

Photo of the Week

To communicate the breadth and the impact of the work of the Center for Court Innovation, we publish Photos of the Week.