Leslie is a legal professional who has recently relocated to Montgomery County. She spent the first ten years of her career as a corporate attorney in federal and state litigation. She then dedicated the last fifteen years to nonprofit work having actively served on numerous boards of directors, including the board of the Midwest Innocence Project. She has also been a consultant to CEOs of numerous nonprofits, including a large medical clinic providing care to economically disadvantaged groups. Leslie also previously served as a court-appointed special advocate working with teens in foster care.

Amy specializes in the areas of employment coaching, human relations and training and holds a master’s degree in human resource development and training from John Hopkins University. Responsible for the recruitment, training and retention of over fifty local volunteers, she finds it rewarding to recruit and build relationships with volunteers whose values and skills are in alignment with the mission of Court Watch Montgomery. She has worked as a human resources professional, employment coach, victim advocate, bilingual community health promoter and advocate for the Latino community and minority at-risk populations. She has used her foreign language, mediation and cross-cultural skills to work with ethnically and culturally diverse populations in universities, hospitals, international business and the nonprofit sector.

Silas oversees all aspects of Court Watch’s data and provides analyses for reports. Ensuring the accuracy of our data starts with thorough training and supplemental instructions. Silas conducts training sessions for monitors and data entry volunteers, attends Court with new monitors, and is always available to answer questions. He also conducts quality control of both the forms and data entries.  Mr. Stephens graduated from the University of Maryland with a BA in Sociology. While at University of Maryland, Mr. Stephens was a research assistant in both the Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice departments. He also completed an honor’s thesis highlighting a gap in intimate partner violence research due to the historical exclusion of LGBTQIA+ subpopulations.

April has worked in the field of accounting for over 10 years. She holds a Master’s degree in accounting from Nova Southeastern University. She has worked as a financial officer and finance officer with numerous nonprofit organizations and assisted in audit compliance of grants. April handles Court Watch’s accounting and compliance with all state and federal regulations.