Letters of Support
Some of the prominent letter-signers in support of clemency:
Child Advocates
Wendy Aguirre, MSW
Executive Director
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Philadelphia County
Philadelphia, PA
Leslie Archer
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Joyce Batchelor
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Steven J. Berkowitz, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry,
Director, Penn Center for Youth and Family Trauma Response and Recovery
University of Pennsylvania
Angela Brown
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Leigh Carter
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Dean Cooper
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Nancy Davis, MSW, LCSW
Social Work Supervisor
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Janet Ellis, Esq.
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Carla N. Fletcher, M.S.S., M.L.S.P.
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Prof. Jill Friedman
Camden, NJ
Dolores N.L. Garcia
Texas
Vonee Gomez
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Keethia Griffiths
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Megan Helfrich, Esq.
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Rebecca Isham
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Erika B. Jugan, M.S.
Supervisor of Direct Services and Therapist
Victim Services, Inc
Johnstown, PA
Brian D. Kent, Esq.
Founding Partner of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Victims Legal Help and Resource Center
Partner at Laffey, Bucci & Kent
Philadelphia, PA
Ruth C. Kistler
Eve Klothen, Esq.
Swarthmore, PA
Steve LePore
Executive Director
1 in 6, Inc.
Marsha Levick
Deputy Director and Chief Counsel
Juvenile Law Center
Philadelphia, PA
J.C. Lore
Associate Director of Lawyering Programs
Rutgers School of Law
Camden, NJ
Jake Marcus, J.D.
Cipolla Associates, LLC
Philadelphia, PA
Margaret McCausland, Esq.
McCausland and McCausland LLC
Conshohocken, PA
Patricia A. McCausland
McCausland and McCausland LLC
Conshohocken, PA
Kathy E. Ochroch
Philadelphia, PA
Edward Ohlbaum, Esquire
Professor of Law
Child Advocate
Director of Clinical Programs and Trial Advocacy
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Theresa Parrino, LCSW
Assistant Director
Dorothy Mann Center for Pediatric & Adolescent HIV DUCOM/St. Christopher’s Hospital for
Children
John Pendergast, Esq.
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Rebecca Purvis
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Barbara K. Reing
Sexual Assault and Violent Crimes Counselor
Victim Services, Inc.
Johnstown, PA
Stephanie Rex
Sexual Assault/ Violent Crimes Counselor
Victim Services, Inc.
Johnstown, PA
Judith Sandalow
Executive Director
Children’s Law Center
Washington, D.C.
Meredith L. Schalick
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
Director, Child and Family Advocacy Clinic Rutgers School of Law
Camden, NJ
Jamie Siegel
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Jalaine Stokes, Esq.
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Christina Tavares
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Margaret Turk
Social Worker
Child Advocacy Unit
Philadelphia, PA
Daniel M. Welliver, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA
Former Prosecutors
Walter S. Batty, Jr., Esq.
Former Assistant United States Attorney, E.D. Pa. (1971-2003)
Chief of Appeals, 1974-2001
Swarthmore, PA
Trevan Borum, Esq.
Borum, Burke, DiDonato & Voci, LLC
Philadelphia, PA
Walter W. Cohen
Philadelphia, PA
JoAnne A. Epps, Esq.
Philadelphia, PA
Thomas J. Farrell
Former Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania
Brian M. Fishman, Esq.
David S. Nenner & Associates
Philadelphia, PA
Norris E. Gelman, Esq.
Philadelphia, PA
Scott Godshall, Esq.
Former Assistant United States Attorney, E.D. Pa. (1990-1993)
Law Offices of Scott Godshall
Media, PA
James F. Hibey
Former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia (1975-1980)
Washington, DC
Henry E. Hockeimer, Esq.
Former Assistant United States Attorney
Ballard Spahr LLP
Philadelphia, PA
J. Alan Johnson
Former United States Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania (1981-1989)
Jason Kadish, Esq.
Allan J. Sagot & Associates
Philadelphia, PA
Thomas F. Kelaher, Esq.
Former Prosecutor of Ocean County, New Jersey and Former President of the New Jersey
Prosecutor’s Association
Kevin A. Kindred, Esq.
Beaver, PA
Max Kramer
Philadelphia, PA
Varghese Kurian, Esq.
Kurian Law Group
Philadelphia, PA
Jeffrey M. Lindy, Esq.
The Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Lindy
Philadelphia, PA
Patrick Link, Esq.
David S. Nenner & Associates
Philadelphia, PA
Michael Murphy, Esq.
Former Morris County, New Jersey Prosecutor
Trenton, NJ
Michael Parkinson, Esq.
Hark & Hark
Philadelphia, PA
Coley O’Brien Reynolds, Esq.
The Law Offices of Coley O’Brien Reynolds
Philadelphia, PA
David Richman
Former Assistant District Attorney for the City of Philadelphia
Of Counsel, Pepper Hamilton LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Andrew R. Rogoff
Former Assistant District Attorney (1980-1985)
Philadelphia, PA
Michael Rotko
Former Chief Deputy District Attorney and United States Attorney
Tim Tarpey, Esq.
Hark & Hark
Philadelphia, PA
Peter Vaira
Philadelphia, PA
Robert Welsh
Philadelphia, PA
Jim West
Former Assistant United States Attorney (1974-1979)
Deputy Director of Criminal Law Enforcement (1979-1983)
First Assistant United States Attorney (1983-1985)
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (1985-1993)
Private Practice (1993-2012)
Former Judges
Hon. Robert J. Cindrich
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1994-2004)
United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1978-1981)
Hon. John J. Gibbons
Chief Judge (1987-1990), Judge (1969-1987), United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Director, Gibbons P.C.
Hon. Livingstone M. Johnson
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (1973-2007)
Hon. Edward N. Cahn
Chief Judge (1993-1998), Judge (1974-1993), United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Hon. Timothy K. Lewis
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1992-1999)
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1991-1992)
Former Assistant United States Attorney (1983-1991)
Hon. Deborah T. Poritz
Chief Justice (ret.), NJ Supreme Court (1996-2006)
Attorney General State of NJ, (1994-96)
Of Counsel, Drinker Biddle
Princeton, NJ
Hon. Gary S. Stein
Associate Justice (ret.), N.J. Supreme Court (1985-2002)
Counsel, Pashman Stein PC
Hackensack, NJ
Hon. James R. Zazzali
Chief Justice (ret.), NJ Supreme Court (2006-2007)
Attorney General for the State of New Jersey (1981-1982)
Director, Gibbons PC
Newark, NJ
Clergy
Rev. David Ackerman
Proxy, Penn West Conference
United Church of Christ
Pleasant Unity, PA
Rabbi Rebecca T. Alpert
Associate Professor of Religion
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Phyllis Berman
Philadelphia, PA
The Rev. Gwen N. Bernstine
Executive Director
United Churches of Lycoming County
Williamsport, PA
Rev. Charlene Burch
Interim Conference Minister
Penn West Conference, United Church of Christ
Grennsburg, PA
The Rev. Leslie Callahan
Reverend, St. Paul’s Baptist Church
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Carl Choper
Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg
Rabbi Art Donsky
Temple Ohav Shalom
Pittsburgh, PA
Stephen Drachler
Executive Director
United Methodist Advocacy in Pennsylvania
The Most Revd Robert Duncan
Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America
Anglican Bishop of Pittsburgh
The Rev. James D. Edwards
Episcopal Priest
The Episcopal Church
Winfield, PA
Rev. Elizabeth L. Bidgood Enders
Pastor
Ridgeway Community Church of the Brethren
Harrisburg, PA
Rev. Walter H. Everett
Minister (retired)
United Methodist Church
Lewisburg, PA
The Reverend Dr. Andrew L. Foster, III.
Senior Pastor
Janes Memorial United Methodist Church
Philadelphia, PA
Eldon Fry, D.Min.
College Pastor
Messiah College
Mechanicsburg, PA
Rev. Paul M. Fullmer, Ph.D.
College Chaplain
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA
Rabbi Jamie Gibson
Temple Sinai
Pittsburgh, PA
Rev. Charlotte P. Gosselink
Associate Conference Minister (retired), Pennsylvania Southeast Conference
United Church of Christ
Kennett Square, PA
Rev. Dr. Donald B. Green
Pastor
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Pittsburgh, PA
Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann
Kol Tzedek Synagogue
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Linda J. Holtzman
Mishkan Shalom
Philadelphia, PA
Richard T. Hughes
Director
Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist, and Wesleyan Studies
Messiah College
Grantham, PA
Rev. Robin M. Hynicka
Arch Street United Methodist Church
Philadelphia, PA
The Rev. Robin Jarrell
Rector
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Sunbury, PA
Joan Javier-Duval
Intern Minister
Unitarian Society of Germantown
Philadelphia, PA
Rev. Leslie Kearney
Pastor
Olivet-Schwenkfelder United Church of Christ
Norristown, PA
Rabbi Kevin M. Kleinman
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
Elkins Park, PA
Bishop Kurt F. Kusserow
Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Rabbi Yaier Lehrer
Adat Shalom Synagogue
Pittsburgh, PA
Rabbi Annie Lewis
Germantown Jewish Center
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Mordechai Liebling
Faculty Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Wyncote, PA
Timothy V. Lyons, C.M.
St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church
Philadelphia, PA
Rev. Richard G. Malloy, S.J., Ph.D.
Vice President for Mission and Ministry
The University of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Rev. Deborah Mandour
York, PA
Rev. Konrad Ryushin Marchaj, MRO
Abbot, Zen Mountain Monastery
Mt. Tremper, NY
Rev. Kent Matthies
Senior Minister
Unitarian Society of Germantown
Philadelphia, PA
Minister Joanna McClinton
Associate Minister
Open Door Mission True Light Church
Philadelphia, PA
Evangelist Rachel McClinton
Associate Minister
Open Door Mission True Light Church
Philadelphia, PA
The Rev. Susan A. Minasian
Interfaith College Chaplain
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
Rev. Virginia Parkum, Ph.D.
Osho, The Blue Mountain Lotus Society
Harrisburg, PA
Fr. Sy Peterka, C.M.
St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Linda Potemken
Congregation Beth Israel
Member of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
Media, PA
Rev. Kevin P. Quinn, S.J., J.D., Ph.D.
President
The University of Scranton
Rabbi Peter Rigler
Temple Sholom
Broomall, PA
Catherine Robinson, SSJ
Coordinator of Ministry
Philadelphia, PA
Sister Mary Scullion
Executive Director
Project H.O.M.E.
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Mayer Wm. Selekman
Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Sholom
Broomall, PA
Rabbi Joel Seltzer
Director, Camp Ramah
Poconos, PA
Rabbi Reena Spicehandler
Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Erica Steelman
Philadelphia, PA
The Rev. Sandra L. Strauss
Director of Public Advocacy
Pennsylvania Council of Churches
Harrisburg, PA
Rabbi Robert Tabak
Melrose Park, PA
Fr. Carl Tancredi D.Min
Catholic Priest
Chaplain at York College of Pennsylvania and Penn State York
The Rev. Patrick B. Walker
Northeast Managing Regional Director
Church World Service
Harrisburg, PA
Fr. Christopher Walsh
Pastor
St. Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church
Philadelphia, PA
Rev. Kerry Walters
(retired), Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, PA
Rev. Elliott Waters
Church of the Annunciation
Philadelphia, PA
Rev. Brooke Wiley
Buddhist Priest
Blue Mountain Lotus Society
Harrisburg, PA
Very Rev. Fr. Anthony G. Yazge
Dean of Western Pennsylvania Deanery
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Rabbi Adam Zeff
Germantown Jewish Center
Philadelphia, PA
Mental Health Professionals
Karen L. Arthur
Social Therapist and Teacher
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills
Kimberton, PA
Michael Babitch, MSW
Administrator
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills
Kimberton, PA
Cassandra L. Belter, Esq.
Mitigation Specialist
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Dr. William Bento
Associate Dean and Accreditation Liaison Officer
Rudolf Steiner College
California
Donald N. Bersoff, Ph.D., J.D.
Director (retired)
Law & Psychology Program
Drexel University
Laura Betancourt, Ph.D.
Developmental Psychologist
Pennsylvania
Jessica Bonn, MSW
Jerusalem, Israel
Christina R. Bradley
Director
Juvenile Social Services
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Nicole Buck, MSW
Social Worker
Adult Social Service Department
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Mary C. Burke, Ph.D.
Director, Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology
Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
Amanda Chandler, B.A.
Social Service Advocate
Adult Social Service Department
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Dennis P. Culhane, PLD
Dana & Andrew Stone Professor of Social Policy
School of Social Policy & Practice
University of Pennsylvania
Claire L. Dente, PH.D., LCSW
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Social Work Department
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Tina DiSanto, LCSW
Social Worker, Private Practitioner
Philadelphia, PA
Andrea Doyle, Ph.D., LCSW
Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania
School of Social Policy & Practice
3701 Locust Walk, Caster Bldg.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Jeff Draine
Chair
Temple University School of Social Work
Richard G. Dudley, Jr., M.D.
Psychiatrist
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
New York, NY
Kerry Dunn, JD, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Social Work
University of New England
11 Hills Beach Road
Biddeford, ME 04005
Greg Ensanian, MBA, MSW, LSW
Mitchell Program Director
St. Gabriel’s Hall
Audubon, PA
Erin Fennell
Mitigation Specialist
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Jean Flood, MD
Steiner Medical Center
Phoenixville, PA
Timothy P. Foley, Ph.D.
Forensic Psychologist
Ardmore, PA
Antonio Garcia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Social Policy & Practice
University of Pennsylvania
Toorjo Ghose, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Social Welfare Chair
University of Pennsylvania
School of Social Policy & Practice
3701 Locust Walk, Caster Bldg.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Jan Christopher Goeschel, Ph.D.
Director of Programs
Camphill Special School
Glenmoore, PA
Katherine Gonzales
Social Services Advocate
Juvenile Unit
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Johanna K.P. Greeson, Ph.D., MSS, MLSP
Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania
School of Social Policy & Practice
3701 Locust Walk, Caster Bldg.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Diedra Heitzman, MSW
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills
Kimberton, PA
Dagmar Holl
Therapeutic Horticulture Educator
St. Gabriel’s Hall
Audubon, PA
Christine Huston
Life Coach and Mentor
Practical Wisdom, Chester Springs, PA
Roberta R. Iversen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Director, M.S. in Social Policy Program (MSSP)
University of Pennsylvania
School of Social Policy & Practice
3701 Locust Walk, Caster Bldg.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Sara Lichtenwalter, LSW, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Social Work Program
Gannon University
Erie, PA
Linda M. Mauro, DSW
Professor of Social Work
School of Social Work
Temple University
Bernie S. Newman, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor
Temple University School of Social Work
Theresa O’Hara
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills
Kimberton, PA
Brie Radis, LCSW, MSLP
Horizon House
120 South 30th st.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Susan T. Radis, ACSW, LSW
Professor of Social Work
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA
Thomas Roemer
Camphill Kimberton Hills
Kimberton, PA
Christine M. Sarteschi
Assistant Professor of Social Work and Criminology
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA
Gillian Shoemaker
Therapist
Camphill Special Schools
Glenmoore, PA
Terence Sillett
Addictions Counselor (retired)
Harrisburg, PA
Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
Temple University
Rachel Riley Smock
Program Supervisor
Sexual Assault/ Domestic Abuse Advocacy Program
Muscatine, IA
Julie Smyth, MSW
Social Worker
Special Defense Unit
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Susan B. Sorenson, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Pennsylvania
School of Social Policy & Practice
3701 Locust Walk, Caster Bldg.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Alan Thewless
Camphill Soltane
Glenmoore, PA
Kristie A. Thomas, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
Simmons College School of Social Work
300 The Fenway, Room P404
Boston, MA 02115
Sherry Wildfeuer
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills
Kimberton, PA
Bernie Wolf
Director
Camphill Special School
Glenmoore, PA
Yin-Ling Irene Wong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Social Work
School of Social Policy & Practice
University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Barry Zakireh
Director of Adult and Forensic Programs at JJPI,
Member of the Sexual Offending Assessment Board for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Law Professors
Jessie Allen
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Amelia H. Boss
Trustee Professor of Law
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law
Susan L. Brooks
Associate Dean for Experiential Learning
Professor of Law
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law
Teresa Kissane Brostoff
Professor of Legal Writing
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
John Burkoff
Professor of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Scott Burris
Professor of Law
Co-Director Center for Health Law, Policy and Practice
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Burton Caine
Professor of Law
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Michael Campbell
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Villanova University School of Law
David S. Cohen
Associate Professor of Law
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law
Clare Keefe Coleman
Assistant Teaching Professor
Director of Student Advising
Writing Specialist
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law
Margaret deGuzman
Associate Professor
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Susan L. DeJarnatt
Professor of Law
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Michelle Madden Dempsey
Professor of Law
Villanova University School of Law
Diane Penneys Edelman
Director of International Programs
Professor of Legal Writing
Villanova University School of Law
Jules Epstein
Associate Professor of Law
Widener University School of Law
David J. R. Frakt
Visiting Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Richard H. Frankel
Associate Professor of Law
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law
Alex Geisinger
Professor of Law
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law
Deborah S. Gordon
Assistant Professor of Law
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law
David Harris
Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Research
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Anthony C. Infanti
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Sara Jacobson
Director of Trial Advocacy Programs and Associate Professor
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Charles Jalloh
Assistant Professor of Criminal and International Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
David Kairys
Professor of Law
James E. Beasley Chair (2001-2007)
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Anil Kalhan
Associate Professor of Law
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law
Sarah Katz
Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Temple Legal Aid Office
Daniel Kovalik
Adjunct Professor of International Human Rights Law
University of Pittsburgh
Bruce Ledewitz
Professor of Law
Duquesne University
Jules Lobel
Professor of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Beth Lyon
Professor of Law
Director, Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic
Co-Director, Community Internship Program
Villanova University School of Law
Cathryn Miller-Wilson
Visiting Reuschlein Clinical Teaching Fellow
Villanova University School of Law
Louis Natali
Professor of Law
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Edward Ohlbaum
Professor of Law
Director of Trial Advocacy and Clinical Legal Education
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Karl Okamoto
Professor of Law
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law
Anne Bowen Poulin
Professor of Law
Villanova University School of Law
Michael Risch
Associate Professor of Law
Villanova University School of Law
Judy L. Ritter
Professor of Law
Director, Widener Defense Clinic
Widener University School of Law
Brishen Rogers
Assistant Professor of Law
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Thomas Ross
Professor of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Tuan Samahon
Professor of Law
Villanova University School of Law
Louis J. Sirico, Jr.
Professor of Law
Director of Legal Writing
Villanova University School of Law
Abbe Smith
Professor of Law
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC
Leonard Sosnov
Professor of Law
Widener University School of Law
Kathryn M. Stanchi
Professor of Law
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Norman P. Stein
Professor of Law
Douglas Arant Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Alabama
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law
Alice L. Stewart
Visiting Clinical Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Bonny L. Tavares
Assistant Professor
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Lu-in Wang
Professor of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Rhonda Wasserman
Professor of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law