Data Committee
The Data Committee will collaborate with stakeholders to collect and analyze data with the goal to improve court interaction and function for individuals with mental health needs, substance use disorders, or IDD.
The Data Committee, chaired by Dr. Connie Almeida and Chief Rosie Medina, focuses on developing guidance and building capacity for data collection, measurement, and reporting across Texas courts and jails to inform mental health and justice system responses.
Committee Members:
- Dr. Connie Almeida, Chair
Director, Fort Bend County Behavioral Health Services - Rosie Medina, Chair
Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, El Paso County Juvenile Probation Department - Jamie Bernstein
Executive Director, Texas Children's Commission - Sonja Burns
Mental Health Advocate - Hon. Nelda Cacciotti
Assistant Criminal District Attorney – Mental Health, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office - Hon. Brent Carr
JCMH Jurist-in-Residence
Judge, Tarrant County Criminal Court #9 (Ret.) - Angel Carroll
Director of Community Engagement & Partnerships, MEASURE - Alyse Ferguson
Of Counsel, Rosenthal Kalabus & Therrian - Krishnaveni Gundu
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Texas Jail Project - Dr. Courtney Harvey
Chief of Government Relations, Texas Council of Community Centers - Hon. Yolanda Huff
Judge, Bexar County Court at Law #2 - Lee Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, Texas Council of Community Centers, Inc. - Louise Joy
Member, Reed Claymon, PLLC - Hon. Pam Liston
Senior Attorney, Messer Fort, PLLC - Dr. Octavio Martinez
Executive Director, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health - Magdalena Morales-Aina
Director, El Paso County Community Supervision and Corrections Dept. - Hon. Tamara Needles
Judge, 427th District Court, Travis County - Dwight Sadler
Special Projects Coordinator, Office of Forensic Services and Coordinator, Texas HHSC - Christina Sanders
Lead Mental Health Caseworker, North Hill Country
Public Defender's Office - Melissa Shearer
Director, Travis County Mental Health Public Defender’s Office - Dr. Jennie Simpson
Forensic Director, HHSC - Hon. Charles Stephens
Judge, Comal County Court at Law #2 - Sally Uncapher
Assistant District Attorney, Bexar County - Vinay Vuriti
Data Analyst, Texas HHSC - Noah Wright
Director of Analytics, Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Wayne Young
Chief Executive Officer, The Harris Center for MH & IDD
Updated November 2025