Our Board
Reginald Wilkinson, Ed.D.
Board Chair
Dr. Reginald "Reggie" Wilkinson has over fifty years of justice work and education experience.
Reginald Wilkinson, Ed. D.
Dr. Reginald "Reggie" Wilkinson has over fifty years of justice work and education experience. Among other positions, he served as the Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for over 15 years. He is a past president of both the American Correctional Association and the Correctional Leaders Association. As well, he has led two higher education non-profit organizations and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for The Ohio State University.
Anadora "Andie" Moss
Founder and Board Member
Andie Moss is founder and president of The Moss Group (TMG), a criminal justice consulting firm established in 2002.
Anadora "Andie" Moss
Andie Moss is founder and president of The Moss Group (TMG), a criminal justice consulting firm established in 2002. Ms. Moss is also the founding member of Moss Justice Partners (MJP), a non-profit dedicated to thought leadership, research, and safety for justice-impacted individuals.
In 1992, Ms. Moss was appointed to serve as the commissioner’s representative onsite, during the Cason v. Seckinger general conditions lawsuit, to oversee a large-scale investigation into staff sexual misconduct at the state’s largest women’s facility implementing court ordered reform efforts. In implementing a challenging systemic change initiative of reform, Ms. Moss became dedicated to a professional path that led her to the National Institute of Corrections as a program manager in 1995 to continue to develop strategies to assist facilities in systemic change initiatives.
After a rewarding career in state and federal government, Andie established TMG to build an experienced team of practitioners with a dedication to excellence in correctional practice. TMG works extensively in implementing strategies to assist organizations in enhancing cultures of safety through application of leadership development, research, change management strategies, operational practice, and contemporary correctional practices.
In 2003, TMG was awarded a multi-year cooperative agreement with NIC to manage its PREA initiative by providing training and technical assistance to the field, as well as present at professional conferences. Ms. Moss managed this cooperative agreement for seven years, providing technical assistance to nearly all 50 states, developing video toolkits for adult and juvenile corrections, developing an online e-learning training program, and publishing brochures and articles to assist the field with operational and policy issues related to PREA. Additionally, Ms. Moss served as subject matter expert to the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission and the PREA Review Panel. TMG’s commitment to PREA remains, serving as a partner to the PRC.
Ms. Moss is active in professional organizations and contributing her expertise to the field. She is currently serving as an expert advisor for the Council on Criminal Justice, Women’s Justice Commission and recently completed her term as a non-alcoholic Trustee to the Board of Alcoholics Anonymous. Ms. Moss is the past-chair for the ACA Women Working in Corrections Committee, and a founding member and past president of the Association of Women Executives in Corrections.
Ms. Moss has proudly received several high awards from the field recognizing her lifelong commitment and contributions to the profession including the American Correctional Association’s E.R. Cass Award, American Jail Association’s Francis R. “Dick” Ford Distinguished Service Award, the NIC Executive Director’s Award, and the Association of Women Executives in Correction’s Susan M. Hunter Award.
Ms. Moss received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia and a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Idaho.
Sam Moss
Treasurer
Sam is President of Impact Advisory Services and East Lake Housing Corporation, a subsidiary of the East Lake Foundation, an early developer and investor in mixed income properties in Atlanta.
Sam Moss
Sam is President of Impact Advisory Services and East Lake Housing Corporation, a subsidiary of the East Lake Foundation, an early developer and investor in mixed income properties in Atlanta.
An Executive-in-Residence at Goizueta Business School’s social enterprise program at Emory University, Sam is also Chairman of the Georgia Social Impact Collaborative (GSIC)and is a board member of The Moss Justice Partners and the Martin Luther King Senior Community Resource Center. He serves on the advisory boards of Focused Community Strategies and New American Pathways. He is the past Chairman of the Atlanta Arts Loan Fund and the Atlanta Ballet.
Sam spent more than 25 years at Wachovia Bank, where he held executive positions in International and Corporate Banking, Capital Markets and Wealth Management. He has also served as President of Gray Matters Capital, affiliated with Gray Ghost Ventures, an early investor in microfinance in emerging economies and impact enterprises.
An active supporter of the arts and a cyclist, Sam is a graduate of Williams College.
Karen Wilson
Board Member
Karen is an award-winning consultant in leadership development, who is passionate about working with individuals and teams to improve their effectiveness and potential.
Karen Wilson
Karen is an award-winning consultant in leadership development, who is passionate about working with individuals and teams to improve their effectiveness and potential. Karen delights in opportunities to leave leaders, organizations, and society better than she found them. She serves clients through facilitation to enable groups to achieve their desired outcomes, individual and small group executive coaching to help leaders accomplish their goals, and leadership development training.
Prior to exclusively focusing on leadership development, coaching, and facilitation, Karen served clients as a management consultant for largely public sector clients for over 25 years at firms such as Arthur Andersen and PwC. She joined PwC in 2008 and was admitted to the partnership in 2012. She was selected to be on the PwC Chairman’s Partner Advisory Committee, has held P&L responsibility, and built deep client relationships and high-performing teams, managing business units of 500+ people. She developed expertise in large-scale program management, process improvement, and risk management.
Karen focused her masters’ degree (M.D.E., University of Maryland) studies on adult learning, and has designed, developed, and delivered a wide variety of training programs in leadership and technical topics throughout her career. She has her executive and leadership coach certification from Leadership Systems, Inc. She also has certifications in facilitation (Association for Talent Development), action learning (World Institute for Action Learning), and administration of the Leadership Circle Profile™ 360° tool.
Karen holds two bachelors degrees from Boston University (B.S. Journalism, B.A. History). Originally from Rochester, NY, she has lived her adult life in Washington, DC, where she lives with her husband, dog, and younger son - for whom she can often be found watching a sport (rock) climbing competition in gyms across the country. She is also the proud mom of her older son, a U.S. Coast Guardsman.
Patrice Gaines
Board Member
Patrice Gaines is an accomplished author, journalist, and certified life coach, dedicated to empowering women to transform their lives.
Patrice Gaines
Patrice Gaines is an accomplished author, journalist, and certified life coach, dedicated to empowering women to transform their lives. As a passionate justice advocate, she travels across the country sharing her personal journey to promote criminal justice reform and inspire judges, lawyers, prison officials, and those currently incarcerated or rebuilding their lives. She has led transformation workshops in prisons, drug rehabilitation programs, and women’s retreats.
Most recently, Gaines co-authored Say Their Names: How Black Lives Came to Matter in America, contributing a chapter titled “Locking Up Black Lives,” which examines the history and impact of mass incarceration on Black communities. Her autobiography, Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color, a Journey from Prison to Power, chronicles her transformation from a heroin user, convicted felon, and abused woman to an award-winning journalist and dedicated mother. She is also the author of Moments of Grace, which outlines her personal path to change.
Gaines spent 16 years as a reporter for The Washington Post, where she was part of a team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A longtime advocate for justice, she received a Soros Justice Media Fellowship to write a national series on the impact of incarceration on Black communities. In Charlotte, NC, she has taught parenting, anger management, and life skills classes at the local jail and has worked to combat housing and employment discrimination against individuals with criminal records.
Her life story was also captured in a short film by Chiquita Lockley titled Master Class: The Patrice Gaines Story, which has been featured at film festivals nationwide. An outspoken abolitionist, Gaines believes in reducing crime without relying on the mass incarceration of human beings.
Patrice Gaines currently resides in Lake Wylie, SC.
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Arthur Chiles
Board Member
Arthur Chiles is currently a Managing Director in Client Development with Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent practice and is an independent consultant through his company, Artchways Solutions.
Arthur Chiles
Arthur Chiles is currently a Managing Director in Client Development with Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent practice and is an independent consultant through his company, Artchways Solutions. He joins the MJP board as he affirms, “To live my many passions and purposes, one of which is giving back to underserved communities.”
As a career management consultant with over 20 years of experience in advisory roles, Arthur has strategically guided business and governmental leaders through change and process improvement initiatives with a steady hand. He is certified in organizational change management (OCM) and business process improvement and helps his clients understand the criticality of comprehensive change and project management methodologies through two-way dialogue and collaboration.
Before joining Major, Lindsey & Africa, Arthur was a managing director in the Strategic Communications practice area at FTI Consulting, serving clients in the Washington, D.C., metro region. Prior to FTI Consulting, he led many human capital-focused engagements for several consulting firms including PwC, Guidehouse, Grant Thornton and Perot Systems Government Services.
He has advised clients across public and private sector operating environments—where he built award-winning, best-fit change and communications strategies to support cross-functional interdependencies (e.g., across Legal, HR, IT, Finance and Ops organizations).
In the public sector, Arthur’s strategic planning and policy project work has been recognized in the highest levels of government, with accolades from Congress and the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
He has experience driving desired project outcomes across a variety of disciplinary and business areas such as: civil rights and human services, healthcare, transportation, information technology (IT), aviation, energy, defense/national defense, procurement and retail.
Arthur graduated from Salisbury University on Maryland’s eastern shore with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree in Graphic Design with marketing and Spanish concentrations. He also attended the University of Málaga in Spain, receiving a diploma as part of a Cultural Immersion program.
A native Marylander, Arthur resides in Bowie with his family and enjoys good food, music, and the outdoors.
Rodney Mitchell
Board Member
Rodney is a native of Southeast Washington D.C. and a proud product of D.C. Public Schools.
Rodney Mitchell
Rodney is a native of Southeast Washington D.C. and a proud product of D.C. Public Schools. As a young adult, Rodney personally experienced the devastation of the crack cocaine epidemic of the 80’s and 90’s, incarceration, street gangs, and violence on the streets of Washington D.C. and South Central Los Angeles California. After many hard lessons, Rodney became an anti-gang violence advocate and joined local efforts to end gang violence in Los Angeles. Rodney went back to school and studied African American Studies and Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He later went on to study law at the George Washington University Law School in Washington DC. Rodney was barred in his beloved hometown— DC. As a grateful survivor, Rodney has spent most of his career in the District of Columbia practicing public interest law and serving as a prisoner reentry advocate.
Our Staff
Dr. LaToya Wesley-Colm
Executive Director
Dr. LaToya Wesley-Colm is the Executive Director of Moss Justice Partners, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit dedicated to advancing social justice and equity within the community.
Dr. LaToya Wesley-Colm
Dr. LaToya Wesley-Colm is the Executive Director of Moss Justice Partners, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit dedicated to advancing social justice and equity within the community. With over 20 years of experience in social science, LaToya has developed a deep expertise in resource mobilization, grant administration, criminal justice research, evaluation, fundraising, and strategic planning.
In addition to her leadership at Moss Justice Partners, LaToya serves as a key figure at the Resonance Network, where she plays an instrumental role in resource mobilization for anti-violence organizers. Through her work, she strengthens the organization’s partnerships by showcasing transformative outcomes, ultimately securing deeper engagement and sustained support.