About - Designing Justice + Designing Spaces

About - Designing Justice + Designing Spaces

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ABOUT DJDS

Mission & Vision

We are an architecture and design firm, real estate development firm, and non-profit working to end mass incarceration.

Our mission and vision is to use architecture to address the racism, poverty, and unequal access to resources caused by the criminal legal system itself.

Our architecture and real estate development portfolio counters the traditional adversarial and punitive architecture of justice—courthouses, prisons, and jails—by creating spaces and buildings for restorative justice, community building, and housing for people coming out of incarceration.

Full Architecture Services

Programming

Concept Design

Community Engagement

Schematic Design

Design Development

Permit Drawings

Bidding and Negotiation

Construction Administration

Our Team

Deanna Van Buren, RA

Deanna Van Buren, RA

Co-Founder, Executive Director, Design Director

Shelley Davis Roberts

Shelley Davis Roberts

Studio Director

Maurice Robb, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP BD+C

Maurice Robb, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP BD+C

Project Manager / Project Architect

Tola Thomas, RA

Tola Thomas, RA

Architect & Design Studio Manager

Lucia Castello, RA

Lucia Castello, RA

Project Architect

Athena Do

Athena Do

Intermediate Architectural Associate

Ramy Kim

Ramy Kim

Project Manager

Allison Wong

Allison Wong

Community Engagement Manager

Sabrina Siskind

Sabrina Siskind

Production Designer

Jasmine Brown

Jasmine Brown

Executive Assistant

Tim Wyckoff

Tim Wyckoff

Administrative Generalist

Jarrett Saunders

Director of Real Estate Development

Rachel Chung

Rachel Chung

Director of Advancement

Lorraine Nibut

Lorraine Nibut

Chief Operations Officer

Marc-Andrew Aguilera

Marc-Andrew Aguilera

Chief Financial Officer

Garrett Jacobs

Garrett Jacobs

Director of Research and Evaluation

Board Members

Deanna Van Buren

Deanna Van Buren

Director at Large

Executive Director and Design Director of DJDS
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Raphael Sperry

Raphael Sperry

Board President

Associate at Arup
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Barb Toews, PhD

Barb Toews, PhD

Board Secretary

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at University of Washington Tacoma
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Christine Johnson

Christine Johnson

Board Treasurer

Public finance professional and former San Francisco Planning Commissioner
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Rashanda Udekwu

Rashanda Udekwu

Director at Large

Director of Strategic Partnerships @ABM for Waymo
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