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A New Way of Life

A New Way of Life

Linking promise with opportunity

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Who We Are

Empathy from Experience

We empower and build the leadership skills of formerly incarcerated people; we hire formerly incarcerated people; and we provide cutting-edge organizational leadership that promotes resources for disenfranchised people living in communities that have been marginalized.

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A nationally acclaimed reentry program for women, A New Way of Life was established in 1998 by Susan Burton. Ms. Burton struggled to rise above a life of poverty, violence, and loss, and was enmeshed in the cycle of mass incarceration for nearly two decades. After being released from prison for the sixth time, Ms. Burton was finally able to access recovery services in an affluent area of Los Angeles. There she discovered and embraced opportunities that were never offered before. She became determined to bring those resources to areas plagued by poverty and over-incarceration.

Ms. Burton’s vision attracted like-minded community members, including our co-directors Michael Towler and Pamela Marshall. Mr. Towler struggled to find meaningful work after the financial market crashed in 2008, when he was referred to Ms. Burton. He began as a part-time bookkeeper. After being promoted as a full-time accountant, Mr. Towler became our co-director in 2018. Ms. Marshall was navigating life as a single mother when she was connected with Ms. Burton through a transitional welfare to work program. After the program ended, Ms. Marshall was rehired as an administrative assistant before transitioning to family reunification case manager, office manager, and then co-director in 2020.

From its humble beginnings as a single reentry home in South Los Angeles, A New Way of Life has grown into a holistic reentry program. We now have teams dedicated to housing, legal services, workforce and education development, and advocacy. Since our establishment, we have provided housing to over 1,500 formerly incarcerated women, helped reunite more than 400 women with their children, and provided pro bono legal services to more than 3,400 community members with conviction histories.

Leadership

Susan Burton

Founder

Susan Burton has dedicated her life to freedom work. She is the founder of A New Way of Life, and the co-founder of All of Us or None (AOUON) and the Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People and Families Movement (FICPFM). Ms. Burton has earned numerous awards and honors.

Michael Towler

Co-Director

Michael Towler was built to serve A New Way of Life. He is passionate about the recovery community and has worked with 12 step programs since 1995. Since joining ANWOL in 2010, Mr. Towler has been dedicated to building out the infrastructure required to end mass incarceration.

Pamela Marshall

Co-Director

Pamela Marshall has been an asset to A New Way of Life from the moment she joined in 2011. Having worked her way up with ANWOL—from housing monitor to Family Reunification Program case manager—Ms. Marshall is uniquely equipped to continue the work to end Mass Incarceration.

Staff

Margaret Dooley-Sammuli

Chief Strategist

Claire Arcé

Development Director

John Giesa

Development Strategist

Antoinette Carter

Human Resources Manager

Robert Mejia

Communications Manager

Kaysha Young

Communications Associate

Mario Garcia

Communications Associate

Tracey Jenkins

Communications Assistant

Natalie Roberts

Senior Staff Attorney

Tamara Dillingham

Staff Attorney

Estar Park

Paralegal

Brian Barajas

Family Reunification Attorney (D.O.O.R.S.)

Leah Moritz

Family Reunification Attorney

Kieyonna Roberts

Case Manager / Visitation Monitor

Angel Towler

Licensed clinical social workers

Shulora Gonzales

Reentry Legal Clinic Coordinator / Office Manager

Bernard Wilson

Director of Workforce Development & Education

Natasha White

Employment Services Coordinator

Lauren Pascoe

Employment Case Manager

Stephanie Jeffcoat

All of Us or None Organizer

Mage Lockhart

Policy Strategist

Amanda Trujillo

Housing Coordinator

Sequarier McCoy

All of Us or None Fellow

Marina Judkins

All of Us or None Fellow

Linda Washington

Lead Housing Coordinator

Cheryl Ward

Housing Benefits Coordinator

Kaleah Patterson

Social Worker

Irma Rodriguez

Community Health Worker

Kayana Tyson

Civic Engagement Organizer

Tatiana Viteri

Administrative Assistant

Hannah Crocker

Executive Assistant

Myesha Johnson

Office Associate

Evie Ponder

Office Assistant

Roberta Brooks

Housing Coordinator

Renee Horton

Housing Coordinator

Nicole Yearwood

Housing Coordinator

LaTanya Reed

Housing Coordinator

Nichole Legard

Housing Coordinator

Lisa Montgomery

Housing Coordinator

Amatuallah Bradshaw

Housing Coordinator

Kayla Atlas

Housing Coordinator

Adrianne Kater

Housing Coordinator

Elixandria Hines

Controller

Liam Moody

Accounting Analyst

Clarence Datsomor

Accountant

Rodney Hampton

Maintenance Supervisor

Tyrone Hardison

Maintenance Technician

Loida Cruz

Maintenance Technician

Sherrick Enriquez

Maintenance Technician

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  • About
    • What We Do
    • Who We Are
    • Board of Directors & Advisory Board
    • Speaker request
    • Annual Reports & Quarterly Magazines
    • Contact Us
  • Services
    • Housing & Development
    • Legal Services
    • Family Reunification
    • Advocacy & Leadership
  • Events
    • Gala 2022
    • Justice on Trial Film Festival
    • Events Calendar
  • Get Involved
    • Donate
    • Careers
    • Volunteer
  • S.A.F.E.
    • S.A.F.E. Housing Network
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    • Media Coverage
    • Video Gallery
    • Press Releases
    • Blog
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