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Jasmin is a multi-talented Senior Level Program Executive with 10+ years of experience as a nonprofit, business, health, and community advocacy leader. She demonstrates success in building program strategies and multi-channel marketing that bridge national and local initiatives to benefit and support underserved communities. She is the owner of Creative Consultations, LLC where her focus is on championing creative resilience and innovative solutions for personal and professional growth. Jasmin ideated and organized a live virtual event, which was attended and viewed by 350K+ children and families, featuring a 30-minute special with Elmo on Facebook and YouTube. The special offered support and resources for bouncing back and overcoming challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic.

She has managed relationship and community building with 23 partner organizations across 13 states for Sesame Street in Communities (SSIC). Jasmin is adept at fundraising and grant writing for projects in excess of $1M and has overseen a steering committee comprised of 12 community leaders and fundraised over $1M in total in grants and private gifts.

She currently drives membership success and satisfaction for 3,000+ nonprofit leaders in the online community and has a reputation for being an inspirational servant leader who is able to coach and mentor individuals in all stages of professional development. 

Kimberly Hubbard-Stewart has worked for the Department of Corrections,

Division of Probation and Parole for 27 years. Kim has been dedicated to public

service for approximately 40 years. She currently holds the position of Regional

Administrator for the Western Regional area of the state. In this position, her role

includes providing oversight of the operations of all district offices located in the

Western Region. This includes a Community Supervision Center and Institutional

Parole Offices in the region. She is the founder of the Christopher Hubbard

Foundation established in honor of her late son, who died in 2005 from “Sudden

Cardiac Death” at the age of 19 years old. The Foundation contributes and

donates to area “at risk” youth with scholarships, school supplies, uniforms,

tutoring, and life skills. She is a graduate of Jackson State University (HBCU)

located in Jackson, MS. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social

Work/Criminology and graduate studies in Vocational Rehabilitative Services.

Susan is a gifted speaker with a passion to see people realize their identity in

Jesus, to see people made whole from the inside out as they live out the truth of

what God and His word says about them! She and her husband have been full-

time ministry in Kansas City for more than forty years and has ministered the life-

giving message of the Gospel throughout the world. Susan is a mother to two and

a Mimi to four grandchildren.

Judge Candice Alcaraz is the first black female Judge in the Wyandotte County, KS

history. She was elected in August 2022 and sworn into office in January 2023.

Judge Alcaraz handles both criminal and civil matters in her courtroom.

Previously, Alcaraz worked in the District Attorney’s Office as prosecutor of

juvenile offender crimes and adult felony cases. She is involved in many legal and

local organizations. Locally, she is a member of the Wyandotte County Bar

Association, Kansas Bar Association, Washburn Law Board of Governors, Big

Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City, and the Kansas City, Kansas Alumnae

Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc.

Courtney graduated from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in 2001 with Bachelor of Arts degree.  She received her law degree from the University of Kansas in 2004.  

Immediately following her graduation from law school Courtney accepted a position with the Missouri State Public Defender System.  She left the public defender system in 2011 to begin serving as an assistant prosecuting attorney with the City of Kansas City.  In January, 2015, Courtney was appointed by the Mayor Sly James and City Council to serve as Kansas City Municipal Court Judge in Division 203, which has primary jurisdiction over all domestic violence cases filed in municipal court.  

As part of her commitment to offender accountability and victim safety she initiated the compliance docket, a specialized supervised probation docket for high risk domestic violence offenders.  In October, 2017 the U.S. Department of Justice awarded the Kansas City Domestic Violence Docket a mentor court grant.  The grant is used to instruct other courts from around the nation regarding best practices for offender accountability and victim safety.  Kansas City is the first municipal court in the nation to receive this honor.

In June, 2019, the domestic violence compliance docket developed a drug court track.  This specialized, supervised docket addresses high risk domestic violence offenders with substance use disorders.  The docket is designed to permit domestic violence offenders the therapeutic environment needed to recover from their substance use disorder while simultaneously holding them accountable for their battering behavior.  Kansas City operates the second drug court program specifically for domestic violence offenders in the nation.

In October, 2021 the U.S. Department of Justice awarded the Kansas City Municipal Court a $1 million grant for two early intervention domestic violence programs.  The first is a class required as a condition of bond designed to increase domestic violence awareness with first time offenders.  The second is a Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention (RSVP) docket that provides targeted services for young adult intimate partner violence offenders and their intimate partners.  

In September, 2022, Courtney was appointed as presiding judge of the Kansas City Municipal Court.  Under her term as presiding judge the municipal court debuted it first ever evening and weekend dockets.    

Courtney is Past President of the board of directors for Sheffield Place and currently serves on their advisory board.  She is an ex-officio member the board of directors for the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City.  She is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.  She is a mentor with the Association for Women Lawyers Foundation Denise Henning Connections Program. 

Courtney is the recipient of the 2014 Young Lawyers Section Pro Bono Publico award from the Missouri Bar Association.  She is also the recipient of the 2015 Rising Star of Philanthropy award from Non-Profit Connect.  She was named a Champion of Change by the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center in 2015.  The Association for Women Lawyers named her Judge of the Year in December, 2017.  She received the Women’s Justice Award for Public Service in October, 2021 from Missouri Lawyers Media. She received the Honorable Joseph E. Stevens Aspire to Excellence Award from the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association in December, 2023. 

The Honorable Shayla Marshall is a Municipal Court Judge for the 16th judicial circuit in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Judge Marshall handles city ordinance violations ranging from traffic violations to assault, stealing and sex crimes. Judge Marshall also presides over Truancy Court, one of the specialty courts at Municipal Court that aims to keep young people in school. Additionally,

Judge Marshall serves on the Missouri Supreme Court Commission for Racial and Ethnic Fairness, as an ambassador for United We, and volunteers with Girl Scouts as a Troop Leader.

Prior to becoming judge in 2023, Ms. Marshall was District Defender and Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion for the Missouri State Public Defender, where she litigated cases ranging from misdemeanors through felonies, including murder in the first degree. As Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, she developed and lead statewide human resource policy on equity and employee relations. Ms. Marshall was in private practice in several different areas of law before joining the public defender. 

During law school at the University of Kansas, she interned for the Wyandotte County Prosecutor's Office, and Legal Aid of Western Missouri. Prior to law school, Ms. Marshall worked as a children's social worker for the Missouri foster care system, and as an early childhood teacher at the Salvation Army. 

As a Kansas City native, Judge Marshall enjoys watching the Royals and Chiefs with her family, spending time at area arts events and attending church. 

Martina L. Peterson is a Municipal Court Judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri – Kansas City Municipal Division. Judge Peterson was appointed by Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Sylvester James and the City Council in 2018.  In addition to handling traditional municipal cases, Judge Peterson also presides over the Mental Health Court, which helps create treatment plans for defendants with mental health issues to help stabilize them and allow them to reside safely in the community.  She also currently serves on the Missouri Supreme Court Municipal Justice  Subcommittee for the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness, the Cost, Fines, and Fees Committee for the Criminal Law Task Force, the Municipal Judicial Education Committee, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation Student Law Academy Committee, and the Board of Directors for the Kansas City Youth Court as President.

Judge Peterson brings more than 30 years legal experience to the bench. Prior to her judicial appointment at the Municipal Court, she served as a judicial officer for the Jackson County, Missouri Family Court in the role of Family Court Commissioner for nine years and presided over the Family Drug Court Program for two years. Prior to that, she practiced thirteen years as an Assistant Public Defender with the Office of the Missouri State Public Defender. 

In addition to her work, Judge Peterson has held leadership positions or was active in the Jackson County, Kansas City Metropolitan, and Missouri Bar Associations; UMKC Alumni Association, Young Achievers Program; The Community Assistance Council Board of Directors; and the Urban League/Black MBA Association Mentoring Program.  Judge Peterson has received the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s President’s Award, the Missouri Lawyers Media Women’s Justice Award for Public Service, and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Sly James Diversity and Inclusion Award. 

Judge Peterson received her Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.