Michael Umpierre

Michael Umpierre is a Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director for Juvenile Justice System Improvement and Communications at the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform. At CJJR, Michael oversees the Youth in Custody Practice Model, serves as a trainer and provider of technical assistance for the Crossover Youth Practice Model, Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project, Multi-System Collaboration Training and Technical Assistance Program, and serves in other leadership capacities. Michael has a wealth of experience as a juvenile justice administrator, national trainer and consultant, public defender and youth advocate. His previous experience includes serving as the Chief of Staff of the District of Columbia’s cabinet-level juvenile justice agency, the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, Program Coordinator of the National Center for Youth in Custody, and trial attorney at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. He has also worked at several youth advocacy organizations including the Youth Law Center, National Center for Youth Law, Legal Services for Children, and Pacific Juvenile Defender Center. Michael received a B.A. in Public Policy from Stanford University and a J.D. from Yale Law School, and is a recipient of the prestigious John Gardner Public Service Fellowship and Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Michael and his wife Rachael are the proud parents of their son Alexander and daughter Josephine.

Education

• Yale University - J.D., Law
• Stanford University - B.A., Public Policy
• Stanford University - B.A., Public Policy