Biographies
Executive Director
Gabriel “Gabe” Morales is Executive Director of CJS and worked in the Criminal Justice field, both in the adult and juvenile system, for well over 30 years. His experience also includes working with at-risk kids in his hometown of Yakima, WA, the Greater Seattle Area, as well as in the Greater Los Angeles Area and in Sacramento, CA. Mr. Morales, has over 1,500 hours in classroom training, both college and practitioner, and has instructed and facilitated for approximately 10,000 hours to thousands of criminal justice workers including as an Adjunct Instructor at Highline College in Des Moines, WA. Gabe has also written over a dozen books on the subject including his most recent work, a college textbook, “Understanding Gangs and Gang Violence in America”.
Gabe up in Washington State and joined the United States Marine Corps in the early 1980s. He worked at the USMC Tactical Air Command Center for 3 years in California and served one year stationed in Okinawa, Japan. After his military service, Gabe worked at Folsom State Prison in California and at the King Co. Jail in Seattle, WA, as a Correctional Officer, and in Classification as a Program Specialist as well as a Supervisor. He was also a Tac Officer at the Correctional Officers Academy for a couple years at the WA Criminal Justice Training Center and taught a course on gangs there for 20 years. He was the Founder and a past Advisor for the Int’l Latino Gang Investigators Association. Gabe produced a video film in late 2010 on Gang Prevention called “For Our Kids, For Our Community”. In 2007, he was appointed on the WA Gang Study Group by politicians in Olympia, WA and serves as an Advisor and Consultant to many groups on gang issues. In 2008, Gabe was named “Best Expert at Keeping Kids Off the Street” by Seattle Weekly. In 2010, he received a Diversity Award from King County-DAJD and has received multiple other awards for his work. In 2013, he appeared on the BIO Channel for a segment focusing on Aryan Brotherhood and numerous other media outlets discussing criminal justice issues.
Gabe up in Washington State and joined the United States Marine Corps in the early 1980s. He worked at the USMC Tactical Air Command Center for 3 years in California and served one year stationed in Okinawa, Japan. After his military service, Gabe worked at Folsom State Prison in California and at the King Co. Jail in Seattle, WA, as a Correctional Officer, and in Classification as a Program Specialist as well as a Supervisor. He was also a Tac Officer at the Correctional Officers Academy for a couple years at the WA Criminal Justice Training Center and taught a course on gangs there for 20 years. He was the Founder and a past Advisor for the Int’l Latino Gang Investigators Association. Gabe produced a video film in late 2010 on Gang Prevention called “For Our Kids, For Our Community”. In 2007, he was appointed on the WA Gang Study Group by politicians in Olympia, WA and serves as an Advisor and Consultant to many groups on gang issues. In 2008, Gabe was named “Best Expert at Keeping Kids Off the Street” by Seattle Weekly. In 2010, he received a Diversity Award from King County-DAJD and has received multiple other awards for his work. In 2013, he appeared on the BIO Channel for a segment focusing on Aryan Brotherhood and numerous other media outlets discussing criminal justice issues.
Assistant Director
Yolanda Morales is Assistant Director of CJS and was born in Pomona, CA. She was a Dental Assistant for over 35 years and often volunteered to give free dental services for disadvantaged children. She followed in her mother’s footsteps (A Corrections Officer, Sergeant, Correctional Counselor, and Parole Officer) and joined the Chicano Correctional Worker’s Association (CCWA). When she moved to Seattle with her husband she became the longtime Historian for the National Latino Peace Officers Association (NLPOA) and received an award for her efforts in 2016. Yolanda continued to volunteer in her community by doing things like Hula performances in Senior Citizen Homes and community cleanup efforts. She is the proud mother of three children and two grandchildren and now resides in Hawaii.
Treasurer
Jeri Moomaw is Treasurer of CJS and Executive Director of Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative, a social justice organization based in Olympia, WA. In 2016, she was awarded by the Office of Justice Programs for her work in improving the lives of trafficking survivors. She is a consultant for Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign and a member of the Office of Victim of Crime (OVC TTAC) and Office on Trafficking in Persons (NHTTAC) consultant networks as a subject matter expert. She has dedicated her life and has worked for the past 15 years working with youth and adult high-risk individuals, developing and overseeing programs, creating curriculum and training content to combat commercial sexual exploitation, human trafficking, gangs and violence against youth and women.
Secretary
Marc Johnson has assisted with CJS/GPS registrations for Seattle area training events for many years. He has over a decade of experience working in Corrections with over 300 hours of gang training under his belt and has conducted hundreds of inmate interviews as a veteran investigator. He likes to help his community combat current crime issues and spend quality time with his family while off-duty.
Parliamentarian
Adrian Moroles is Parliamentarian for CJS and was born in Edinburg, Texas close to the southern U.S. border with Tamaulipas, Mexico. As a son of second generation Spanish-speaking migrant farmworkers, Adrian learned English as a second language. After he graduated from high school he received an appointment to attend the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After two years he transferred to the University of Washington where he earned a Bachelor’s degree and later a Masters’ degree in Educational Psychology. For 28 years Adrian performed several job functions within Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a medical/dental and health related service organization which specializes in service to the Spanish speaking community. Adrian has been a Medical Social Worker, Human Resources Manager, and Program Director at the Sea Mar Adult Inpatient Treatment Facility.
A 2003 candidate for the Seattle School Board, Adrian has long been involved in Community Mobilization and formed a coalition and now a non-profit organization, Campaña Quetzal, which is dedicated to resolving major educational issues within public education in Seattle, Washington. Adrian also headed the fundraising effort which raised funding to construct South Park’s Cesar Chavez Park. He also wrote a book “Son of a Farmworker Preacher Man”. Adrian holds two black belts in Tae Kwon Do. Adrian and his wife, Sunny, a Master’s level Special Education teacher with Seattle Public Schools, have five, grown children, four of which have attended Washington colleges, and they have four grandchildren in Seattle and Hawaii.
A 2003 candidate for the Seattle School Board, Adrian has long been involved in Community Mobilization and formed a coalition and now a non-profit organization, Campaña Quetzal, which is dedicated to resolving major educational issues within public education in Seattle, Washington. Adrian also headed the fundraising effort which raised funding to construct South Park’s Cesar Chavez Park. He also wrote a book “Son of a Farmworker Preacher Man”. Adrian holds two black belts in Tae Kwon Do. Adrian and his wife, Sunny, a Master’s level Special Education teacher with Seattle Public Schools, have five, grown children, four of which have attended Washington colleges, and they have four grandchildren in Seattle and Hawaii.
Advisory Board Member
Fabienne Brooks retired with 26+ years of service as Chief of the Criminal Investigations Division with the King County Sheriff’s Office in Seattle, Washington. She has served as Director of the Law Enforcement Programs for the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), a national non-profit organization that provides leadership training in areas of conflict resolution, diversity, customer service and prejudice reduction. She is a 1996 Atlantic Fellow in Public Policy, a graduate of the FBI National Academy’s 180th session and the Pacific Northwest Command College.
Chief Brooks has served on the board of directors of the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, and her prior community involvement includes serving on the board of The Defender Association, Domestic Abuse Women’s Network (DAWN) and the Park Lake/White Center Boys & Girls Club. She is a former trustee with the First AME Church of Seattle and currently serves on the Courtesy Committee and on the Women’s Ministry Society, supporting the Emergency Feeding Ministry. She has held leadership positions with the Black Law Enforcement Association of Washington (President - 1981), the Washington State Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates (President – 2003 and Secretary 2005-2009) and the Washington State Chapter of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (President - 2004-2008 and Secretary 2009 to present).
Chief Brooks has served on the board of directors of the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, and her prior community involvement includes serving on the board of The Defender Association, Domestic Abuse Women’s Network (DAWN) and the Park Lake/White Center Boys & Girls Club. She is a former trustee with the First AME Church of Seattle and currently serves on the Courtesy Committee and on the Women’s Ministry Society, supporting the Emergency Feeding Ministry. She has held leadership positions with the Black Law Enforcement Association of Washington (President - 1981), the Washington State Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates (President – 2003 and Secretary 2005-2009) and the Washington State Chapter of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (President - 2004-2008 and Secretary 2009 to present).
Advisory Board Member
Felipe A. Ortiz has over 30 years of experience in county, state, federal government service, including working as a United States Probation Officer, and in leadership positions with various groups. He has served as a Panel Member for a Children’s Residential Treatment Program, a Juvenile Community Corrections, and Youth Group Facilitator/Team Leader in New Mexico. Mr. Ortiz has been a Special Assistant the Mayor and City Council of Las Vegas, NV, an Adjunct Professor Criminal Justice at ITT Technical Institute, and long involved with the National Latino Peace Officers Association (NLPOA) serving as a past National President and Board Member. He holds a Master of Public Administration Degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a BA Degree from College of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Advisory Board Member
Tony Kail is the Southern Regional Director for the Symbol Intelligence Group, a private law enforcement resource firm that specializes in counterterrorism research and education. As a former deputy sheriff and practicing cultural anthropologist, he has over 25 years’ experience in researching and documenting African and esoteric religious cultures throughout the U.S. and Africa. He has provided training and consulting for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Capitol Police, United States Attorney’s Office and the United States Army. Mr. Kail has written for numerous publications including The Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, Law and Order Magazine, and Police Quarterly. He has also written several books: A Secret History of Memphis Hoodoo: Rootworkers, Conjurers & Spirituals, Santa Muerte: Mexico's Mysterious Saint of Death, and Narco-Cults: Understanding the Use of Afro-Caribbean and Mexican Religious Cultures in the Drug Wars.
Technical Advisor
Tim Reed was born in Los Angeles, CA, and raised in that area. He moved to Central Washington in 1984 and lived there until 2016, when moved to the Big Island of Hawaii. Tim worked in Computer Engineering and IT-Networking, assembling systems, and networks on the Mainland for 35+ years, installing of security systems for residents & commercial properties for 8 years. While in high school in Ellensburg, WA, he obtained a Lieutenant position in the Washington State Patrol Explorers program. Tim was also a Volunteer Firefighter and First Responder in Thorp, WA, Moses Lake, WA & Ellensburg WA for a total 15 yrs. He is a SkyWarn and HAM Radio Operator and currently works with the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) as a Team Leader in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (HOVE). Tim has served as Coordinator for HOVE Block Watch Meetings and has done research of Medical Cannabis Regulations & Laws in WA & HI since 2012. He has been a Volunteer for Hawaiian Ocean View Girl Scouts, has Homeschooled his children since 2012, as well as being a Homeschool Co-op Coordinator. He is currently Secretary for CJS.
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