Ophelia Williams

In August of 2006, Ophelia left the BI to pursue graduate studies in writing. She returned to staff in February of 2009 upon receipt of her Masters in Fine Arts degree from the California Institute of Integral Studies. As a native of San Francisco, Ophelia grew up in an underserved community and understands the barriers young people face everyday who are victims of poverty, incarceration and addiction. She has declared her life work to be that of fighting injustice through the impact the BI continues to have on juvenile justice practice throughout jurisdictions across the country and abroad. Ophelia is now in a position to impact the change she wants to see in the world. In her new support role, she welcomes the opportunity to facilitate the work of BI sites and CJNY network members.

Phone: 415-321-4100 x111
Fax: 415-321-4140
Email: owilliams@burnsinstitute.org