WHO
WE ARE

PMI’s Board of Directors
 

Michael Brady (Board Treasurer), Boulder, Colorado
Mike brings with him 28 years of finance and investment experience. He helped co-found and lead a number of enterprises, including a brokerage firm, public mutual fund, registered investment advisory firm, and various private placement investments. He is the founder and president of Generosity Wealth Management.
 

Vita Pires, Ph.D. (Vice President), Deerfield, Massachusetts
Vita is the Executive Director of Prison Mindfulness Institute.
 

Parker Krasney, New York, New York
Parker is Associate Director of Programs and Partnerships at the New York City Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity. In this role, he works collaboratively with City agencies and human service providers to design, implement, oversee, and evaluate programs and systems change initiatives designed to reduce poverty and increase equity in New York City and beyond.
 

Fleet Maull, PhD (Board President), Hatfield, Massachusetts
Dr. Maull is the Founder of Prison Dharma Network and the National Prison Hospice Association, a senior meditation teacher/trainer, and an ordained dharma holder in the Zen Peacemaker Order.
 

Brad Bogue, MA, Boulder, Colorado
Brad is a semi-retired criminal justice system researcher and trainer, who founded Justice Systems Assessment & Training (J-SAT), a premier training and research agency providing evidenced-based assessments and training in the criminal justice field. Brad is one of the world’s leading experts in training corrections and probation and parole professionals in Motivational Interviewing (MI). He was the lead facilitator and research analyst for a ten-year think tank for the National Institute of Corrections on criminal justice reform.
 

Michael Christie, PhD, Monroe, Connecticut
Michael is a full-time chaplain with the Connecticut Department of Corrections and an assistant pastor at the Union Baptist Church in Stamford, CT. He is an EMI-certified mindfulness teacher and MBWR trainer-in-training. Dr. Christie teaches mindfulness to both prisoners and prison staff. He has been working with kids and at-risk youth, coaching mindfulness in youth sports programs. He has a passion to teach mindfulness and meditation to Christians and created a curriculum for Faith-based meditation.

Kelly Raths,  Portland, Oregon
MDIV Kelly’s first trip to prison was with a group of Quaker women in Massachusetts to teach the Alternatives to Violence Program. The experience was both fascinating and infuriating, and set the course for a lifelong career transforming the criminal justice system from within its ranks. Kelly has worked for the Oregon Department of Corrections for 15 years as a Chaplain, Community Advocate, Policy and Business Administrator, and in her current role as Administrator of Equity and Staff Wellness. She oversees critical incident peer support teams, trauma-informed care initiatives and the agency’s progression towards diversity, equity, and inclusion. Kelly is an industry leader in incorporating mindfulness and emotional intelligence skills into the corrections profession, supporting thriving employees who are committed to the humanity of those in their care and custody. She earned her master’s degree from Harvard Divinity School (2005), and has two young children, a husband who grows wine grapes and six urban chickens.
 

In Memoriam:
Pamela Krasney
Pamela served as a board member of PDN/PMI for over 20 years. She was also a Buddhist Peace Fellowship Prison Program volunteer, on the Naropa University Board of Trustees, as well as a member of the Shambhala Trust, and a senior meditation instructor. She is deeply missed.