Staff

Katherine Munck- Executive Director
Katherine Munck witnessed the need for restorative justice initiatives in her past practice as a private attorney in Portage County and in her work with various community organizations. As the director for the community justice non-profit, Justiceworks, Ltd., Katherine Munck designs, implements, and evaluates restorative justice- based community initiatives and community outreach events in conjunction with the Justiceworks Board of Directors, justice system departments, community organizations and volunteers .

Kurt Helminiak- Offender-Based Program Coordinator
Coming from a past career background in law enforcement, Kurt Helminiak has first-hand knowledge of the need for community-based justice initiatives in the community and in the lives of offenders and victims. Kurt Helminiak also has extensive past professional and volunteer experience working with non-profit community organizations. He serves as case manager for the successful offender mentoring program, Volunteers in Probation, and also assists in the administration of the TEAM reentry project.

Jamie Kiener- Victim-Based Program Coordinator
Jamie Kiener is program coordinator for Justiceworks’ pro se Family Law Information Center, the Make It Right Restitution Mediation program and the Restorative Conferencing for Youth victim-offender conferencing program. Jamie is a paralegal by education and has had prior experience working with victim-offender conferencing programs in La Crosse County. Jamie Kiener is a key speaker at community restorative justice events and is also a representative member of the Wisconsin Restorative Justice Coalition.

Tom Baehr: Deferred Prosecution Program Coordinator
Tom Baehr is a former attorney with past practice experience involving both criminal prosecution and defense advocacy roles. In addition to his position as coordinator for the Deferred Prosecution program, Tom also provides office administration, data collection and record-keeping assistance for the TEAM reentry program.

Ron Carlson: TEAM Reentry Program Coordinator
Retired Portage County Assistant Chief of Police Ron Carlson is the program coordinator for the Justiceworks’ TEAM reentry program. As TEAM case manager, Ron manages community volunteers matched as mentors to ex-offenders who show motivation to change. He also coordinates and facilitates participation of TEAM business and community partners in the delivery of mentoring services to ex-offenders. Ron participates in community outreach events to educate the community on the need for more effective, cost-effective approaches to correctional issues.