Faculty
Lisa Jacobs
Program Manager for the
Illinois Models of Change Initiative
Lisa Jacobs is an attorney with 12 years experience in court and system administration. Most recently, she served as the director of Judicial Education for the Illinois Supreme Court, with the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, where she developed and implemented judicial education programs on a wide variety of legal topics ranging from juvenile law to civil litigation. She currently serves as Program Manager for the Illinois Models for Change Initiative, which is funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and managed by Loyola University School of Law. In this capacity, Ms. Jacobs works with juvenile justice practitioners, advocates and policy-makers to implement positive changes in the Illinois juvenile justice system. The Illinois Models for Change work has three key areas of focus: increasing resources for effective, community-based delinquency services, reducing the disproportionate impact of justice-system contact on youth of color and ensuring that the justice system as a whole responds to the developmental needs and capacities of adolescents, for the benefit of youth, families and communities across the state.
| Education: | B.A., University of South Dakota J.D., DePaul University College of Law |
| Present Position: | Program Manager for the Illinois Models for Change Initiative |
| Contact: | Loyola University Chicago School of Law 25 East Pearson Street Room 1116 Chicago, IL 60611 312-915-7876 ljacobs@luc.edu |
