Williams has more than twenty years’ experience as a public policy advocate, working on a variety of issues including immigration, economic justice, women’s reproductive rights, and most recently, the reform of the youth and criminal justice systems. Prior to joining the Stoneleigh Foundation, Williams served as Executive Director at the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ), where she executed the organization’s strategy to support robust appropriations for the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and educated policymakers about optimal youth justice and delinquency prevention systems and practices. She remains active in several civil rights and volunteer organizations related to the promotion of gender equality, racial justice, and the rights of children, and was recently appointed to Delaware County’s 10-member Board of Managers of Juvenile Detention.
Williams holds a BA in urban studies and sociology from Vassar College and a JD from George Washington University’s National Law Center.