Clean Slate Summit Pannel Discussion

Jan. 24th, 2023,
Several local leaders participated in a press conference and panel discussion at the Clean Slate Summit. The conference featured Utah Jazz Chairman Ryan Smith, Governor Spencer Cox (R-UT), Salt Lake City Mayor, Erin Mendenhall (D-UT), Salt Lake County Mayor, Jenny Wilson (D-UT), National Basketball Social Justice Coalition Executive Director, James Cadogan and other community leaders engaging in discussion around criminal justice reform in Utah with emphasis on increasing awareness about the expungement process and highlighting the importance of a collaborative local and national approach to advancing social justice.

The panel was moderated by Noella Sudbury, and included Destiny Garcia, Executive Director, Clean Slate UT; Jess Anderson, Utah Public Safety Commissioner; Jeanetta Williams, President of NAACP Salt Lake and Regional Director of Idaho, Nevada, and Utah Chapters; Sidni Shorter, CEO of Utah’s Black Chamber of Commerce; and Sheena Meade, Executive Director, Clean Slate Initiative.