Development Advisory Board
NEIP’s newly launched Development Advisory Board is responsible for finding and tapping vital funding and support from the community to help fund the investigation, litigation, and exoneration of our wrongfully convicted clients. For more information about the Development Advisory Board and/or how to join, please e-mail Gina Christo at gina@newenglandinnocence.org.
Amy Banks MD is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and a Founding Scholar of the International Center for Growth in Connection. She is co-author of the book Fighting Time, along with exoneree Isaac Knapper, who was wrongfully convicted of murdering Dr. Banks’ father in 1979. The book documents their traumatic experience in the criminal legal system and the healing relationship they formed in 2015. She is also a co-author of Wired to Connect: The Surprising Link Between Brain Science and Strong, Healthy Relationships and has lectured nationally and internationally on Relational Neuroscience, wrongful conviction, and racism within the criminal legal system. Dr. Banks maintains a private psychiatric practice in Lexington, MA specializing in chronic disconnections and trauma.
Kim Gilbert is a Clinical Psychologist with a private practice in Newton. She specializes in work with children, adolescents, young adults and families. Kim is also the Chair of the Social Justice Committee at Temple Reyim in Newton and is active in Newton FORJ (Families Organized for Racial Justice) at Newton South High School.
Cybill Goldberg, LICSW, has a thriving psychotherapy practice in Newton, MA, focusing on clients struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders and life transitions. Her approach is based on a Buddhist Psychology model that guides clients through their challenges with a focus on cultivating a calm response, establishing clarity of values and investing in authentic relationships with self and others. Goldberg’s professional philosophy is built on the belief that compassion and non-judgement are critical for healing which she extends to her view of NEIP’s mission and efforts.
Cleonie Mainvielle is the Owner and Founder of Inspired Outcome, a productivity and organizing coaching business for busy professionals and entrepreneurs. She is also the Founder and co-president of Diversity & Inclusion for Community Empowerment (DICE), a nonprofit that advocates for systemic solutions where 100% of education and government decisions are made through an equity lens. After receiving her master's degree, she was nominated and appointed as a Presidential Management Fellow with the Federal Government. At the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), she worked with nonprofits and local governments to end and prevent homelessness throughout New England for 17 years. In 2019, Cleonie Mainvielle served as foreperson on the re-trial of an innocent man who had spent 32 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commmit. This experience solidified her commitment to advocating for systemic solutions that promote diversity, inclusion, equity, cultural competency, anti-racism, empathy, and compassion in institutional systems.
Daniel Medwed (Board Liaison) is a Professor of Law at Northeastern University School of Law. He is a leading authority on criminal law and focuses his research and pro bono activities around the topic of wrongful convictions. His book, Prosecution Complex: America’s Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent (New York University Press, 2012), explores how even well-meaning prosecutors may contribute to wrongful convictions because of cognitive biases and an overly deferential regime of legal and ethical rules. He is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Innocence Network, a consortium of innocence projects across the world, and is a former President of the Board of Directors of the Rocky Mountain Innocence Center in Salt Lake City. He is also the legal analyst for GBH News, Boston’s local NPR and PBS affiliate, and currently serves on the board of trustees at the New England Innocence Project.
Gail Roberts has distinguished herself as one of the country’s most successful residential Real Estate Brokers throughout her career, one that spans more than 30 years. She has ranked among the nation’s top real estate professionals based on transaction volume by Real Trends and the Wall Street Journal. She and her team have been recognized by Coldwell Banker as #1 Team in North America for the past two years. Since 2005 she has been the top broker in the Cambridge Coldwell Banker office. Beyond the workplace, Ms. Roberts brings her enthusiasm and commitment to her charitable efforts. She currently serves on the boards of UNICEF USA, Mount Auburn Hospital, Huntington Theatre Company, the Cambridge Community Foundation and Furnishing Hope of Massachusetts.
Jason Weiner has been a member of the investment team at Fidelity Investments since 1991. He currently co-manages the Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund and the Fidelity Growth Discovery Fund. During his 30 year career, Jason has researched and invested in a broad range of industries and companies at all stages of their development. Outside of Fidelity, Jason has served on the boards of JVS and Hebrew College. He lives with his family in Boston.
For more information about the Development Advisory Board and/or how to join, please e-mail Gina Christo at gina@newenglandinnocence.org.