Amelia Thompson joined the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in January 2008 as Project Administrator.  In this role she provides administrative support to the Institute and supports the management and ongoing development of the NYC Justice Corps.  Funded by the New York City Mayor’s Center for Economic Opportunity, the NYC Justice Corps aims to provide paid workforce development opportunities to formerly-incarcerated youth through participation in community service projects and internships.  Prior to joining the Institute, she served in the Spitzer Administration as Scheduling Assistant to the Downstate Chairman of the Empire State Development Corporation and as Policy Assistant on the Governor’s transition team.

She graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with minors in Africana Studies and Mandarin.