Amy Dallas is a Program Director at the CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance managing training and technical assistance portfolios spanning restorative justice, legal and health systems, clinical and community-based care, and best practices for advancing public health and safety outcomes. In this role she also drives strategic planning and development while working with a wide range of government, policy, research, nonprofit and community partners.

Starting her career as an attorney at the Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Practice in Brooklyn, Amy spent a decade advocating for people entangled in the criminal legal system. She then brought this perspective to the Vera Institute of Justice, where she worked with elected prosecutors and community-based organizations to implement more equitable, data-driven, and trauma-informed policies and programs. She designed and led the Reshaping Prosecution Collaborative Justice Network, a national learning community connecting justice reform partners for cross-pollination and sustaining momentum across the field. Amy serves as Treasurer of the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ), and advises several nonprofits focused on reentry, conditions of confinement, and youth justice. She also authored In Right Relationship: Practicing and Teaching Trauma-Responsive Restorative Advocacy, a legal journal article on a practice framework for system professionals that blends trauma education with somatic, contemplative, and restorative practices.

Amy holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, a B.S. in Criminology from Eastern Michigan University, served in the Peace Corps, and is a certified somatic practitioner. Outside of work, Amy loves to dance, be outdoors, and explore the arts, and is a proud parent of two amazing kids.