The Office of Community Services, headed by Lisa Garry, Deputy Secretary of Community Services, oversees the following departments:
Lisa Garry
Deputy Secretary of Community Services
Lisa M. Garry serves as Deputy Secretary of Community Services for the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS), which oversees Pre-Adjudication Services, Community Supervision, and the Resource Office.
Lisa has an extensive work portfolio that combines public sector, community, and independent consulting experience. Prior to joining DJS, Lisa served as a Policy Director with the Center for Children’s Law and Policy (CCLP) in Washington, DC. Her work on racial disparities in the juvenile justice system has been recognized by both the MacArthur Foundation and Annie E. Casey Foundation with the 2012 DMC Champion of Change Award and the 2017 JDAI Distinguished System Leadership Award respectively.
Lisa earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Baltimore, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Sherika Shnider
Chief Operating Officer of Centralized Services
Sherika (Sheri) Shnider, Esq., serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Centralized Services, where she helps to fulfill the Department's mission for community-based programming and partnerships. The position directly supports Deputy Secretary Garry with a work portfolio that directs and manages statewide centralized operations, including the Community Detention Supervision program, youth and family engagement, local police partnerships, crisis management reporting, and change management and reform strategies. Sheri earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from George Washington University.
Wendy Hildebrand
Acting Executive Director of Intake Services
Wendy Hildebrand serves as the Acting Executive Director of Intake Services and leads the Department's front-end strategies to increase the use and efficacy of pre-court interventions and ensures operational excellence in statewide intake functions.
Wendy began her career with the Department of Juvenile Services in 2004 as a Case Management Specialist in Baltimore, Maryland. Since that time, she has served in various positions and specialized units within the Department of Juvenile Services. As a member of the DJS leadership team, Wendy is responsible for managing the aforementioned counties’ intake operations and for providing guidance and support to the supervisory and intake staff engaged in delivering intake and pre-adjudication services to young people. Wendy is an innovative change agent committed to advocating for young people and their families as they navigate the juvenile justice system.
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Olusola (Sola) Ogunranti
Executive Director of Safety Services (YESS)
The Executive Director of
Safety Services (YESS) manages the goods, services, and resources for the Community Detention, Reporting Centers, Shelter Care, Police Liaison Unit, and the Thrive Academy program. Prior to this, Olusola was the Regional Director of Baltimore City DJS Community Services and, before that, Director of Community Detention Operations, where he supported the implementation of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative and the operation of the Community Detention and GPS Program for each region. Olusola has served in various other capacities at the Department, including Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative Coordinator and Case Management Specialist Supervisor. Olusola received his bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Communication from Wright State University.
Derek Getic
Executive Director of Supervision Services
Derek Getic serves as the Executive Director of Supervision Services with the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS). Derek has served in various roles in DJS residential and community services over the last 26 years. He most recently served as Regional Director of the Western Region where his passionate advocacy and expertise in multidisciplinary partnerships have earned him a stellar reputation both internally and externally. In his new role, Derek leads the work of probation and aftercare supervision, including oversight of the five DJS regions, local resource offices, critical incident management, and continuity of Rewire/CBT training statewide.
Derek has spoken in the areas of the Crossover Youth Program Model and disparate contact, human trafficking, and rural juvenile justice strategies, most noticeably for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ). Derek has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice with a Minor in Psychology from Shippensburg University.
