Network Leadership
Thorin Daye, Executive Director
Thorin Daye is the Executive Director of Network Support Services Inc., a pioneering organization focused on reentry services. It offers a comprehensive suite of programs ranging from prison-based therapeutic and pre-release planning to community-based support for parolees in New York City. Before leading Network in 2018, Thorin contributed five years as a residential unit officer within the New York State Correctional system, where he played a pivotal role in facilitating transformative changes for successful reintegration. Additionally, Thorin is an active member of the leadership team for the Transformative In-Prison Workgroup New York (TPWNY), where he champions the provision of high-quality, trauma-informed programs for individuals during and post-incarceration, aligning with his vision for decarceration and community healing. A decorated combat veteran, Thorin dedicated eight years to serving in the United States Marine Corps and the NY Army National Guard, underscoring his commitment to service and leadership. He graduated Cum Laude with an AAS in Green Building Maintenance and Management from SUNY Orange in 2017, reflecting his diverse skills and interests.
Davey Shark, Interim Board Chair
Davey Shark, a Harlem native, has cultivated a diverse and dynamic career, spanning the worlds of entertainment, art, and community service. An accomplished artist, Mr. Shark is renowned for his innovative 3-D leather art, creating textured, lifelike pieces that are accessible to the visually impaired. In the music realm, Mr. Shark was a former member of the legendary hip-hop group Dougie Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew. His dynamic performances in productions at the Ujamaa Black Theater, under the guidance of the late Titus Walker, addressed moral and social issues through the arts. Mr. Shark has also made significant impacts as a fashion influencer, having modeled for major brands such as GAP. His influence extends into culinary arts as a chef, and he serves as a spiritual guide in his capacity as an ordained minister. Mr. Shark is also an author, having penned the children's book series "Safety Cinnamon Saves a Friend," which tackles contemporary issues like lead poisoning, aiming to educate and empower young readers.
Jan-Paul Roodbol , Board Treasurer
Jan-Paul Roodbol has broad experience in global organizations and the multi-dimensional nature of business. His leadership has contributed to the successful execution of multiple large financial transactions. Over the past 25 years, Jan-Paul has helped to improve the multiplier effect of many non-profit leadership teams to achieve their mission. Early on he led the development and implementation of a short course for non-profit leaders at his alma mater, an initiative that benefited thousands. Over the last decade he also has been volunteering with Toastmasters, a global non-profit, where he was the elected regional leader in the Greater New York City area. Jan-Paul holds an MBA (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) and is currently enrolled in a Masters in Nonprofit Management at Columbia University in New York City.
Wesley Caines, Board Member
As Chief of Staff at Bronx Defenders, Wesley provides comprehensive reentry and reintegration services to clients and community members. Wesley, a Bronx native, joins from Brooklyn Defender Services where he was Reentry Specialist/Coordinator. A graduate of Bard and New York Theological Seminary, Wesley educates people on criminal justice issues as they connect with personal agency. With the American Bar Association, he consults on criminal justice, and as Board Member for the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund, he works to improve justice outcomes of the disadvantaged.
Eddie Williams, Jr., Board Member
Mr. Williams is an alumnae and 14-year participant of the Network in the Prisons Program. He is a man of faith, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Eddie leads his Affirmation Seminar with passion through the sharing of his life experiences. He brings the realities of a negative mindset and behaviors to illustrate the magnitude of such on the mind, body and spirit. Mr. Williams’ message is one of growth and evolution, coming from the self-inflected pain and torment he internalized for many years, resulting in events that shaped the course of his life. Through his.experience with the criminal justice system, he has gained a profound insight into the need for drastic reform within the system. Mr. Williams holds a BS in Criminal Justice from Marist College, and a Masters in Professional Studies from New York Theological Seminary.
In Memoriam, Our Founders
Anne J. Williams
Anne Williams was Executive Director of the Network Program from 2002 to 2010 under Episcopal Social Services and then from 2010 to 2020 as the organization transitioned to Network Support Services. Ms. Williams’ strong background in development and management of educational, vocational, and support programs for the economically and educationally disadvantaged lent itself well to the growth and qualitative and quantitative expansion of Network, both in the prisons and in the community reentry component. Her counseling and mentoring skills, acquired over years of program management and college-level teaching, made her sensitive to the needs of clients and staff and she imparted this training to all members of the Network Team.
In 2009, Ms. Williams designed and developed the Network Therapeutic Reentry/Green Collar Training Program, underwritten by the New York State Department of Labor with funding via the 2010 American Recovery Act. This ground-breaking program had outstanding outcomes with 65 participants trained and placed in unsubsidized employment in high-growth “green” industries and 34 “off the street” men and women placed in jobs matching their existing skills.
Ms. Williams was an accomplished writer, editor, published poet and translator with extensive experience in both the United States and Europe, and used her literary skills to further her commitment in the areas of education, film, art, medicine, law and social justice.
Rev. Stephen J. Chinlund
The Rev. Stephen J. Chinlund devoted much of his life to prison reform and substance-abuse rehabilitation. A native New Yorker, Rev. Chinlund graduated from Harvard College and then prepared for the ministry at General Seminary and Union Theological Seminary. He also studied social work at Columbia and NYU.
In 1966, he became assistant director of Exodus House, a program designed to help formerly incarcerated people transition to life in the community. He went on to found Reality House, a substance-abuse treatment center in New York, and he directed the Manhattan Rehabilitation Center from 1968-1973. Rev. Chinlund then established a counseling program at the Taconic State Correctional Facility and a prisoner-family program for New York State’s Department of Corrections, eventually participating with Dr. Cherie Clark in developing the Network program which is in use until today. He also chaired a corrections commission which had oversight of treatment standards for prisoners throughout New York’s criminal-justice system.
Rev. Chinlund returned to parish ministry in 1982 and then became executive director of Episcopal Social Services in New York, a position he held until his retirement in 2005. In recent years, he became a devoted painter, wrote a play and a book about prison reform, and was involved in advocacy work until his death in 2020.