FICPFM welcomes new members to our Board of Directors whose leadership and lived experience strengthen our national justice movement.
The Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People and Families Movement (FICPFM) is proud to announce the continued growth of our Board of Directors. Over the past year, we have welcomed new members whose commitment to justice, equity, and community reflects the core of our mission.
Each of these leaders brings deep experience and a shared dedication to transforming the criminal legal system and uplifting directly impacted people across the country. Together, they help guide FICPFM in our ongoing work to build safer, more compassionate communities through collective leadership and structural change.
Our newest member is Aliyah Tihani Salim, Senior Program Officer at Galaxy Gives, who joins a remarkable group of advocates including Bradley Laurent, Siwatu-Salama Ra, and Vonya Quarles.
Meet Our New Board Members
Aliyah Tihani Salim
Aliyah Tihani Salim is an Indo-Guyanese feminist, organizer, and Senior Program Officer at Galaxy Gives. She manages the Galaxy Leader Fellowship, a national program that supports directly impacted leaders working to end mass incarceration and reimagine justice. Her career spans international advocacy, digital media, and community building. Aliyah serves on the steering committees of Glamour Gals and Jahajee Sisters and on Queens Community Board 8, where she helps shape local policies around housing, education, and development. She is a dedicated mother whose work is guided by love, storytelling, and connection, and she holds a BA and MS from New York University.
Bradley Laurent
Bradley Laurent is an attorney and member of the Florida Bar who began his career as a public defender in Orlando. Born in New York and raised in Miami by Haitian immigrant parents, Bradley became the first in his family to attend college, earning degrees in Political Science and Criminal Justice from Iowa State University and a Juris Doctorate from Washburn University School of Law. He has litigated more than 100 civil cases in state and federal courts and is known for his tireless advocacy on behalf of families affected by civil rights violations. Today, he focuses on data governance, mentoring youth, and advancing civil rights through appellate work.
Siwatu-Salama Ra
Siwatu-Salama Ra is a Detroit-born organizer and mother who has spent her life working for environmental and climate justice. She served as co-director of the East Michigan Environmental Action Council and has represented Detroit at global social justice gatherings in France, Turkey, and Senegal. In 2018, she was unjustly incarcerated while pregnant and later won her appeal. Since then, she has continued to fight for the dignity and liberation of women in Michigan’s prisons and for a world without prisons or militarism.
Vonya Quarles
Vonya Quarles is a California-based attorney and advocate. She is the co-founder of Starting Over, Inc., the founder of Starting Over Inc., and the Ruchell Cinque Magee Community Land Trust. Through these initiatives, she has helped thousands of people secure housing and access reentry support. A system-impacted leader herself, Vonya has been a fellow with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Rosenberg Leading Edge, and the Black Leadership Institute. Her leadership is rooted in lived experience and a lifelong dedication to ending discrimination against people impacted by incarceration.
FICPFM’s Board of Directors represents the strength, resilience, and vision of directly impacted communities. Each member embodies the values of our movement and plays a vital role in guiding our collective work toward freedom, dignity, and opportunity for all.