Meet Our Team

Sr. Executives

A. Najah Salaam, Ed.D., CEO | email: ansalaam@streetaddicton.org

For over 24 years,  I have served children and families throughout Onondaga County; Prior to serving as the CEO, of Street Addiction Institute, Inc.,  I served as President and Chief Operating Officer for the organization.  Prior to serving as a public school administrator, I served as a Spanish teacher for high school students, the director of community services at a local not-for-profit agency, and a program coordinator for the High School Graduation Initiative, a federally funded program designed to help at-risk students graduate with their cohort. 

I am a published author with over five empirical research articles and one book, Urban Violence and Schools: Perspectives of High School Graduates. 

I hold a doctorate in Education with a concentration ins Executive Leadership, through St. John Fisher College. I graduated with a Bachelors of Arts degree in English, Masters of Science in Teaching, and CAS in School Building Leadership from Lemoyne College. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family and traveling abroad.

I am a proud mom of one son, a god daughter, and a wife. I am also a proud Life Member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. My favorite colors are royal blue and blush pink.

Timothy Jennings-Bey, Founder-Director of Training and Outreach | email: tjenningsbey@streetaddicton.org

My name is Timothy "Noble" Jennings-Bey. I have dedicated my life to working with children and families in the field of violence prevention. As the creator of the grounded theory Street Addiction and the Founder of Street Addiction Institute, Inc., I am proud to see my vision and dream come to fruition. For over three decades I have responded to shootings and homicides. My theory Street Addiction highlights that the streets have an addictive nature similar to alcohol, gambling, and substance abuse. I believe that participants in this activity are in need of respite and rehabilitation before they can be mainstreamed back into society. I have 15 published empirical research articles and in 2013, my theory was the second most read new emerging theory worldwide in the field of anthropology. 

I am a proud dad to my son and proud husband to my loving wife. I enjoy reading and my favorite color is green. 

Raymond Panek, Jr., CFO | email: rpanek@streetaddicton.org

Jalisa Watts, Executive Assistant to the CEO | email: jwatts@streetaddiction.org

The ADMINISTRATION

Milady Lewis, Director of Operations, mlewis@streetaddiction.org

Sherman Watts, Fiscal Support | email: sawatts@streetaddiction.org

Dr. Colleen Jackson, Program Manager (Street Court-Onondaga County) | email: cjackson@streetaddiction.org

Dekera Ogletree, Program Manager (1st TEAM),\ email: dogletree@streetaddiction.org

SPONSORS

Shawn Jennings, Team Leader

Larry Ellis, Jr., Sponsor

Dawn Pierce,  Sponsor

Freddie Stevenson, Sponsor

Makeshia Woods, Sponsor

BINGHAMTON SATELLITE OFFICE

Doral Thomas, Interim Supervisor