JoAnne Page has more than 45 years of experience in criminal justice and human services, with the last 30+ at the helm of The Fortune Society until 2023. Her experience includes six years as Director of Court Operations at the Court Employment Project, now CASES, where she developed New York City’s first felony Alternative to Incarceration (ATI) program. That program is still running strong and is one of the premier ATI programs in New York City.

Under JoAnne’s leadership, Fortune created federally funded AIDS reentry and community services in the 1990s as a Special Project of National Significance through six consecutive competitive funding cycles. JoAnne launched another national model in 2002 with the opening of the groundbreaking Fortune Academy, an innovative supportive residence in West Harlem that provides emergency and transitional housing for formerly incarcerated homeless individuals.

Page, the daughter of a concentration camp survivor, has unparalleled expertise and experience in the American justice system on issues including prison reform, solitary confinement, wrongful convictions, the over-incarceration of young men of color, sentencing reform, violence prevention, homeless housing, effective policing strategies, legislation, sex offender registries, barriers to employment and housing, voting rights and more. She is also a skilled fund raiser and financial manager.

Page is in demand as a speaker. She has been a featured broadcast interview guest on CNN, The O’Reilly Factor, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, NPR and myriad local New York City TV and radio stations. Print interviews include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, The New York Law Journal and more.