For the past 22 years Gale has worked tirelessly advocating and lobbying for changes in our criminal justice and prison system. Gale is routinely called on by national organizations, committees of the NJ Legislature, NJ Department of Corrections and the NJ State Parole Board to give testimony on a particular issue or bill.
Rudie Weatherman is an attorney licensed to practice in New Jersey and Missouri. He received his B.A. in political science from Columbia University, School of General Studies in New York and his J.D. from the University of Missouri, School of Law. A former Associate Attorney to the late William H. Buckman, Esq., Rudie operates a solo practice focused on civil rights and appellate advocacy.
Sharon Elaine Fredrick-Pegues brings to Women Who Never Give Up, Inc., over 20 years of experience as a federal government contracts/grants project manager, program/policy subject matter expert (SME), and grant reviewer/writer. Sharon has worked with entities such as HUD, Head Start, Homeland Security as well as national and local non-profits (e.g., National Community Reinvestment Coalition, NeighborWorks, and Rebuild Durham). She is also a federal housing grants management consultant with Dumas Edwards, LLC where she provides grant and technical writing SME oversight for federal, state, local community development/reinvestment organizations, non-profits and corporations.