Manige Blackburn-Giles

Community Organizer
manige@ccjrc.org

Maníge Blackburn-Giles (Muh-knee-zha) is a seasoned community organizer and advocate with over two decades of experience mobilizing communities, fostering coalitions, and leading outreach initiatives. She has worked extensively in education, community building, maternal and child health, and public health advocacy, centering lived experience in her approach. As the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Swing By Street Supply, she provided barrier-free resources to marginalized communities, and as the Director of National Outreach at Nurse-Family Partnership, she led engagement efforts across 43 states. Her expertise includes power mapping, strategic planning, and trauma-informed leadership, with a focus on amplifying the voices of those impacted by systemic inequities.

A graduate of Metropolitan State University of Denver with a degree in Genders, Sexualities, and Human Services, Maníge is also a certified birth and legal doula, a Lean-trained leader, and a Lifespan Sexuality Educator. She holds multiple certifications in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and advanced leadership. A first-generation Coloradan and proud mother, she is deeply committed to building community power and driving meaningful change through relational organizing.

Pam Clifton

Manager of Constituent Services
pam@ccjrc.org

Pam Clifton is CCJRC’s Manager of Constituent Services. She studied psychology and sociology from the University of Colorado and the University of Washington—and film studies at the Open Media Foundation.  Since joining CCJRC in 2006, she’s worked tirelessly to reduce collateral consequences, reform drug and parole laws, and end the warehousing of people in Colorado prisons. Her passion is grounded in personal experience: Pam served seven years in prison for a minor drug conviction and successfully completed parole in 2005. Pam is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and teaches Relapse Prevention to women in early recovery. She’s also a certified AccuDetox provider. Her philosophy is simple: reintegration must be possible for everyone, and we must do whatever it takes to make it so.

Christie Donner

Executive Director
christie@ccjrc.org

Christie Donner is CCJRC’s Executive Director and founder. Since 1995, she has been working in criminal justice policy and budget advocacy, community organizing, policy research, and lobbying.  Areas of focus include: decarceration, community-led safety strategies/services, parole/reentry, drug policy, and conditions of confinement in CO prisons.

Kyle Giddings

Deputy Director
Kyle@ccjrc.org

Kyle Giddings is a Colorado native with deep roots in communities up and down the front range. The great-grandson of a coal miner from Trinidad, and the grandson of a migrant farmer from the San Luis Valley, Kyle draws upon the legacy of his ancestors to inspire him to work towards justice for the communities he’s a part of today. Working as CCJRC’s Deputy Director, Kyle hopes to work toward developing programs and implementing policies that help justice-involved people have a voice in their communities. Kyle believes that one of the cornerstones to reentry is participating in civic engagement, and believes that is why the Voting with Conviction program at CCJRC is so important.  Kyle and his wife Erica reside in Capitol Hill, where they enjoy spending time in nature, playing Mario Party, traveling, and going on adventures with friends.

Kym Ray

Denver Campaign Coordinator
Kym@ccjrc.org

Kym Ray is CCJRC’s Denver Campaign Coordinator and a proud Denver native. Kym brings a deep well of grassroots experience and quiet strength to the role. A graduate of Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, Kym returned home to Denver with a lifelong commitment to justice, community, and connection. Kym’s passion lies in building grassroots power and amplifying the voices of those too often left out of policy conversations. With grace and grit, she has supported legislative and voter-driven campaigns that affirm the dignity of incarcerated individuals, support successful reentry, and uplift families navigating the criminal legal system.  Kym is known for her ability to meet people where they are and move change forward with patience, collaboration, and care. Whether she’s building coalitions, holding space for hard conversations, or standing beside impacted communities, she brings unwavering integrity and a fierce love for her city.Outside her work, Kym finds joy as a devoted mother to Jahi and Leila, and as the spirited guardian of her two pets, Penni and Bruno. Her work at CCJRC continues to be guided by a steadfast belief in the power of people to heal systems—and each other—and by a vision of justice that is human-first, transformational, and rooted in love for her community.