Reentry Summit 2026

Join us for our Global Reentry Vision Summit, an inspiring event featuring renowned keynote speakers, engaging entertainment, and insightful panel discussions. In partnership with the Travis County Sheriff's Department, we aim to foster collaboration and innovation in reentry solutions. Don't miss this opportunity to connect and learn!

Pathways to Possibility:
Empowering The Journey of Reentry

Join The Reentry Vision Summit!

Be part of a powerful movement driving change, breaking barriers, and building bold new paths for successful reintegration. Experience transformative talks, dynamic collaboration, and a focus on empowerment that strengthens communities.

Keynote Speakers

Darwin Hamilton

Darwin Hamilton is one of the co-founders of the Reentry Advocacy Project (RAP) and one of the longest-serving members of the Austin/Travis County Reentry Roundtable. Currently, he serves on the Oversight Board of Travis County's Public Defender Office, the National Association of Public Defense Board of Directors, Trinity University, and UTSA Philosophy & Literature Circle. His personal mission is to change criminal justice policies, practices, and reduce the shame and stigma of formerly incarcerated people. After enduring 5.5 years of incarceration and 17 years on parole, Mr. Hamilton transformed adversity into purpose, becoming a bold voice for reentry, humanity, and dignity-centered reform. For over a decade,de he has been an activist, advocate, strategist, mentor, leader, speaker, and author of his self-published memoir 25 Years Later: A Sentence from Crime to Redemption, Resilience, Advocacy and Leadership. His op-eds have been published in the Austin American-Statesman and by the ACLU of Texas.

Susan Burton

Susan Burton is a visionary leader of the criminal justice reform movement and founder of A New Way of Life Reentry Project (ANWOL), a nationally recognized model for supporting formerly incarcerated people through reentry, advocacy, and leadership development. Author of award-winning memoir, Becoming Ms. Burton, she has spent over 25 years transforming impacted communities and breaking the cycle of incarceration. She believes that real, lasting change happens when people directly impacted by the system lead the movement—when they are trained, supported, and empowered to raise their voices and shape the policies that affect their lives. Today, Susan continues her work of eliminating suffering through opportunity, but her greatest honor has been inspiring a new generation of justice-driven leaders to carry the movement forward.

Andre Peart

Andre Peart is the visionary founder of Untapped Solutions, an innovative tech firm transforming the reentry landscape for formerly incarcerated individuals. Previously the top executive at ConConnect, Andre's entrepreneurial journey from overcoming personal challenges, including over five years in prison and periods of homelessness, to becoming a celebrated social entrepreneur, is nothing short of inspiring. He has raised over $3 million in funding from prestigious entities such as Google and the Robin Hood Foundation. A subject of a PBS documentary, Andre's story and his commitment to social change have been featured extensively in media outlets. His unique insights continue to influence the fields of workforce development and social entrepreneurship, making him a sought-after speaker and a beacon of hope and innovation.

Tim Hunt

Tim Hunt is the Coordinator of the Juneau Reentry Coalition (JREC) in Juneau, Alaska. JREC is one of the eight reentry coalitions in the state of Alaska that helps justice-involved individuals transition from incarceration to their communities. He has worked for nearly 20 years in various roles with the criminal justice system, including forensic science, juvenile justice, and substance abuse treatment. He served as a clinical supervisor for approximately 15 years in addictions treatment facilities in Alabama and Tennessee. He ensured best practices and compliance with several regulatory boards, including the Joint Commission on Behavioral Health and Human Services, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Alabama Department of Mental Health, and the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. He has Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of North Alabama.

Terri Tibbett

Teri Tibbett is the Coordinator of the Alaska Reentry Partnership and Co-chair of the Juneau Reentry Coalition. She has worked for over 30 years in public advocacy for Alaskans impacted by addiction disorders, mental illness, brain injury, prenatal alcohol exposure, and criminal justice involvement. For ten years, she served as a legislative aide with the Alaska State Legislature, and for fourteen years coordinated the joint advocacy effort of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority and partner advisory boards. In these capacities, Teri has organized advocacy trainings, legislative fly-ins, Capitol visits and appointments, education, and receptions for the Alaska Reentry Partnership, Alaska Youth Policy Summit, Alaska Peer Support Consortium, Alaska Prenatal Alcohol Partnership, Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Alaska Mental Health Board, and other behavioral health and disability organizations in Alaska. She has a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from the University of Alaska Southeast anda Master of Fine Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts.