Danielle Hamilton Slate is a 2008 graduate of Kansas State University and a 2015 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law. After law school, Danielle spent two years serving as a research attorney at the Kansas Court of Appeals before going to work as a public defender in Johnson County, Kansas. Danielle’s work at the public defender’s office provides her with unique insight into the struggles faced by NCircle’s clients and her legal training makes her an asset to the board. Danielle is passionate about helping individuals charged with and convicted of crimes mitigate the impact of their encounters with the criminal justice system on their futures and believes that NCircle plays an important role in this—transforming the negative experience of conviction and placement at the Adult Residential Center into an opportunity for life-changing community, training, and job placement.