ABOUT US

Jon D. Ponder is himself, an ex-offender with more than ten years experience in providing training for offender populations in correctional settings. His personal life experiences uniquely equip him to provide the guidance, direction and motivation for individuals attempting to navigate the challenges they face during the reintegration process.

Rosemarie DiSanza is the Corporate Director of Training for Station Casinos. She has over 25 years of experience as a Leadership and Self-Development consultant.  Rosemarie is a volunteer facilitator at Hope For Prisoners and has recently designed a Personal Development Series that is an extension of our current Leadership Program. Rosemarie has a degree in Human Services and is a Certified Life Coach. She is a firm believer in not letting the past dictate one’s future and that every person deserves the opportunity for a second chance.

If the quality of one’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor, then Gregg Ketter is a walking, talking example of what is possible when one lives his commitment to achieving excellence.

Isabelle Parker has her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy and practices as a licensed MFT Intern. She is also the Director of the International Wellness Center. Isabelle is a dynamic speaker who believes that God has called us to walk in freedom and wholeness. Her powerful testimony is about cancer, eating disorders, depression and finally being set free and learning to walk out her healing. Her calling is to help others break out of the things that hold them captive and learn to live free through Christ.

Roxanne promoted to Captain in July 2015 and is currently the highest ranking female on the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. She runs the largest Patrol Area Command within LVMPD jurisdiction, the Enterprise Area Command. She continues to teach both internally to the department and externally to many community partners. She is closely involved with Hope for Prisoners as both a mentor and instructor to mentors and participants. Roxanne continues to instruct in the civilian leadership course at the department and within numerous other sections at the LVMPD.

Barbara Loupe is a Corporate Communicator and Image Consultant with The Winning Edge, a Las Vegas based image consulting and corporate training company. Educated in the United States with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from San Francisco State University, Barbara brings us 30 years of experience in the image industry.

Sergeant Anthony Packe, a Las Vegas native, is an 18 year Nevada law enforcement veteran, the past 15 years of which have been with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. He has worked in corrections and patrol, and spent time as a Field Training Officer and Firearms Instructor. As a detective, he worked in several specialized units, including the Property Crimes Unit, the Tourist Crimes Unit and the Counter-Terrorism Section. He spent two and half years as a Task Force Officer on the Federal Bureau of Investigation Joint Terrorism Task Force, where he conducted investigations into international terrorism threats and has worked with the Department of Homeland Security in Washington DC. He is a member of the LVMPD Crisis Intervention Team and teaches on the subject of international and domestic terrorism to law enforcement and first responders. He previously volunteered with the Narcotic Educational Foundation of Nevada as the lead instructor for the Drugs Impact Everyone victim impact panel. He is currently a patrol supervisor and has mentored with Hope for Prisoners since 2015- Sergeant Anthony Packe HFP Mentor/Trainer

I have been a member of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department family since 1996, where I currently serve as the Clark County Detention Center Reentry Coordinator (CCDC).    My past assignments within the LVMPD have been; a Fingerprint technician, Corrections Assistant, LVMPD Correction Academy graduate, Module officer within Direct Inmate Supervision dormitories, Field Services officer and a supervising officer within the Alternatives to incarceration section (House Arrest).

In 2013, through my interaction with various community partners, I became acquainted with Jon Ponder and the Hope for Prisoners (HFP) program.  After seeing the dramatic change in those who graduated the workshop, as well as the impact on those who volunteer their time to be mentors, I became a member of the HFP family as well.

Steve Beason was a geologist with the U.S. Department of the Interior for 35 years working primarily on dams and tunnels in the western United States. Steve has supervised teams of scientists and technicians and has trained rope access teams throughout North America. Steve left the science field in 2009 to become an associate pastor at the International Church of Las Vegas, where he works on missions, men’s ministries, and a host of other duties. Steve also serves as a chaplain with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, works with Southern Nevada Human Trafficking Task Force, and the Las Vegas Mayor’s Faith Initiative Human Trafficking Working Group.