Our board of directors

Mark Drevno

Mark Drevno is an entrepreneur, social innovator and the founder and executive director of Jails to Jobs. After hiring a formerly incarcerated man as a sales rep many years ago, Mark was inspired to volunteer as a job search coach in jails and prisons, ultimately creating a nonprofit that supports this work. During the past 10 years, he and his organization have presented workshops to more than 5,000 soon-to-be-released incarcerated men and women, equipping them with the tools and resources they need to successfully re-enter the workforce. In addition, Mark and his organization have published two books, “Jails to Jobs, Seven Steps to Becoming Employed ” and “Tattoo Removal: Establishing a Free or Low-Cost Community Based Program: A How-to Guide.” He makes his home in the San Francisco Bay area and, when not working, enjoys hiking, reading, studying and spending time with his family.

Judy Jacobs

Judy Jacobs is a communications professional whose interest in prisons and prisoners began when her DePauw University winter term project took her to four prisons in Indiana, where she met with inmates and debated incarceration issues with her professors and fellow students. Since then, she’s been a community organizer, Asian freelance correspondent, magazine and newspaper editor in Hong Kong and the U.S., and a public relations and marketing copywriter. When she’s not working Judy likes to take long walks, travel anywhere the road (or an airplane) will take her, read, try new recipes and spend time with family and friends.

Peter Drevno

Peter Drevno is a fundraising professional who finds deep satisfaction in aligning the interests of individuals, corporations, and foundations with causes they care about.  To Peter, Jails to Jobs brings a much needed element of hope to our society and to our fellow citizens who are frequently forgotten or left behind.  In his volunteer role, Peter offers guidance on fundraising strategy as well as serving as a general resource for the well-being of the organization’s future. He enjoys spending as much of his spare time as possible with his family and friends, and being outside.

Jails to Jobs is a member of the Global Homeboy Network. Founded by Father Greg Boyle, GHN annually brings together organizations and social enterprises from around the world and supports them as they connect, collaborate and learn from Homeboy Industries and each other. The participants from these independent organizations serve as change agents in their service to those at the margins of society, whether they be people leaving prison, formerly gang-involved or those who have been trafficked.

Contact Information
Jails to Jobs, Inc.
3641 Mount Diablo Blvd., #1164
Lafayette, CA 94549
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