Evolution Reentry Services

Our Team

Jacqueline Purcell

Executive Director​

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Bill Livolsi

Volunteer Support Specialist Justice-Impacted Family members

Maria Caceres​

Director of Spanish speaking support services

Alexa Polverari

Director of Operations | Support Services for Children of Justice-Impacted Parents

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David Polverari​

Support Services Specialist Husbands of Incarcerated Women

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Rev. Dr. Joseph Ciccone​

Lead Pastor, Saint Joseph Mission Church​

Jacqueline Purcell

Executive Director

Jacqueline Purcell, founder of Evolution Reentry Services is a leader with proven successes in criminal justice and research services.
Her experience working with trauma in the criminal justice field culminated through her personal journey over a decade ago. She has since used her professional expertise in business, social work and research, dedicating herself to reinventing reentry and the policies and practices affecting justice impacted individuals. Jacqueline focuses on Criminal Justice Reentry Services specializing in rebuilding lives through employment, housing and education after incarceration. 

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Bill Livolsi

Volunteer Support Specialist | Justice-Impacted Family Members

We are honored to have Bill join Evolution Reentry Services volunteering his time to our support group for family members of justice-impacted individuals.

As a father and husband, Bill faced prosecution for a white-collar crime and served time in a federal prison, while navigating the complexity of family matters.

Maria Caceres

Director of Spanish speaking support services

Maria recently joined Evolution Reentry Services as our Director of Support Services. For over a decade, Maria’s tightly held beliefs in redemption and access to second chances have kept her tethered to the criminal justice community.
Initially, Maria was herself intertwined within the system and found that she wanted to help women who felt isolated and alone while going through such a traumatic journey.

Alexa Polverari

Support Services for Children of Incarcerated Parents

Alexa joined Evolution Reentry Services as the first young woman in the country to provide support services for children of men and women who are going through the criminal justice system.
From her own personal various emotions and stages of grief she encountered while a teenager into her college years when experiencing the collateral damage to children who have a parent going through the legal system, she is able to provide a one-of-a kind peer support.

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Gina Pendergraph

Director of Support Services

Gina Pendergraph joined Evolution Reentry Services in 2023. Since beginning her justice-impacted journey, Gina had proved to be a resilient individual dedicating herself to helping women, holding an ACC certification from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Additionally, she is tenaciously working towards earning her yoga teacher, reiki and guided meditation credentials, wholeheartedly believing in a holistic approach for healing the mind, body and soul. Having gained a profound understanding of trauma, she leverages her coaching, meditation, and yoga skills to support individuals, particularly those in the justice-impacted and recovery communities. She considers those essential steps toward reclaiming one’s narrative from the grip of trauma by emphasizing the importance of acceptance and understanding. Advocating for the liberating power of forgiveness, starting with oneself, Gina recognizes that we must forgive ourselves before helping others. Rounding out her personal life, she finds enrichment as a spouse, with grown children, adolescent grandchildren and pets. Gina’s support begins by sharing together the journey towards healing and personal growth.

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David Polverari

Support Services for Husbands of Incarcerated Women

David joined the Evolution team after he experienced the unique emotions and grief that a husband feels when their wife is incarcerated. David is able to give a rare opportunity to other men who experience the loss of their wife due to incarceration.
David is the first man in the country that now dedicates his life in mentoring men navigate the criminal justice system giving unique unprecedented support.

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Rev. Dr. Joseph Ciccone

Lead Pastor, Saint Joseph Mission Church

Fr. “Joe” is a Priest in the Order of Franciscan Servants and a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York with a Master of Divinity Degree in Ministry and Pastoral Care.

He is currently assigned to Saint Joseph Mission Church, bringing the Gospel to those in the margins and to people in need wherever they may be.

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