LaShawn Ajamu is a Canton native who has become all too familiar with the issues facing both Ohio homicide survivors and individuals wrongfully convicted. In 1997, LaShawn’s brother, James Nero, was murdered in Canton, Ohio following a minor traffic accident. When James asked for the other driver’s insurance information, the driver returned with a gun […]
Board of Directors
Jack D’Aurora
Jack D’Aurora is a business lawyer with The Behal Law Group and a contributor to The Columbus Dispatch op-ed section. Jack has written about the enormous costs of the death penalty, why judges should be appointed and not elected, human trafficking, gun policy, payday loans and other legal and social justice issues. In his law practice, Jack […]
Celeste Fitzgerald
Celeste Fitzgerald, of Clearwater, Florida, has been an active volunteer for Ohioans To Stop Executions and Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. She formally joined the board in 2020. In 2019 she retired as the Director of Development for Equal Justice USA, where she also served as a member of the senior leadership team. […]