Charles has been an advocate for change for over 20 years. He has dedicated his life to educating others about the death penalty. Charles lost one brother to homicide and another to wrongful conviction. His brother Durant was murdered in 1998. His brother Kevin was sentenced to death in 1994 for a crime he did […]
Former OTSE Board Members
The Reverend Dr. Jack Sullivan, Jr.
The Reverend Dr. Jack Sullivan, Jr., is an ordained minister in the Protestant Christian denomination known as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the US and Canada. He served as OTSE’s board chair from 2017-2019. On January 1, 2019, he became the Executive Director of the Columbus-based Ohio Council of Churches. Dr. Sullivan’s prior […]
Kevin Werner
Kevin served as Executive Director of OTSE from 2007-2019. During his tenure as director, he was responsible for directing the staff, managing day-to-day operations and campaigns, communications and media, fundraising, board development, organizational strategic planning and changing light bulbs. He now proudly serves on the board of Ohioans to Stop Executions and works for broader […]