Yulise Reaves Waters

Yulise has served as Chief Innovations Officer of the Lone Star Justice Alliance. Previously, she was an Assistant City Attorney/Lead Community Courts Prosecutor for the City of Dallas where she co-founded the Second Chance Community Improvement Program, the first-ever felony community court in Dallas County and young adult specialty court in Texas. She has received numerous honors including the Outstanding Leader Award of the Prairie View A&M University Ministers Conference and Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law’s Distinguished Alumni Emerging Leader Award.

‍