The Inside-Out Center is the International Headquarters of The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program and Alternative Dialogue and Exchange Initiatives. Inside-Out has many people involved in both its big-picture and day-to-day operations, including the Center’s Team (pictured below); the Board of Directors (photos coming on a separate page); our growing team of formerly-incarcerated coaches, who are centrally involved in trainings and workshops (a dedicated page to come); several Think Tanks throughout our global network (section to come); and both a Program Committee and a Funding Committee.
Lori Pompa
Founder and Executive Director
Email: lori.pompa@inside-out-center.org
pompa.lori@gmail.com
Lori has been going into prisons for 40+ years and has taken thousands of students (and others) into correctional facilities through a variety of courses and exchanges during that time. She was on the Criminal Justice faculty at Temple University for 33 years (1992 until 2025), and served as Founder and Executive Director of The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program there for 28 years. Inside-Out has recently transitioned into becoming a nonprofit organization.
Lori began Inside-Out as a single class in 1997 in a local jail. As a 2003 Soros Justice Senior Fellow, she collaborated with many others on both sides of the prison wall to develop Inside-Out into an international model of transformative pedagogy. The program has grown in breadth and depth over the years, quite organically, developing – across Inside-Out’s global network – all sorts of bold, creative initiatives along the way.
Besides this ever-expanding life’s work, Lori loves playing and listening to music, as well as reading, streaming films and TV series, playing online games, and hanging out with friends. Though she is not a “cat woman” per se, her two buds, Shawn and Dino, have a special fuzzy place in her heart. One of her most central beliefs, which she lives by, is – Do what you love… the rest will come.
Jennifer Allen
Coordinating Classes in the Philadelphia Area; Intern
Email: philly.region@inside-out-center.org
Jennifer is a customer service professional, entrepreneur, and senior at Temple University pursuing a degree in Human Development and Community Engagement, as well as a certificate in American Sign Language. She is passionate about women’s and youth initiatives and advancing educational equity. As President of the HDCE Association and Programs Officer for Women in Transit, Jennifer exemplifies strong leadership and a dedication to community empowerment. A proud member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, she is equally committed to service, founding an annual Community Dinner in Kensington that supports vulnerable residents.
Miriam Fisher
Accounting and Budgeting
Email: accountant@inside-out-center.org
Miriam is a retired CPA living in Philadelphia. She worked in both the for-profit and the not-for-profit world for 45 years, and has served on many non-profit Boards. Her greatest joy is babysitting her two young grandchildren two days a week in Lancaster, PA (one of whom took the picture of her seen here).
Miranda Gilleo
Coordinating Trainings and Data
Email: miranda@inside-out-center.org
trainings@inside-out-center.org
Miranda draws on her lived experience to inspire hope and advocate for change in the criminal justice and recovery communities. She works full time as the Administrative and Project Coordinator for a federal grant in the recovery support services field, combining her organizational skills with her passion for helping others. Miranda is pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice and is a proud member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Dedicated to service, she has served as Treasurer and Chair of the Social Services Committee for a local volunteer organization. She’s also a devoted Philadelphia Eagles fan. Go Birds!
Alexandria Levin
Website and Graphic Design
Web: alexandrialevin.com
Alexandria is a lifelong visual artist who was introduced to graphic design early on. A graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute, she continues to paint and exhibit her work, design a multitude of things, write poetry on occasion, and play around in code. She teaches part-time, is helping to develop a non-profit for Autistic adults, has a passion for history and getting to the root of things, and is a bonafide cat person.
Sayge Martin
Social Media and Communications
Email: saygevictori@gmail.com
news@inside-out-center.org
Sayge attended Albright College and graduated with an interdisciplinary degree in Video Game Design / Simulation and Digital Media, as well as a minor in Religious Studies. She specializes in software management, social media management, marketing, and web development and management.
John Pace
Presentations and HBCU Outreach
Email: jpace@ysrp.org
John was sentenced to life in prison at age 17 and served 31 years before being resentenced and paroled following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in Miller v. Alabama and Montgomery v. Louisiana. Since his release in 2017, he has dedicated his life and career to supporting individuals sentenced to life as youth as they transition home, while advocating for young people facing similar challenges.
John is a staff member at The Inside-Out Center and serves as Senior Reentry Partnerships Manager at the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project (YSRP), where he leads reentry efforts and builds external partnerships. He serves on the boards of the Philadelphia Bail Fund and PAR Cycle Works, is a certified paralegal and Inside-Out instructor, and earned both his Associate’s and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Villanova University, with minors in Criminal Justice and Sociology. As an Ambassador for Represent Justice, he recently produced the documentary Disrupted: Injustice, Trauma, and Healing.
Tore Price
Coordinating Instructors and Think Tanks
Email: tore@inside-out-center.org
zooms@inside-out-center.org
Tore is a formerly incarcerated father and advocates in many areas from Children of Incarcerated Parents to educating folks inside. He has been an Inside-Out Training Coach since 2023. In 2023, as a Social Connectedness Fellow, he researched how Inside-Out creates a sense of belonging for inside and outside students, as well as instructors: The Transformative Power of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program: Creating a Sense of Belonging in a Place of Oppression and Beyond.
Joe Schwartz
Grant Writing and Training Development
Email: joe@inside-out-center.org
When communities lead, systems change. Grounded in education and reentry work, Joe sees learning as a way for people to discover themselves, find common ground, and create opportunity for community leadership. He serves as a coach and board member with The Inside-Out Center, sits on the steering committee of the Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education in Prison, and works as a reentry strategist with the Liberation Foundation in Philadelphia.
Gabby Yearwood
Fundraising, Large Donors, Program Development
Email: gabbyyearwood@gmail.com
Gabby Yearwood is the founder of Arima Consulting, LLC, an equity-focused research and consulting organization committed to supporting groups/organizations/individuals on their path to achieving social justice in their communities. Prior to starting his own work, he was a Teaching Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh for over ten years.
He is a socio-cultural anthropologist earning his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in Anthropology focusing on Black Diaspora Studies and Masculinity. He first became trained as an instructor with Inside Out in 2018 and as a facilitator in 2019. He believes all things can be solved with sharing good bread.
Yanzi Guo
Intern
Yanzi Guo is a Temple University student majoring in psychology and minoring in Criminal Justice. After participating in the Inside-Out Exchange Program in Fall 2025, she was inspired by the power of dialogue and shared learning to join the team. She is especially interested in community-based interventions and juvenile justice.
Kaitlyn O'Hare
Intern
Kaitlyn is currently a graduate student at Temple University pursuing her Master's Degrees in social work and public health. She has spent her professional career working in rehabilitative mental health settings with previously incarcerated people and has a passion for carceral reform. In her free time, she loves to bake, read, and spend time with her cat.
International Headquarters of
The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program and Alternative Dialogue & Exchange Initiatives
Address: P.O. Box 126, Ardmore, PA 19003
Phone/Text: 215-507-5703
Email: inside.out.information@gmail.com
Web: www.insideoutcenter.org
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The Inside-Out Center is a 501(c)(3) independent non-profit organization.
