Justine has expertise working with justice systems, grants management, and interpersonal communications. She is highly skilled in multi-disciplinary collaboration, resource mapping and strategic planning. She has strengths-based approach to her leadership and motivational style. Justine overseas the Tribal Justice System Planning Program which provides technical assistance to grantees receiving to help them understand their community’s most pressing justice-related issues and to develop a response through planning to address those issues. She also assists with the program management of the Office for Victims of Crime Indian Country Training and Technical Assistance. Ms. Souto was honored to serve as Miss Oneida in 1990, and has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and a Master of Arts degree in counseling from Lakeland College, Sheboygan, WI.

Prior to joining NCJTC, he served as the Chief of Police with the Pueblo of Isleta Police Department. He has over seventeen years of law enforcement experience capitalizing on supervisory experience, operational management, staff development, administrative and finance management, motivational leadership and decision making. He served as the liaison between the Pueblo of Isleta, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and surrounding law enforcement agencies to build relationships and matters related to community safety. He has worked closely with diverse teams to successfully receive federal grant funding, implement Memorandum of Agreements, develop policy and procedures, and for implementing and managing the Sex Offender Registry Program.

Dr. Nandi is an instructor with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College. She is also the Chief Probation Officer for the 20th Judicial District for the State of Colorado. Additionally, Dr. Nandi is a published author having co-authored nine books.