Team

Aaron T. Kinzel
President

Aaron T. Kinzel is a Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Michigan with teaching and research areas of expertise in education, corrections, and public policy.

Kinzel is a consultant that has worked nationally on criminal justice reform and completed contracts with numerous organizations, including the U.S. Department of Justice. He has worked with thousands of incarcerated/formerly incarcerated individuals and visited over a 100 correctional facilities in the US and Europe. Kinzel’s childhood was surrounded by poverty and crime with many of his family having justice system involvement. He spent nearly a decade incarcerated as a teenager and has been home for about 13 years and is passionate about humanizing correctional populations.

Jay Elias
Board Member

Project conceptualization and design
Mold making and pattern making
Furnace design and fabrication
Operational procedures of cupola style and crucible melt furnaces