Abbe Marten is the founder and executive director of the Peaceful Prisons Project, an organization built around a simple belief: no one should have to navigate incarceration or coming home alone.

A seasoned political consultant and former small-business startup consultant specializing in mergers and acquisitions, Abbe knows how to build relationships, navigate complicated systems, and turn ideas into action. She brings that same strategic, relentless approach to P3, opening doors, connecting people, and finding the resources to get good work done. She is less interested in speaking for incarcerated people than in making sure the people who need to listen actually do.

Outside of P3, Abbe is a mom to three kids and a very loved dog, and she woodworks, knits, climbs rocks, and bakes.

Alex is a Maine-based cinematographer, photographer, and storyteller whose work has taken him from Boston to New York and Los Angeles. A graduate of Emerson College, he brings a sharp cinematic eye, serious technical skill, and an instinct for finding the human story inside even the smallest moment.

His work is rooted in authenticity and a commitment to telling stories that are too often overlooked or misunderstood. At P3, Alex turns those skills toward changing how people see incarceration, connection, and the people at the center of both. His perspective, shaped in part by his experience on the autism spectrum, gives him a unique way of seeing and communicating the world around him.

Outside of P3, he is a horror-film obsessive, Godzilla devotee, animal lover, outdoor adventurer, and writer who is rarely working on only one creative project at a time.

Brad Chesnel is the Deputy Executive Director of the Peaceful Prisons Project and brings something to the work that cannot be taught from the outside: lived experience inside the Maine correctional system. Currently incarcerated, Brad has dedicated himself to education, personal growth, facilitation, and advocacy, becoming a leader among the people most directly affected by the system.

He is in his third semester of college and is working toward becoming the first state representative for Maine Department of Corrections residents, with a particular focus on the release of aging incarcerated people. Brad brings a sharp understanding of corrections, a deep commitment to accountability, and the ability to turn lived experience into action.

He has been a certified personal trainer since 2005, and fitness has long been part of how he builds discipline, resilience, and strength. He brings that same energy to P3.

Sabrina Maslin is the Director of Funding & Strategic Operations at the Peaceful Prisons Project, where she supports P3’s growth through grant research and writing, funding proposals, strategic partnerships, and financial management. She does this work because she believes everyone deserves the chance to grow, rebuild, and build a better future, and she knows firsthand how powerful it is when someone offers support instead of judgment.

Sabrina’s background blends accounting and business education, professional and volunteer experience, and her own journey through addiction and incarceration. That mix gives her a precise, detail-minded approach to money and operations, along with a real understanding of what it takes to rebuild a life. If it involves numbers, a spreadsheet, or finding the next funding opportunity, she’s the person to ask. She believes people should be defined by who they are becoming, not by the worst decisions of their past, and that lasting change happens when empathy is backed by action.

Outside of P3, Sabrina loves to sing, volunteer, and Netflix and chill with her cat, Deuce. She serves on the executive board of the Justice Impacted Club at Southern New Hampshire University, and she graduates this semester, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Charvi is an Informatics student at the University of Texas at Austin who works at the intersection of technology, creativity, and community. She brings a strong curiosity about how technology can do more than solve problems; it can help people connect, communicate, and build something meaningful together.

At P3, she puts that curiosity into practice, contributing technical and creative skills to projects centered on belonging and human connection. She is especially interested in the ways thoughtful design and storytelling can make technology more accessible, useful, and human.

Outside of P3 and her studies, Charvi is an avid reader, explores everything from tech to design, swims, and is rarely far from the gym.

Toni Strak leads Public Relations & Training Development at P3 and is an educator who believes learning should be accessible to everyone. She teaches high school students in a psychiatric residential treatment facility, tutors students with disabilities in underserved communities across the country, and teaches English as a second language to adults.

Fluent in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic, Toni brings a rare ability to communicate across languages, learning styles, and lived experiences. She is pursuing a master’s degree in education focused on curriculum and instruction, along with advanced credentials in special education and English-language learning.

Her work is grounded in trauma-informed, evidence-based practices that recognize disability, sensory needs, and the many ways people learn. At P3, she brings that same belief in possibility to our storytelling, helping make complex ideas more accessible, human, and impossible to ignore.

Ronnie Boobar is the Director of the Open Door House at the Peaceful Prisons Project. His reason for doing this work is simple: to hold on to what he has and keep moving forward, he has to give away what he has learned.

Ronnie spent 39 years in prison. Before that, he lived through a lot of turmoil, some of it done to him and some of it done by him. Over time he came to see that there were failures all around, and not all of them were his. He let his community down, and his community let him down too. Now he has the chance to help fix that, for himself and for others. He brings a perspective most people don’t have, lived experience, and he didn’t just survive, he prospered. He wishes more people understood the fear and anxiety that come with being incarcerated.

Outside of P3, Ronnie rides his motorcycle, travels, watches movies, and goes out for good food and great conversation.

Emily Kamke is the media and events coordinator at the Peaceful Prisons Project, where she coordinates P3’s media events and helps keep the way we communicate clear and professional. She believes no one is all good or all bad, and that community matters for everyone, especially people who are otherwise isolated, because it brings hope, belonging, and accountability.

Before P3, Emily was a baker, a factory worker, a customer service rep, a cashier, and a caregiver for kids with special needs. Working with all kinds of people gave her a knack for communicating across a wide range of experiences. She stays open when getting to know someone, because everyone has their own story and history, and she has changed her own mind plenty when new information came along. She wishes more people would take an honest look at whether the justice system is working.

Outside of P3, Emily is a mom to an adult son and a very spirited dog, and she loves crafting, puzzles, and documentaries about other people’s lives.