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Nina Belli serves as the Juvenile Interstate Compact (ICJ) Commissioner and Deputy Compact Administrator for Oregon, employed by the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) since 2018 and is currently serving as Chair of the ICJ Executive Committee. She has worked in diverse juvenile justice systems by overseeing and conducting the daily operations of 2 state’s ICJ offices in 2 separate regions over the course of 8 years: those being the Ohio and Oregon ICJ Offices. Ms. Belli served as Ohio’s ICJ Commissioner from 2014-2018. During her time with OYA, Ms. Belli has assisted in drafting legislation within the state of Oregon as well as various state policies in both Oregon and Ohio to ensure their state’s compliance with ICJ. Ms. Belli currently serves on the Oregon Department of Justice Trafficking Intervention Advisory Committee. Ms. Belli served for 4 years as the Midwest Region Representative and served on the Executive Committee in that role. In addition, Ms. Belli has also served as Vice Chair of the ICJ Executive Committee, Vice Chair of the Finance Committee and as the Alternate West Region Representative. Ms. Belli has conducted and participated in numerous ICJ trainings and seminars with juvenile courts, state juvenile justice departments, law enforcement, and social service agencies. Prior to her work with ICJ, Ms. Belli served as a Victim Advocate and as a Court and Agency Investigator at the city, county, and state levels of government. Ms. Belli is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work.