Brent Berkley Director
bberkley@ndaa.org 703.519.1651

Mr. Berkley is the director of NDAA’s National Center for Community Prosecution, the Guns and Gang Violence Prosecution Program, the Capital Litigation Program and the Southwest Border Crime program, and National Training Courses. He is a graduate of Weber State University and the University of Utah College of Law. Mr. Berkley has been a prosecutor for 13 years and has worked at every level of prosecution, handling everything from traffic offenses, to criminal appeals, to capital homicide. He has been with NDAA since 2008 and has worked on gangs, guns, and community prosecution initiatives with a focus on innovative mechanisms of crime prevention, improving community involvement with the criminal justice system and providing outreach and training to rural communities. Mr. Berkley has provided training and technical assistance to many state and local governments as well as to international entities. He speaks frequently on issues relating to prosecution ethics and motivation, gun violence, gangs, domestic and sexual violence, impaired driving, and trial advocacy skills.

Elise Cannon Project Coordinator
ecannon@ndaa.org  703.519.1687

Elise Cannon is a Project Coordinator with the National District Attorneys Association where she currently provides support and assistance to Program Managers in the Violence Against Women, Gun and Gang Violence, Homeland Security, and Southwest Border Crime prosecution programs. Elise received her B.A. from the University of Maryland where she studied Criminal Justice and Criminology, Psychology, and Spanish. Prior to joining NDAA, Elise worked as a Project Assistant with the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) and as a Victim Advocate and Office Coordinator with the University of Maryland’s Office of the Victim Advocate (OVA) where she provided direct and ongoing intervention services for students, staff, and faculty of the campus community who have experienced sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and sexual harassment.