Board of Directors

Robert Goldman recently joined the Steered Straight Board of Directors, after having been associated with the organization for the past seven years. Upon graduating college, Robert entered the retail workforce in operations and buying, moved on to a family business in men’s accessory manufacturing, and eventually settled into a start-up he co-founded named Psycho Bunny. For the past 20 years Robert has pursued his entrepreneurial passion in men’s apparel industry, spearheaded sales and operations of the polo shirt driven brand into other casual categories which led to revenue growth exceeding $40 million. Most recently, Robert has turned his focus to another entrepreneurial endeavor, launching better European brands to the North American market which is set to launch in 2023. Through the years, Robert has been involved in mentoring minority youth seeking their entrepreneurial passions and continues to advocate for young people to pursue their dreams. Ultimately, he embraces challenging the “status quo” and strives to make an impact in everything he pursues. Whether it be a slightly different logo or educating our youth to make decisions that will positively impact their mental and physical future wellbeing, he believes each of us can make a difference. He looks forward to working with the Michael Deleon and the Steered Straight Board Members in its mission: To steer youth straight toward making sound, rational decisions through a learning experience that provides a message of reality to help them make positive, informed choices.

Charlene Jones married her husband, Mark, 16 years ago. Her husband is a business owner, and Charlene has been retired from working with juvenile rehabilitation. Charlene worked for her purpose, transforming the lives of youth between thirteen and eighteen who had committed felonious crimes as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Supervisor and counselor.

Charlene Served on the Indigenous Affairs Committee, working with young men and women of different tribes, was chosen to attend the Washington State Leadership Academy to create leaders on her staff team, and was part of the leadership group that laid the foundation for a non-profit in Washington State currently used to assist youth in developing life changes.

Charlene achieved her Master of Science in Criminal Justice. She was just weeks away from completing her Psychology doctoral degree when she was severely injured at the facility that would end her quest to achieve her PsyD. She has nearly three decades of marketing experience, ran a non-profit organization with her husband to assist our military veterans, and assisted her husband in a Boy Scout Venture Group.

As a young woman, Charlene experienced domestic violence, homelessness, and addiction. Her purpose is to help people who have been through what she has been through to emerge from their situation so their testimony is unmistakable.

Vaughn Crisci is a family man with 3 children, 3 stepdaughters and 14 grandchildren. In 2014, Vaughn lost his only son at the age of 33 to an overdose and he has a daughter who has been in recovery since 2015. That is the year Vaughn became involved with Vision Ministries, where he currently serves as Vice President. Their mission is to help those suffering from addiction along those who are in recovery and their families. Vision Ministries also takes their Just One Program on fentanyl and making good decisions into local school districts. Vaughn is a member of the Lawrence County Recovery Coalition and has been associated with Michael and Steered Straight since 2016 where their paths crossed through their aligned purposes.

Daniel L. Bailey is Vice President of Vision Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non-profit of Lawrence County, New Castle, Pa. Vision Ministries is dedicated to serving individuals and families battling the disease of addiction. A retiree after 40 years of service from a major electrical utility, Dan has dedicated the past 18 years to educating the public regarding addiction as a result of his son’s journey through heroin addiction. Dan is a former Pa. State Certified Recovery Specialist and former part owner of a women’s three-quarter recovery home. In addition to Steered Straight, Dan is also a board member of Agent Orange and Vietnam Veteran’s Project as well as a member of Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance (PRO-A).  As a former Instructor and Training Supervisor, Dan is an experienced public speaker and currently delivers seminars and courses related to drug use prevention and education. Dan is certified in Leadership and Teambuilding and holds a certificate in Human Performance Technology for World Class Performance, Inc. Dan also holds five certificates in FEMA Incident Command System and is registered with the Dept. of Homeland Security.