Meet The PTP Board of Directors


Teri B. Himebaugh, J.D., L.l.M

Teri B. Himebaugh has a Juris Doctor and a Legal Master’s degree. She is a sole practitioner and has been practicing law for more than 33 years. Teri has served as co-chair for the International Human Rights Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association, as well as on the Board of the American Civil Liberties Union (Philadelphia Chapter) and is a current member of the U.S. District Court Prisoner Civil Rights Panel. Teri has been a civil rights activist for thirty years and continues to fight for social justice and prisoners’ rights. 

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Leon King II. esq.

Mr. King has been an attorney for 26 years; specializing in civil rights, employment law,criminal defense, and estate administration. Mr. King worked as the Director of Legislation for the City of Philadelphia, City Council, Councilman at Large Office. He also served as the Deputy City Solicitor/Labor and Employment/civil rights, where he Specialized in representation of the Police Department in disciplinary matters before Arbitration Panels and the City of Philadelphia Civil Service Commission. Mr. King Represented all branches of law enforcement and the Youth Study Center and provided training at the Philadelphia Police and Prison Training Academies.


Paul McCauley Ph.D.

Dr. McCaley is a professor Emeritus of Criminology and former chairperson of the Department of Criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP).  Dr. McCauley has been an independent consulting criminologist for more than thirty years and continues to be engaged in criminal justice policy, and operational research. He was a faculty member of the Southern Police Institute, School of Police Administration for 10 years. During which time he lectured to more than 1,500 police commanders from across the United States. Dr. McCauley is qualified as a police expert in both state and federal courts in more than 30 states, including the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 


Samuel Stretton Esq.

Samuel Stretton graduated Dickenson School of Law and has been practicing law in Pennsylvania since 1973. His practice is statewide, and he handles many trials in Philadelphia and the surrounding area, with his primary office located in Chester County.  In his practice, Mr. Stretton emphasizes trial and appellate work at the state and federal levels, juvenile law, criminal law, judicial and attorney disciplinary proceedings, election law and first amendment cases. Mr.Stretton was selected to Super Lawyers for 2005 – 2022 and is a regular contributor in the area of legal ethics to the Legal Intelligencer.


Isaiah Thomas

Democratic Nominee for Philadelphia City Council, At- Large, Isaiah Thomas is a dedicated public servant from northwest Philadelphia. Isaiah is a graduate of Penn State University and holds a graduate degree from Lincoln University. Throughout his career, Isaiah has worked in the non-profit, public, and private sectors in positions that directly impact the important Philadelphia issues. 


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