John Storm is the Director of Catholic Restorative Justice Ministries for the Diocese of Santa Rosa. He is a Deacon of the Catholic Church and was ordained in 2012. Prior to ordination, John worked as a federal probation officer in the Northern District of California, and as a deputy probation officer and juvenile counselor for San Francisco and Contra Costa Counties, in California for over 35 years. He has also co-authored several probation manuals, and lectured at the University of San Francisco and the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Academy. He serves on the Boards of Directors for the Center for Restorative Justice Works, the Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Service in Sonoma County, and the San Quentin Advisory Council for KAIROS International Prison Ministry. He is also an advisor to the Restorative Justice Committee of the California Conference of Catholic Bishops.