Emily Cole is the Supervisor of the Alternative Prosecution and Sentencing Unit for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. She is responsible for supervising Assistant State’s Attorney’s countywide who handle cases in 19 problem solving courts that include drug, mental health and veteran’s courts, and 10 deferred prosecution courts, that include a restorative justice community court, diversion programs for first time offenders, prostitution offenses, nonviolent misdemeanor and low level drug offenses. She is actively engaged in the enhancement of the existing alternative prosecution programs as well as the development and implementation of new programs. She has practiced as an Assistant State’s Attorney since 1998 and was one of the first Cook County prosecutors to become involved in the alternative prosecution of cases. She regularly presents and trains attorneys and other stakeholders on alternative prosecution. She is a member of the Illinois, New York, and New Jersey bars and is the co-chair of the Leader Council at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls and an alumni board member of Culver Academies Summer Schools.