Meet The Team
Kristin Kline - Founder
Kristin Kline is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Convicted COMEBACK. A program developer, fitness professional, public speaker, and reentry leader, she creates wellness, personal development, and reentry programs that combine lived experience with professional expertise.
After navigating adoption, sexual trauma, domestic abuse, addiction, and incarceration, Kristin rebuilt her life through education, discipline, fitness, and accountability. She understands how difficult it can be to start over, and she brings that understanding to every program she develops.
Kristin holds degrees in Business Management and Exercise Science and is certified as an ISSA fitness professional. Her programs emphasize personal responsibility, trauma-informed care, healthy habits, and practical tools for lasting change.
As CEO, she leads correctional partnerships, workforce initiatives, community wellness programs, and public education efforts. She also speaks on trauma recovery, functioning addiction, boundaries, motherhood after incarceration, and turning adversity into purpose. Her message is both compassionate and direct: change is possible, but it takes consistent work.
Kristin meets people with dignity while holding them to high expectations. She does not promise to rescue anyone. She builds doorways, provides tools, tells the truth, and holds the door open for those ready to move forward. Her leadership reflects the belief at the heart of Convicted COMEBACK: a person’s past does not have to define their future.
Denise Hickman
Director of Operations
Something changed when Denise Hickman joined Convicted COMEBACK. At first, we thought it was the energy she brought to dance fitness—the music, the movement, and the way she could lift the mood of an entire room. It didn’t take long to realize that what Denise brings reaches far beyond any class.
Denise is an ISSA-certified personal trainer specializing in strength training and dance fitness. As our Director of Operations and Head Fitness Coach, she brings knowledge, dedication, and heart to every part of our work. She knows how to challenge people while meeting them where they are. She celebrates the small victories that others might overlook, because she understands that every step forward matters.
But Denise’s greatest strength isn’t measured by a certification or a workout. It’s the fierce, unconditional love she has for the people we serve. She sees the person in front of her, not just the struggles they’ve faced. She listens. She encourages. She helps people feel comfortable enough to try something new, even when they aren’t sure they can do it.
For someone working toward a fresh start, that kind of support can mean everything. A fitness class can become a place to rebuild confidence. A word of encouragement can help someone keep going on a difficult day. Denise understands that showing up consistently—and showing people they are worth showing up for—is part of the work.
Denise doesn’t just lead classes or help our organization run. She helps create a place where people feel seen, valued, and capable of growing. Every day, she reminds us what Convicted COMEBACK stands for: the belief that every person matters, everyone deserves to belong, and every comeback is worth fighting for.
Dr. Julie Hoffman
Richard Beach
Yoga Therapist, Educator, Nurse Leader, and Wellness Facilitator
Dr. Julie Hoffman brings decades of healthcare, leadership, education, and yoga experience to the Convicted COMEBACK team.
Before becoming a full-time yoga educator, Julie worked as a nurse for 28 years, much of that time in leadership. That background gives her a deep understanding of the body, recovery, safety, resilience, and the importance of meeting people where they are.
Julie has practiced yoga since the 1980s and is an E-RYT® 500, RPYT®, and YACEP®. She is especially passionate about bringing yoga to incarcerated men and women, where movement, breathwork, and stillness can offer participants a rare opportunity to reconnect with themselves.
Her classes are designed to support physical awareness, emotional regulation, mobility, confidence, and a greater sense of internal calm.
In addition to her work inside correctional facilities, Julie works with stroke survivors, teaches aerial yoga, and serves as an adjunct professor at Arizona State University, where she introduces younger generations to the practice and benefits of yoga.
Julie believes every person has the capacity to heal, grow, and improve the quality of their life. Her work creates space for participants to slow down, become more aware, and build the tools needed to face life with greater steadiness and intention.
Outside of yoga, Julie also reads Tarot and studies astrology, reflecting her open-minded approach to self-awareness, healing, and personal growth.This can also be tightened into a shorter team-card version later
Richard Beach is the man behind the lens at Convicted COMEBACK. He captures the moments that bring our mission to life: the courage it takes to begin again, the joy of reaching a milestone, and the connections that remind people they are not walking this journey alone.
Through his videography, Richard helps us tell stories that deserve to be heard. His camera can show what words alone sometimes struggle to convey: the determination in someone’s voice, the emotion behind a hard-won achievement, or the quiet confidence that grows when a person begins to believe in themselves again. These moments may pass quickly in everyday life, but Richard helps us hold on to them and share their meaning with others.
Storytelling matters deeply to Convicted COMEBACK. Too often, people are defined by one chapter of their lives. Their mistakes are remembered while their growth goes unseen. Richard’s work gives us a way to challenge that narrow view. It helps people see the effort, humanity, and hope behind each comeback—and recognize that transformation is something real people work toward every day.
His role is about more than documenting events. Every video is an opportunity to invite someone into our mission: to help a family member understand the journey, to encourage a person who is struggling to take the next step, or to show a potential supporter why this work matters. By capturing genuine moments and helping us share them, Richard extends the reach of the people and stories at the heart of Convicted COMEBACK.
We are grateful for the care he brings to telling these stories. Because of Richard, more people can see what we see every day: no one is defined solely by their past. People can grow, rebuild, and find purpose. Every comeback has a story, and every story deserves to be seen.
