2022 ACA Phoenix Program Book_Winter Conference

Welcome to the ACA 2022Winter Conference

WELCOME

I am happy to welcome you to Phoenix, Arizona, the site of ACA’s 2022 Winter Conference. Here in the Valley of the Sun, corrections professionals from across our great country and from every corner of the globe will join together and advance the cause of corrections. Gathering the entire field of corrections professionals together in Phoenix, named for the mythical bird that is reborn of its own ashes, should prove a worthy place to renew our commitment to the very best in correctional practices and procedures. As always, correctional professionals will be treated to ACA’s informative workshops, an exciting general session, a raft of continuing education opportunities, a full scope of top-quality exhibitors, enchanting speakers and networking opportunities to

enrich every correctional professional who joins us in the desert. I want to thank our host committee for their amazing performance in putting together the best possible conference experience for all attendees. Mostly, I am looking forward to communing with the outstanding women and men who make up my chosen profession. I am always inspired by your energy, your selfless dedication to the highest principles and your desire to help change the lives of your staff and the incarcerated population you serve. I heartly welcome you to the 2022 Winter Conference in Phoenix and I am hopeful all of us can be renewed in our professional lives though the fellowship we find here.

Tony C. Parker President American Correctional Association

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