2024 American Correctional Association Election Booklet

2024 ELECTION

Delegate Assembly

Delegate Assembly — Correctional Administration (Adult) (3 Positions)

Edward Banks (OH) Assistant Director Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

Edward Banks has over 29 years of correctional experience with the Ohio Department of Reha bilitation and Correction (ODRC) beginning his career as a correction officer in 1994. Prior to his current role of Assistant Director, Banks held several corrections’ leadership positions to include Security Supervisor, Correctional Major, Deputy Warden, Warden of 2 separate adult facilities, Deputy Director of Human Resources and Regional Director. Edward received a Bachelor of Sci ence (Correctional Administration and Management) from Bellevue University. Banks currently serves as Vice Chair of ACA’s policy and resolution committee and previously served as President of the Ohio Wardens and Superinten dents Association and held office with the North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents.

Chad Dotson (VA) Director Virginia Department of Corrections.

Chad Dotson was elected as the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Wise County and the City of Norton, VA in 2003. In 2007, Dotson was elected by the Virginia General Assembly to the Gen eral District Court bench, and he was elevated to the Circuit Court bench in 2011 (and reappointed in 2019). He served as the Chief Judge of the 30th Judicial Circuit and presided over the Circuit’s Recovery Court program. After retiring from the bench, Dotson served as Dean of Students and

Distinguished Professor of Law at the Appalachian School of Law where he taught constitutional law, criminal law, and criminal procedure. In 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin appointed Dotson to serve as the Chairman of the Virginia Pa role Board. In September 2023, the Governor appointed him as the Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections. Dotson received his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

Don Gala (TN) Executive Director Educational Consultants Network, Inc. (TN-NPO)

Dr. Don Gala is a retired Federal Officer/Sr. Case Manager with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (CSRS-LE, 20.9 yrs.). Previously, Gala was an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice (now, Univ. of TN — Southern) and then a USDOJ Certified PREA Auditor for three years. Presently, he is the Executive Director of Educational Consultants Network, Inc. (TN-NPO). Gala holds a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester (NY) interdisciplinary degree. He is a Social Psychologist (APA Elected Member) & Criminologist (ASC, ACJS, ASA, SPSSI, & SRA). He also holds an M.S.Ed. in Educational Administration (UofR); M.A. in Criminal Justice/Management and Administration (Univ. of Central Oklahoma); and B.S. in Criminal Justice (RITNY). He is an honorably discharged disabled veteran having served in the U.S. Army (1974) and U.S. Air Force (1976-1982).

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