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2025–2027 ACA Elected Leadership

Table of Contents: Letter from the Executive Director ...................................................................... 1 ACA Executive Committee .................................................................................. 2 Board of Governors ............................................................................................... 3 Delegate Assembly ................................................................................................ 5 Commission on Accreditation for Corrections ................................................. 9

2025–2027 ACA Elected Leadership Letter from the Executive Director

February 19, 2025

ACA Members and Colleagues,

I am pleased to introduce the esteemed leadership of the American Correctional Association. The ACA is a benchmark professional corrections organization representing all disciplines of professional corrections. We are dedicated to improving the corrections profession and ensuring the highest standards of practice across our nation and around the world. Under the guidance of this committed leadership team, the ACA continues to champion professional standards of operation, innovative strategies and comprehensive training that enhance the effectiveness of our profession.

Robert L. Green Executive Director

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ACA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ACA President Ricky Dixon (FL) Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

President-elect Tyrone Oliver (GA) Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections

Vice President Bryan Collier (TX) Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Treasurer Anthony O. Vann (NC)

ACA Immediate Past President Denise Robinson (OH) President and CEO, Alvis Inc.

Interim Chief Deputy Secretary of Administration, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction

Board of Governors Representative Marina Cadreche (FL) Senior Project Manager and Senior Expert, Falcon, Inc.

Board of Governors Representative Latera Davis (GA) Deputy Commissioner, Professional Development and Standards, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

Executive Director Robert L. Green (MD) Executive Director, American Correctional Association

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Community Programs

Correctional Administration (continued)

Education

Michael Randle (OH) Executive Vice President of Operations, Oriana House

Kristina J. Hartman (TX) Superintendent, Windham School District

Bobby Lumpkin (TX) Director, Correctional Institutions Division, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Correctional Administration

Jennifer Sanders (OH) Superintendent, Ohio Central School System

Kellie Wasko (SD) Secretary, South Dakota Department of Corrections

Christopher Carter (TX) Director, Rehabilitation Programs Division, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Healthcare

Detention

Annette Chambers-Smith (OH) Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections

Marina Cadreche (FL) Senior Project Manager and Senior Expert, Falcon, Inc.

Carla Joseph (TN) Deputy Chief of Corrections, Nashville Sheriff’s Office

Jack “Randy” Sauls (GA) Assistant Commissioner, Office of Health Services, Georgia Department of Corrections

Steven Harpe (OK) Director, Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Garry McFadden (NC) Sheriff, Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Parole, Aftercare or Post-Release Supervision

Institutions

Joe Page III (AR) Warden, District of Columbia Department of Corrections

Brandeshawn Harris (NC) Chief Deputy Secretary Operations, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction

Lindsay Wallace (AR) Cabinet Secretary, Arkansas Department of Corrections

Joe Winkler (FL) Assistant Secretary of Community Corrections, Florida Department of Corrections

Probation

Juvenile

Susan Siedentop (TN) Correctional Administrator, Sex Offender Services, Tennessee Department of Corrections

Latera M. Davis (GA) Deputy Commissioner, Professional Development and Standards, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

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DELEGATE ASSEMBLY

Correctional Administration (Adult)

Correctional Administration (Juvenile)

Probation or Post-Release Supervision (Juvenile)

Chad Dotson (VA) Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

Joe Guttierez (SD) Commander, Western South Dakota Juvenile Service Center

Evangeline Ford (GA) Juvenile Program Manager, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

Crime Victim Organizations

Don Gala (TN) Retired, Federal Bureau of Prisons

Jennifer Torchia (AZ) Deputy Court Administrator & Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, Pima County Juvenile Court Probation or Post-Release Supervision (Adult)

Amanda Gage (TX) Deputy Director, Victim Services Division, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Oscar Mendoza (TX) Deputy Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Jennifer Storm (PA) Victims’ Rights Expert, Blackout Girl, LLC.

Michael Anderson (FL) Regional Director, Region III–Office of Community Corrections, Florida Department of Corrections

Pat Tuthill (FL) Founder, Peyton Tuthill Foundation

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DELEGATE ASSEMBLY

Correctional Educational Services

Detention (Adult) (continued)

Institutions (Adult)

John J. Coleman (NC) Director of Correction Enterprises, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction

Angela Geisinger (FL) Senior Director of Programs, The GEO Group, Inc.

Marcus Fielden (TN) Facility Administrator,

Correctional Development Center, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office

Detention (Juvenile)

Jay Sanders (GA) Assistant Commissioner, Inmate Services, Georgia Department of Correction

Brooke Wheeler (NC) Superintendent, Education Services— Rehabilitative and Correctional Services Division, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction

Institutions (Juvenile)

Dena Burton (KY) Executive Director, Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice

Detention (Adult)

Jeffrey Bright (GA) Director of Compliance Management, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

Susan Miller (GA) Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Division of Secure Facilities, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

Joe Ann Anderson (TX) Administrative Assistant IV, Health Services Division, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Pamela Hill (GA) Assistant Commissioner/Chief of Staff, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

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DELEGATE ASSEMBLY

Institutions of Higher Learning

Community Based Correctional Organizations

Correctional Health (continued)

Christy Doyle (GA) Senior Research Associate, Georgia State University

Sara Hodges (TN) Correctional Administrator, Rehabilitative Services, Tennessee Department of Correction

Myra Lander Walker (TX) Chief, Office of the Professional Standards, Health Services Division, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Correctional Health

Mental Health

Christie Haney (TX) Executive Director, Correctional Management Institute of Texas, Sam Houston State University

Brenda J. Boyd (TN) Director of Clinical Services, Tennessee Department of Correction

Lucy Easley (TN) Facility Administrator, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office

David L. Thomas (FL) Professor, Nova Southeastern University

Marlah H. Mardis (GA) Statewide Medical Director, Office of Health Services, Georgia Department of Corrections

Stephanie Skewes (SC) Assistant Deputy Director Behavioral Health Services, South Carolina Department of Corrections

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DELEGATE ASSEMBLY

Community Corrections

April B. Buckner (TN) Correctional Administrator—

West Region, Rehabilitative Services, Tennessee Department of Correction

Correctional Administration

Christopher Scott Edelen (FL) Warden Hardee Correctional Institution, Florida Department of Corrections

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COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR CORRECTIONS

Community Programs

Community Programs (continued)

Correctional Administration (continued)

Angela Arabie (LA) Accreditation Manager, Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice

Phil Nunes (OH) Executive Director, Eastern Ohio Corrections Center

A. David Robinson (VA) Chief of Operations, Virgina Department of Corrections

Correctional Administration

April Buckner (TN) Correctional Administrator—

Frank Strada (TN) Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Correction

West Region, Rehabilitative Services, Tennessee Department of Correction

Todd Ishee (NC) Cabinet Secretary (Retired), North Carolina Department of Adult Correction

Detention

Linda S. Janes (OH) Chief Operating Officer, Alvis

Randall A. Liberty (ME) Commissioner, Maine Department of Corrections

Shannon T. Clark (OK) Executive Director & Chief of Law Enforcement, Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority

Latoya Lane (FL) Vice President, Community Care, Community Solutions, The GEO Group, Inc.

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COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR CORRECTIONS

Detention (continued)

Detention (continued)

Healthcare

Pamela Hill (GA) Assistant Commissioner/Chief of Staff, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

Telisa E. White (NC) Chief of Detention, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office

Adrienne Bedford (IN) Chief Medical Officer, Indiana Department of Correction

Juvenile

Ruby Joyner (TN) Chief of Corrections, Nashville Sheriff’s Office

Marina Cadreche (FL) Senior Project Manager and Senior Expert, Falcon, Inc.

Christine Blessinger (IN) Deputy Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction

Jose Quiroz (VA) Sheriff, Arlington County Sheriff's Office

Kristen Dauss (TN) Vice President of Health Services and Chief Medical Officer, CoreCivic

Michelle Staples-Horne (GA) Medical Director, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

Chris Sweney (NE) Captain of Compliance, Nebraska Department of Corrections

Ron Koon (GA) Chief of Psychology Services, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

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Healthcare (continued)

Institutions (Adult)

Non-Correctional Administration

Lannette Linthicum (TX) Director of Health Services, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Peter J. Grande (KS) Chief of History, United States Disciplinary Barracks

Thomas Stickrath (OH) Director (Retired), Ohio Department of Public Safety

Legal

Kenneth Williams (NV) Medical Director, Nevada Department of Correction Parole, Aftercare or Post-Release Supervision

Racheal Hoffmann-Ots (FL) Statewide ACA Coordinator, Office of Institutions, Florida Department of Corrections

Jennifer Williams (TN) Associate General Counsel, CoreCivic

Architecture

Gerald Patterson, Sr. (VA) Board Manager/Corrections and Law Enforcement Advisor, Army Review Board Agency

April Zamora (TX) Division Director,

Alex Deshotels (LA) Principal Architect, Grace Hebert Curtis Architects

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Rehabilitation and Reentry Division

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Education

Rodney L. Berry (VA ) Superintendent of Education, Virginia Department of Corrections

Probation

Tina Patrick (OH) Regional Administrator, Dayton Region Adult Parole Authority, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections

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