2025 ACA Winter Conference Orlando_Program Book

WORKSHOPS

bridging the gap between staff, the incarcerated population and their family, and community partners. Institutions become a more normal environment to work while reducing stress and assisting in making society a safer place to live. Primary Presenter: Rochelle Moore , Warden, ODRC/Pickaway Correctional Institution, Orient, Ohio Presenter 2: Jerry Spatny , Warden, ODRC/Grafton Correctional Institution, Grafton, Ohio How to Hire an Officer in Ten Days Room W230 D Overview: In this session, participants will learn strategies in onboarding that have enabled Florida to accelerate hiring velocity. With an increasingly competitive job market, political pressures and tight budgets, filling security vacancies has become a greater challenge in recent years. With these hurdles in mind, Florida has honed our hiring process to close the gap between application and start date from averaging six weeks or more pre-pandemic. Now applicants can start as quickly as one week from the day they applied. Primary Presenter: Scott Crews , Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) Manager, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida Presenter 2: Mica Bell , Assistant Bureau Chief, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida Presenter 3: Joshua Shelton , Human Resource Manager, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida

FRIDAY, JAN. 10 2–3:30 P.M. Motivation: Recognizing Opportunities, Managing Attitudes, Time Management and Avoiding Complacency in Correctional Leadership Room W232 B/C Overview: This presentation focuses on the principles of leadership and the concept that correctional officials in leadership roles must be chief motivators. Topics covered include opportunities to motivate others, improving satisfaction in the workplace, the importance of attitude and avoiding complacency. The key is to recognize opportunities and capitalize on them, inspiring others to reach their full potential and operate with an attitude of perpetual optimism. Concepts of integrity, character, teamwork, servant leadership and selfless service are also discussed. Primary Presenter: John Palmer , Regional Director, Florida Department of Corrections, Lake Butler, Florida Presenter 2: Brian Riedl , Regional Director, Florida Department of Corrections, Clermont, Florida Providing Hope, Touching Hearts, and Impacting Lives through Community and Family Engagement. Room W240 C Overview: This workshop will outline the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction’s progressive approaches to create a system of Normalcy, Family Engagement and Community Involvement. These initiatives introduce humanity and civility into the institutions while

WORKSHOPS Friday, Jan. 10 ▼ 2–3:30 p.m.

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