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Commission on Accreditation for Corrections

2020 Election

Juvenile (1 Position)

Mark Murphy (VA) Health Services Director Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice

Mark Murphy began working with the Virginia Department of Corrections as a rehabilitation counselor in 1993. He earned a master’s degree from Longwood College in 1997 and began work - ing as psych II for the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) in 1998. In 2003, Murphy left the DJJ to work as a program director in residential treatment centers. He returned to corrections as the mental health director at Sussex II State Prison in 2007. In 2011 he became the health services administrator at Powhatan Correctional Center. He continued to work as an HSA in various correctional facilities until 2013 when he returned to the Virginia DJJ, where he serves as the health services director. He wrote the chapters on child development and juvenile corrections for the ACA Behavioral Health Certification Manual. He also developed online juvenile mental health trainings currently offered by ACA.

Darlene Smith (OH) Director of Nursing Ohio Department of Youth Service

Darlene Smith, RN, BSN, MSA has 30 years of correctional healthcare experience in both adult and juvenile corrections. She is currently the director of Nursing with the Ohio Department of Youth Service. She previously held several positions with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Cor - rection, including staff nurse, clinical operation manager, quality assurance manager, and healthcare administrator. She has been a healthcare ACA auditor for 15 years and currently serves on the ACA Delegate Assembly. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Ohio University, a Master of administration and a Health Service Administration Certification from Central Michigan University. In addition, she has a certification in Legal Nursing from Capital University Law School and is a Certified Correctional Health Professional through the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.

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