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2022 Election

Commission on Accreditation for Corrections

1. Architecture (1 Position)

Jeff Chute (ME) Jail Administrator Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office

Jeff Chute has worked at the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office in several positions including Shift Supervisor, Classifications Director and Assistant Jail Administrator since 1995. Chute cur rently serves as a Jail Administrator for the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s office. Chute received an Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice degree at Central Maine Community College and has completed the Executive Excellence program at the National Institute of Corrections. Chute currently serves as a member of the ACA Facility Planning and Design Committee, the ACAAdult Local Detention Committee and is cur rently a Certified American Correctional Association Auditor.

Alex Deshotels (LA) Principal Architect Grace Hebert Curtis Architects

Alex Deshotels joined Grace Hebert Curtis Architects in 2009 and was named principal in 2018. Deshotels studied architecture at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Deshotels managed projects of varying scope and scale including several significant ACA accredited justice projects. Deshotels has distinguished himself as a designer of modern, progressive civic spaces as well as innovative, rehabilitation-driven justice and correctional projects. Deshotels is also a member of the American Correctional Association and presented Trends in Juvenile Justice Design — How Programming Drives De sign at the 2019 ACAWinter Conference in New Orleans.

2. Community Programs (2 Positions)

April Buckner (TN) Correctional Administrator of Rehabilitative Services for the West Region Tennessee Department of Correction

April Buckner began her career with the Tennessee Department of Correction as a Probation/ Parole Officer in 2004. During her tenure, Buckner has worked as an Offender Workforce Develop ment/Reentry Specialist and was moved to Probation/Parole Manager. A year later, Buckner became the Statewide Director for Community Resources. In 2016, Buckner was then named to her current position, Correctional Administrator of Rehabilitative Services for the West Region. Buckner is an active member of ACA and was elected in 2020 as a Delegate Assembly Member and serves on the Community-Based Organization Committee. Buckner also serves as the Chairperson for the Shelby County Crime Commission Reentry Model and as a Board Member of the Shelby County Crime Commission. Buckner was elected as President of her class for the 2021 Tennessee Government Executive Institute (TGEI) and is a member of the Association for Women Execu tives in Corrections.

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