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2022 Election

Delegate Assembly

1. Correctional Administration (Adult) (3 Positions)

Edward Banks (OH) Regional Director Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

Edward Banks has over 25 years of correctional experience with the Ohio Department of Re habilitation and Correction beginning his career as a correction officer in 1994. Banks held several corrections’ leadership positions to include Security Supervisor, Correctional Major, Deputy War den, Warden of 2 separate adult facilities and Deputy Director of Human Resources. Currently, Banks serves as Ohio’s North Region Director. Banks received a Bachelor of Science (Correctional Administration and Management) from Bellevue University. Banks currently serves on ACA’s Policy and Resolution committee as well as the professional registry committee and previously served as President of the Ohio Wardens and Superintendents Association and held office with the North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents.

Thomas Faust (DC) Director D.C. Department of Corrections

Tom Faust has over forty years of service in the Corrections and Public Safety fields. Faust first served 24 years with the Arlington County VA Sheriff’s Office. In 1990, he served as the Sheriff in Arlington and was elected to three consecutive 4-year terms. Faust also served as Executive Director/ CEO of the National Sheriffs’Association (NSA) for six years. In 2011, Faust was appointed Direc tor of the D.C. Department of Corrections where he served as agency Director from 2011 to 2016, when he retired. Faust returned to Washington D.C. in February, 2022, to serve again as the Director of D.C. Correc tions. Faust has a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Tech and a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from George Mason University. Faust has served on the ACA Delegate Assembly and has been an ACA member since 1985. Faust is also a Past President of the American Jail Association (AJA).

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

Oscar Mendoza has worked over 43 years for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). Mendoza began his career in 1979 as a correctional officer and then advanced through the security ranks of sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and major. Mendoza also has over 27 years management/ leadership experience including 16 years as a warden, one year as a regional director, three years as deputy director and over three years as a division director. In August of 2016, Mendoza was selected to serve as the agency’s Deputy Executive Director. Mendoza earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Criminal Justice from Kaplan University and is an active member of the Texas Corrections Association and American Correctional Association in which he currently serves on the Delegate Assembly in the area of “Correctional Adminis tration (Adult).”

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