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2022 Election

Delegate Assembly

Pat Tuthill (FL) Founder Peyton Tuthill Foundation

Pat Tuthill left her career as director of human resources with a medical center to become a legis lative activist, public speaker and advocate for victims’ issues and public safety after the murder of her daughter Peyton in 1999. Tuthill currently serves on the NIC Advisory Board and as the Emeritus ex-officio victims’ representative to the National Commission for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS). Tuthill was appointed the victim representative to the Florida State ICAOS Council, as well as the victim representative to the Juvenile Interstate Compact. Tuthill has served, and con tinues to serve, on numerous national work groups and forums. In 2005, she founded the Peyton Tuthill Foundation’s “Hearts of Hope Scholarships,” which awards academic scholarships to children who have been left behind by homi cide. Tuthill is also affiliated with the American Parole and Probation Association, the National Re-Entry Policy Council and the National Organization for Victim Assistance.

6. Correctional Education Services (2 Positions)

Angela Geisinger (FL) Senior Director of Education and Programs The GEO Group

Angela Geisinger, M.Ed. has had more than 20 years of service with incarcerated juvenile and adult offenders at non-profit, public and private sector employers. Geisinger currently serves as the Sr. Director of Education and Programs for The GEO Group. As the Senior Director of Programs, Geisinger provides oversight of Academics, Career & Technical education programming, Case Management, Substance Abuse Treatment services, Faith & Character Services, Family Services, Peer mentoring & Alumni Services, impacting the development and implementation of rehabilitation services provided to over 30,000 men and women worldwide. Geisinger is a graduate of Valdosta State University, Langdale College of Business, where she received her M.Ed. in Foundations of Education from Troy University.

Amy K. Lopez (DC) Deputy Director D.C. Department of Corrections

Dr. Amy Lopez began her career as a public-school teacher and then administrator in Texas. Lopez began her career in correctional education as the Superintendent of Education for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and was later recruited to initiate education reforms for the inmates in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice by the Windham School District. In 2016, Lopez was tapped to build a school district within the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Lopez currently serves as the Deputy Director of College and Career Readiness and Professional Development for the D.C. Department of Corrections. Lopez is a graduate of Texas Tech University, earned her M.Ed. from Lubbock Christian University, and her doctoral degree from Sam Houston State University.

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