Corrections Officials

Professional affiliations listed for identification purposes only.

Frank AuBuchon

Criminal Justice Consultant; Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division (1981-2007)

Allen Ault, Ph.D.

Dean,Eastern Kentucky University College of Justice and Safety (2003-2015); former Chief, National Institute of Corrections; former corrections commissioner in Colorado, Georgia, and Mississippi

Patricia Caruso

Director, Michigan Department of Corrections (2003-2011), Deputy Director (2002-2003), Regional Prison Administrator (2000-2002), Warden (1991-2000); various positions (1988-1991), Michigan Department of Corrections

Terry Collins*

Director, Ohio Department of Corrections (2006-2010); Various positions, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (1977-2006)

*Mr. Collins passed away on March 17, 2016. 

Dave Cook

Sheriff, Benton County, OR (1989-1995); Director, Oregon Department of Corrections (1995-2002)

Kathleen Dennehy

Commissioner,  Massachusetts Department of Correction (2003-2007)

Paul Heroux

Massachusetts House of Representatives (2012-Present); Director of Research and Planning Division, Massachusetts Department of Correction (2008-2009); Philadelphia Prison System, Special Assistant to the Commissioner (2006-2008).

Martin Horn

Distinguished Lecturer in Corrections, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Executive Director, New York State Sentencing Commission; Secretary, Corrections of Pennsylvania (1995-2000); Commissioner, New York City Department of Correction (2003-2009); Commissioner, New York City Department of Probation (2002-2009)

Jennie Lancaster

Chief Deputy Secretary, North Carolina Division of Adult Corrections (2012-2013); Chief Operating Officer, NC Department of Correction (2009-2011); Central Region Director, Division of Prisons, NC Department of Correction (1998-2004); Female Command Manager, NC Department of Corrections (1988-1998);  Chief of Program Services, Division of Prisons (1987); Warden, NC Correctional Center for Women (1982-1986)

Steven Martin

Expert, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (1993-2008); Former Corrections Official, Texas Department of Corrections

Ronald McAndrew

Prison & Jail Consultant-Expert Witness (2005 – present); Director, Orange County Jail (2001-2002); Former Warden, Florida State Prison (climbed through the uniform ranks) (1978-2001)

Doris Parlette

Probation Services Consultant, Indiana Department of Child Services (2008-2010); Regional Manager, Indiana Department of Child Services (2007-2008); Superintendent, Indiana Department of Correction (1990-2007)

Chase Riveland

Former Department of Corrections Director in Washington and Colorado

Gayle Ray

Former Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Correction; Sheriff, Davidson County (1994-2002)

Richard Seiter, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President and Chief Corrections Officer, Corrections Corporation of America (2005-2011); Various Positions, Federal Bureau of Prisons (1976-1999), including Assistant Director for Industries, Education and Training (1989-1993); Warden, FCI Greenville IL (1993-1999), Warden, Federal Prison Camp Allenwood, PA (1981-1982), and Chief, National Institute of Corrections National Academy of Corrections; Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (1983-1988)

Frank Thompson

Former Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary (1994-1998) and oversaw the last two executions in Oregon’s history

Eldon Vail

Secretary, Washington Department of Corrections (2007-2011); Deputy Secretary, Washington Department of Corrections (2000-2007)

Roger Werholtz

Interim Executive Director, Colorado Department of Corrections (2013); Secretary of Corrections, Kansas (2002-2010); Deputy Secretary of Corrections, Kansas (1987-2002)

Reginald Wilkinson

Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (1991-2006)

Jeanne Woodford

Undersecretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (2005-2006); Director, California Department of Corrections (2004-2005); Warden, San Quentin State Prison (1999 to 2004); Held many positions at San Quentin from 1978 until appointed Warden in 2004 including Correctional Officer, Captain and Chief Deputy Warden.

Rex Zent

Community Connection for Ohio Offenders, Inc. (1997-2006); Various Positions, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (1970-1997); Warden, North Central Correctional Institution (1994-1995); Warden, Madison Correctional Institution (1989-1994)