PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Juvenile Justice System
• Executive Committee of the PA Council of Chief Juvenile Probation Officers holding the position of Chairperson for the Safety Committee (since 2008) • President, Pa Council of Chief Juvenile Probation Officers (2020-2023) • Governor Appointed Chairman and Commission Member of the Pennsylvania Firearms Education and Training Commission • Governor Appointed Committee Member of the Pennsylvania Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency and Prevention Commission • Leadership team member for the State of PA’s Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy • Trainer for Pennsylvania Center for Juvenile Justice Training and Research • Non-voting member PA Juvenile Court Judges Commission • Chairperson for the Dauphin County Juvenile Division Critical Incident Stress Management Team • Chairman of the Dauphin County Juvenile Justice Leadership Committee • Developed and Implemented the first Quality Assurance Unit in the PA Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems
Adult Probation and Parole
• Chairman of Risk, Needs, and Responsivity Assessment Committee-PA Partnership for Criminal Justice Improvement Member (PPCJI) • PA Strategic Planning Leadership Team for PPCJI • Evidenced-Based Practices Leadership Team- PA County Adult Probation and Parole Officers Association (PCCAPPOA) • Chairman for the Safety Committee PCCAPPOA • Chairman for the Dauphin County Re-entry Coalition • Faculty member of PA Judicial Education Seminar and PA County Chief Adult Probation and Parole Officers Association providing instruction on Evidence-Based Practices 101, Risk, Needs, Responsivity Assessments, Aids in Sentencing using Risk, Needs and Responsivity Assessments in Sentencing, Officer Safety and Well-Being • Chairperson of the Dauphin County Adult Division CISM Team • Committee member of the Dauphin County Stepping Up Initiative • Treasurer of PCCAPPOA (2013-2016)
Additional Professional Experience
• Juvenile Probation Officer and Juvenile Probation Supervisor in school-based, electronic monitoring and aftercare settings (1998-2005). • Member of the Streets Crime Unit - Specialized police and probation partnership initiative (modeled after the Boston Night Light Program) that targets high crime areas of Harrisburg city. • Deputy Director of Juvenile Probation (2005-2012) • Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission Chief of the Year (2016). • National Rifles Association and ACT 158 Senior Master Certified Firearms Instructor. • Expert Witness testimony for PA Senate and Congressional Hearings, as well as local, state, and national subject matter expert on juvenile justice and adult criminal justice relative to Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) and Officer Safety and Critical Incident Stress Management. • Co-author and author of juvenile justice and criminal justice publications.
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