Monday, February 24th 

Travel Day

5:30- 6:30 PM

Welcome Reception

Tuesday, February 25th

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Breakfast 

Welcome and Introductions & Presentation of Flags

Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association

Ricky Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

9:15 - 9:45 AM

The Future of CLA

Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association

9:45 - 10:40 AM

Connection Before Content

Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association

10:40 - 10:50 AM

Break

10:50 - 11:40 AM

Desistance and the Future of Corrections 

Bree Derrick, Deputy Director, Idaho Department of Correction

11:40 - 12:30 PM

Putting Your Plans Into Action 

Brian Redd, Director, Utah Department of Corrections

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 - 2:20 PM

Maine Nutrition Program 

Anthony Cantillo, Deputy Director, Maine Department of Corrections

Mark McBrine, Food Service Manager, Mountain View Correctional Facility

2:20 - 3:20 PM

Employee Wellness Initiatives

Josh Smith, CEO, Fourth Purpose

3:20 - 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 - 4:30 PM

Situational Briefing 

Josh Tewalt, Director, Idaho Department of Correction; CLA Vice President

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Reception

Wednesday, February 26

7:15 - 8:00 AM

Wellness Beach Walk (Optional)

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 - 9:10 AM

Day 1 Recap and Setting the Stage for Day 2 

Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association

9:10 - 10:10 AM

Organizational Culture and Safety

John Barcello, Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, & Reentry

Valarie Moseley, Deputy Director of Rehabilitative Services, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services

Dawn-Renee Smith, Deputy Director, Missouri Department of Corrections

10:10 - 11:10 AM

Establishing a Counter-drone Program: Systems, Statutes and Strategies

Glenn Davis, Principal, Paragon Analysis 

Jeff Newell, Managing Partner, Paragon Analysis

11:10 - 11:20 AM

Break

11:20 - 11:30 AM

Correctional Peace Officers Foundation

John Kolodziej, Florida Field Representative, Correctional Peace Officers Foundation

11:30 - 12:30 PM

Choose Love for Corrections: A Transformative Pathway

Shannon Desilets, Program Director, Choose Love Movement

Nicholas Duffy, Director of Rehabilitative Services, New Hampshire Department of Corrections

Scarlett Lewis, Founder, Choose Love Movement

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 - 2:20 PM

Innovations from Around the Country

Alan Cormier, Chief of Operations, Vermont Department of Corrections

Rebecca Brown, Deputy Executive Director, Utah Department of Corrections

Lucas Malishchak, Deputy Secretary of Reentry, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

2:20 - 3:10 PM

Collaborative Safety

Scott Modell, Co-Founder, Collaborative Safety, LCC

Noel Hengelbrok, Co-Founder, Collaborative Safety, LLC

3:10 - 3:20 PM

Break

3:20 - 4:20 PM

Legal Workshop: Deposition Preparation and Case Law Updates (Closed - DOC Staff Only)

Bill Lunsford, Counsel for Associational Governance, Correctional Leaders Association/Butler Snow

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Reception