6:00 pm

Welcome Reception

Combined with Probation & Parole

8:00 am

Breakfast

Combined with Probation & Parole

9:00 am

Welcome and Agenda Overview 

Combined with Probation & Parole

Rob Jeffreys, Director, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services; CLA President

Chad Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections; CLA Program and Training Chair

Veronica Cunningham, Executive Director,  American Probation and Parole Association

9:10 am

The Future of CLA and Introductions 

Combined with Probation & Parole

Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association

10:00 am

Icebreaker 

Combined with Probation & Parole

Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association

11:00 am

Break

11:10 am

Effective Deputy Directors Panel

Richard Comerford, Deputy Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Bobby Lumpkin, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

12:00 pm

Lunch

Combined with Probation & Parole

1:00 pm

Crisis Management Tool Kit Panel Discussion 

Moderator: James Dzurenda, Director, Nevada Department of Corrections

Richard Comerford, Deputy Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Leslie Fleming, Deputy Director of Institutions, Virginia Department of Corrections

1:50 pm

Break 

2:00 pm

Hill Updates

Liliana Coronado, Partner, The Parzival Group

2:25 pm

Changing Culture

James Dzurenda, Director, Nevada Department of Corrections

Heather Babbitt, Deputy Director, Wyoming Department of Corrections

Jason Clark, Chief Programs Officer, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

5:00 pm

Reception

Combined with Probation & Parole

8:00 am

Breakfast

Combined with Probation & Parole

9:00 am

Welcome to Day 2

9:10 am

Critical Thinking in Corrections

Leslie Cooley Dismukes, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction

Chad Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

10:00 am

Staff Retention: Practical Solutions and Success Stories

Andrew Barbee, Director of Research & Development, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Michael Thompson, Consultant, Mike Thompson Consulting

10:50 am

Break

11:00 am

Executive Session (Closed - DOC Staff Only)

12:00 pm

Lunch

Combined with Probation & Parole

1:00 pm

AI

Moderator: Leslie Cooley Dismukes, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction

Justin Farris, Director, Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Leslie Fleming, Deputy Director of Institutions, Virginia Department of Corrections

Jared Garcia, Executive Director, Utah Department of Corrections

1:50 pm

Managing Through Transition 

Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association

2:50 pm

Break

3:00 pm

Closing Keynote

Combined with Probation & Parole

Marcus Bullock, CEO/Founder, Flikshop

5:00 pm

Reception

Combined with Probation & Parole