Agenda

August 21-24 | Denver, CO 

 

Thursday, August 21st

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Welcome Reception 

 

Friday, August 22nd

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

Welcome and Posting of the Colors

9:15 AM – 10:05 AM

Keynote

John Koufos, President, Cottage Four Strategic Solutions

10:05 AM – 10:50 AM

Personal Growth for Alternative Housing: A Path to Safer, Healthier Prisons

Dr. Christian Conte 

10:50 AM – 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Tom Clements Foundation: Supporting Innovation in Corrections

Dr Lisa Clements, CEO, Tom Clements Foundation

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM – 1:20 PM

Rebuilding Trust, Restoring Hope: Turning the New Mexico Corrections Department into a Model of Excellence

Alisha Tafoya Lucero, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Corrections Department

Byron Brown, Director Reentry Division, New Mexico Corrections Department

Haven Scogin Dougherty, Deputy Director Reentry Division, New Mexico Corrections Department

1:20 PM – 1:30 PM 

Break

1:30 PM - 2:10 PM

Planning for a Governor Change (Directors and DOC Staff Only)

Heidi Washington, Director, Michigan Department of Corrections

Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association 

2:10 PM – 3:00 PM

 

New York DOCCS Incident Debrief (Directors and DOC Staff Only)

Daniel F. Martuscello III, Commissioner, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Corporate Partner Meeting (Corporate Partners Only)

Derek Howell, Director of Operations, Correctional Leaders Association

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Reception

 

Saturday, August 23rd

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM 

Welcome and Review

9:10 AM – 10:00 AM

Fair Chance to Advance State Action Networks: Aligning Systems and Building Clear Pathways from Incarceration to Careers

Rebecca Villarreal, Senior Director, Center for Justice & Economic Advancement, Jobs for the Future 

10:00 AM – 10:40 AM

Trending Issues in Corrections

Jeff Zmuda, Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM

Past Presidents Meeting (Past Presidents Only)

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM

Break

10:50 AM – 11:40 AM 

Choose Love

Shannon Desilets, Community Wellness Administrator, Choose Love Movement

Scarlet Lewis, Founder, Choose Love Movement

12:40 PM – 1:00 PM

Business Meeting and Scholarship Recipients

Harold Clarke, Associate, Virginia Department of Corrections

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM –1:50 PM

Executive Session (Directors and DOC Staff Only)

2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

The ACA AI Tech Expo (Optional)

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Final Reception

 

Sunday, August 24th

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