CLA Fall Probation & Parole Conference

Palm Springs, CA | September 29 - October 2, 2026

Agenda

 

Tuesday, September 29th (Travel Day)

3:00 PM

Badge Pick Up

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Welcome Reception 

 


Wednesday, September 30th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Welcome 

9:10 AM - 10:10 AM

Getting to Know You

Moderator: Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association

10:10 AM - 11:00 AM

Success Metrics Discussion

Moderator: Brian Underwood, Probation & Parole Chief, Idaho Department of Corrections

11:00 AM - 11:10 PM

Break

11:10 PM - 12:00 PM

Best Practices - Open Discussion

Moderator: Joe Winkler, Assistant Deputy Secretary of Community Corrections, Florida Department of Corrections

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch 

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Legislative Insights 

Josh Tewalt, CLA Associate

1:50 PM - 2:50 PM

The Director's Perspective: What Matters Most in Probation & Parole

Terra Taylor, Commissioner, Delaware Department of Corrections

Joseph Walters, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM 

Break

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Legal - What is Trending in P&P  (Closed – DOC Staff Only)

Bill Lunsford, Legal Counsel for Association Governance, Butler Snow, LLP

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Reception 

 


Thursday, October 1st

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast 

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Welcome 

9:05 AM - 10:50 AM

Center Out: Rethinking Organization's Operating System

Dr. Brian Lovins, President, Justice System

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence in Community Supervision: What's Working, What's Not, and What's Next

Scott Maurer, Chief of Staff, Georgia Department of Community Supervision 

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 

Lunch

1:00 PM - 1:40 PM

Top Challenges - Open Discussion

Moderator - Oregon Jeremiah Stromburg

1:40 PM - 1:50 PM 

Break

1:50 PM - 2:40 PM

Takeaways From Previous Discussion Sessions (Closed – DOC Staff Only)

Moderator: Lashae Nicholson, Deputy Executive Director, Division of Parole and Probation

2:40 PM - 3:40 PM

Executive Session (Closed – DOC Staff Only)
Major Incident Debrief - 

Lashae Nicholson, Deputy Executive Director, Division of Parole and Probation

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Reception 


Friday, October 2nd 

Travel Home