2026 Southern Region Meeting
Oklahoma City, OK | April 28-May 1, 2026
Agenda

Tuesday, April 28th (Travel Day)

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Welcome Reception 

 

Wednesday, April 29th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast 

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Welcome 

Jeff Zmuda, Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections
Justin Farris, Director, Oklahoma Department of Corrections
David Ostrowe, State Chief Operating Officer, Oklahoma Department of Corrections

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Behind the Badge: Lessons Learned

Moderator: Ricky Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Bryan Collier, CLA Associate (TX)
Gary Maynard, CLA Associate (MD)
Justin Jones, CLA Associate (OK)

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Modern Operational Threats: Phones, Drones & Beyond

Joel Anderson, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections
Lloyd Arnold, Commissioner, Indiana Department of Corrections
James Basinger, Chief of Staff, Indiana Department of Corrections
Jeffery Cox, Interim Inspector General, Oklahoma Department of Corrections

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Advancing Public Safety Through Executive Collaboration

Tricia Everest, Secretary of Public Safety, State of Oklahoma
Dane Towery, Deputy Attorney General

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch 

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Turning Metrics into Momentum

Michael Thompson, Mike Thompson Consulting

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

From the Front Line: A CO Perspective

Moderators: Ricky Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Justin Farris, Executive Director, Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Deontae V. Anderson, Sergeant, Perry Correctional Institution (SC)

Taylor Crawford, Sergeant, Great Plains Correctional Institution (OK)
Joseph Hair, Sergeant, Florida Department of Corrections (FL)Justin Vanessa Briggs, Correctional Officer III, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX)

2:45 PM - 2:55 PM 

Break

2:55 PM - 3:45 PM

Executive Session (Closed – DOC Staff Only)

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Reception 

 

Thursday, April 30th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast 

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

Welcome & Review

9:15 AM

Load Buses

9:45 AM - 10:40 AM

OKC Watch Center Tour (DOC and Associates Only) 

11:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Tour of the Academy (DOC and Associates Only) 

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch 

1:00 PM

Load Buses 

1:15 PM - 4:00 PM 

Oklahoma City National Memorial

5:05 PM

Load Buses to Remington Park

5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Remington Park Horse Racing and Casino Night - Dinner Provided

9:00 PM

Buses leave Remington to the Hotel

 

Friday, May 1st 

Travel Home