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Leadership
Andrew LeFerve, Executive Director, AZ Criminal Justice Commission, serves as President of the NCJA Board of Directors and will lead the Executive Committee. Jennifer Brinkman, Director, TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs, serves as Vice President. (See bios for the NCJA President and Vice President).
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Leadership Committees
Click below to view member rosters for the following governance committees:​
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Advisory Council (State Reps)
The NCJA Advisory Council helps the Board of Directors formulate and guide the policy and direction of the association. The Advisory Council is composed of the SAA from each member state and 12 elected Regional Representatives. Council members select the Board of Directors and NCJA Officers.
Midwest Region
Illinois: Delrice Adams, Executive Director, IL Criminal Justice Information Authority
Indiana: Devon McDonald, Executive Director, IN Criminal Justice Institute
Kansas: Juliene Maska, Administrator, KS Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Michigan: Nancy Becker Bennett, Director, Grants and Community Services Division, MI Department of State Police
Minnesota: Kate Weeks, Executive Director, MN Department of Public Safety, Office of Justice Programs
Missouri: Sandy Karsten, Director, MO Department of Public Safety
Nebraska: Bryan Tuma, Executive Director, NE Crime Commission
North Dakota: Becky Keller, Director, ND Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Ohio: Nicole Dehner, Executive Director, OH Office of Criminal Justice Services
South Dakota: Craig Price, Secretary, SD Department of Public Safety
Wisconsin: Lara Kenny, Director, WI Department of Justice
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Northeast Region
Connecticut: Marc Pelka, Undersecretary, CT Office of Policy & Management
Delaware: Christian Kervick, Executive Director, DE Criminal Justice Council
District of Columbia: Jennifer Porter, Director, DC Office of Victim Services
Maine: Michael Sauschuck, Commissioner, ME Department of Public Safety
Maryland: Dorothy Lennig, Executive Director, MD Governors Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services
Massachusetts: Terrence Reidy, Secretary, MA Executive Office of Public Safety
New Hampshire: Lisa Lamphere, Administrator, Grants Management Unit
New Jersey: Lyndsay Ruotolo, Director, NJ Office of the Attorney General
New York: Joe Popcun, Executive Deputy Commissioner, NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services
Pennsylvania: Michael Pennington, Executive Director, PA Commission on Crime & Delinquency
Rhode Island: Michael Hogan, Administrative Manager, RI Public Safety Grant Administration Office
Vermont: Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, VT Department of Public Safety
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Southern Region
Alabama: Kenneth Boswell, Director, AL Department of Economic & Community Affairs
Arkansas: Doris R. Smith, Administrator DFA IGS/State Technology, Office of Intergovernmental Services
Georgia: James Neal, Executive Director, GA Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Kentucky: Kerry Harvey, Cabinet Secretary, KY Justice & Public Safety Cabinet
Louisiana: Jim Craft, Executive Director, LA Commission on Law Enforcement
Mississippi: Ray Sims, Executive Director, MS Department of Public Safety
North Carolina: Caroline Farmer, Executive Director, NC Governor's Crime Commission
Oklahoma: Kathryn Brewer, Executive Coordinator, OK District Attorneys Council
South Carolina: Phil Riley, Director, SC Department of Public Safety, Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs
Tennessee: Jennifer Brinkman, Director, TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs
Virginia: Jackson Miller, Director, VA Department of Criminal Justice Services
Virgin Islands: Angela Lloyd Campbell, Administrator, VI Law Enforcement Planning Commission
West Virginia: Marty Hatfield, Assistant Director, WV Division of Justice & Community Services
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Western Region
Alaska: Pam Halloran, Director of Administrative Services, AK Department of Public Safety
American Samoa: Mariana Timu-Faiai, Director, AS Criminal Justice Planning Agency.
Arizona: Andrew LeFevre, Executive Director, AZ Criminal Justice Commission
California: Kathleen Howard, Executive Director, CA Board of State & Community Corrections
Colorado: Joe Thome, Director, CO Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice
Guam: Lola Leon Guerrero, Planner, GU Bureau of Statistics & Plans
Hawaii: Anne Lopez, Attorney General, HI Department of the Attorney General
Montana: Natalia Bowser, Executive Director, MT Board of Crime Control
Nevada: George Togliatti, Director, NV Department of Public Safety
New Mexico, Jason Bowie, Secretary, NM Department of Public Safety
Northern Mariana Islands: Zerlyn Taimanao, Executive Director, MP Criminal Justice Planning Agency
Oregon: Ken Sanchagrin, Executive Director, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission
Texas: Aimee Snoddy, Executive Director, TX Office of the Governor
Utah: Tom Ross, Executive Director, UT Commission on Criminal & Juvenile Justice
Washington: Kate Kelly, Executive Director, Office of Firearm Safety & Violence Prevention / Public Safety Unit , WA Department of Commerce
Wyoming: Ronnie Jones, Director, Wyoming Division Criminal Investigation
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Advisory Council (Regional Reps)
The NCJA Advisory Council helps the Board of Directors formulate and guide the policy and direction of the association. The Advisory Council is composed of the SAA from each member state and 12 elected Regional Representatives. Council members select the Board of Directors and NCJA Officers.
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Midwest Region
Lori Pesci, Deputy Director, Summit (OH) County Division of Public Safety
Melissa Pierson, Deputy Director of Justice Services, Franklin County Office of Homeland Security & Justice Programs
Connie Kostelac, Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
[Alternate] Larry E. Sachs, Greater Chicago Reentry Coalition
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Northeast Region
Christine Cole, Public Safety Consultant
Anne Jordan, Retired, Manager of Criminal Process and Specialty Dockets for the State of Maine Courts
Scott McLaren, Deputy Director, DE Criminal Justice Council
[Alternate] Ganesha Martin, Vice President of Public Policy and Community Affairs, Mark 43
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Southern Region
Kay Chopard Cohen, President, Chopard Consulting Inc.
Petrina Herring, Grants Consultant, FL Sheriffs Risk Management Fund
Navin Puri, Senior Criminal Justice Planner, NC Governors Crime Commission
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Western Region
David Mauroff, CEO, San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project
Dan Spencer, Retired former Director of Administrative Services for Alaska departments of Public Safety (Alaska SAA) and Law
Anthony Vidale, Deputy Director and Program Manager, AZ Criminal Justice Commission
[Alternate] Scott Donaldson, Director/Chief Administrator, Collin College Law Enforcement Academy
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Tribal Member
Karl Auerbach, Chief of Police, Salt River Police Department
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Board of Directors
[President] Andrew LeFevre, Executive Director, AZ Criminal Justice Commission
[Vice President] Jennifer Brinkman, Director, TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs
[Immediate Past President] Anne Jordan, Retired, Manager of Criminal Process and Specialty Dockets for the State of Maine Courts
Chris Asplen, Executive Director, National Criminal Justice Association
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Midwest Region
[Chair] Devon McDonald, Executive Director, IN Criminal Justice Institute
Delrice Adams, Executive Director, IL Criminal Justice Information Authority
Constance Kostelac, Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
[Alternate] Melissa Pierson, Chief Operating Officer of Justice Services, Franklin County (OH) Office of Homeland Security & Justice Programs
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Northeast Region
[Chair] Christian Kervick, Executive Director, DE Criminal Justice Council
Scott McLaren, Deputy Director, DE Criminal Justice Council
Mike Pennington, Executive Director, PA Commission on Crime & Delinquency
[Alternate] Joe Popcun, Executive Deputy Commissioner, NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services
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Southern Region
[Chair] Caroline Farmer, Executive Director, NC Governor's Crime Commission
James Neal, Executive Director, GA Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Kay Chopard Cohen, President, Chopard Consulting Inc.
[Alternate] Petrina Herring, Grants Consultant, FL Sheriffs Risk Management Fund
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Western Region
[Chair] Anthony Vidale, Deputy Director and Program Manager, AZ Criminal Justice Commission
David Mauroff, CEO, San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project
Natalia Bowser, Executive Director, MT Board of Crime Control
[Alternate] Kate Kelly, Executive Director, Office of Firearm Safety & Violence Prevention/Public Safety Unit , WA Department of Commerce
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At-Large Member
Christine Cole, Public Safety Consultant
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Tribal Member
Karl Auerbach, Chief of Police, Salt River Police Department
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Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is composed of the Regional Chairs from each region, the President, Vice President and Immediate Past President. It serves in an advisory role to help the Executive Director guide the Association.
[President] Andrew LeFevre, Executive Director, AZ Criminal Justice Commission
[Vice President] Jennifer Brinkman, Director, TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs
[Immediate Past President] Anne Jordan, Retired, Manager of Criminal Process and Specialty Dockets for the State of Maine Courts
[Regional Rep - MW] Devon McDonald, Executive Director, IN Criminal Justice Institute
[Regional Chair - NE] Christian Kervick, Executive Director, DE Criminal Justice Council
[Regional Chair - S] Caroline Farmer, Executive Director, NC Governor's Crime Commission
[Regional Chair - W] Anthony Vidale, Deputy Director and Program Manager, AZ Criminal Justice Commission
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Elections Committee
The Elections Committee works to recruit candidates and ensure a full slate of nominees for regional representative and the presidential and vice presidential elections.
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[Chair] Christine Cole, Public Safety Consultant
[NCJA Staff] Bethany Broida, Director of Communications, National Criminal Justice Association
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Victims Services Committee
The four goals of the Committee are to:
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Provide the important perspectives and voices of crime survivors and the professionals who assist them to NCJA’s Board of Directors and staff.
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Identify promising practices, policies and protocols that are survivor-centered and trauma-informed, which can be considered for replication or adaptation by NCJA’s members.
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Support NCJA’s ongoing efforts to promote public policy that helps crime victims understand and implement their rights, and that enhances their personal safety, autonomy, and proactive involvement in justice processes.
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Support the efforts of NCJA’s Board of Directors and staff in training, program and policy development, and partnerships that can help improve the lives of crime victims and survivors, and strengthen the capacity of the professionals who assist them in system- and community-based agencies and organizations at the Federal, Tribal, national, state and local levels.
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[Chair] Jennifer Brinkman, Director, TN Office of Criminal Justice Programs
Burke Fitzpatrick, Former Director, SC Attorney General, Crime Victim Services Division
Marc Pelka, Undersecretary, CT Office of Policy and Management
Anne Seymour, National Crime Victim Advocate
Amy O’Neill, Survivor, Resilience Expert, Therapist & Motivational Speaker, Amy C. O’Neill Consulting
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Finance Committee
[Chair] Andrew LeFevre, Executive Director, AZ Criminal Justice Commission
Devon McDonald, Executive Director, IN Criminal Justice Institute
Christine Cole, Public Safety Consultant
Anthony Vidale, Deputy Director and Program Manager, AZ Criminal Justice Commission
Dan Spencer, Retired former Director of Administrative Services for Alaska Departments of Public Safety (Alaska SAA) and Law