30th Annual Conference - ojacc

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30 Years – Promoting and Supporting Effective Community Corrections also presenting the

2016 Cliff Skeen Awards and OJACC Achievement Awards Thursday and Friday October 13 and 14, 2016 Crowne Plaza Columbus North Hotel 6500 Doubletree Avenue, Columbus, OH 614.885.1885

30 Years – Promoting and Supporting Effective Community Corrections

Thursday October 13, 2016

The Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections (OJACC) is honored to present its 30th annual conference, “30 Years – Promoting and Supporting Effective Community Corrections” at the Crowne Plaza Hotel North in Columbus, Ohio, October 13 and 14, 2016. The general session on Thursday morning will take a look back at past progress and lessons learned, and look a ahead to the opportunities for future success and will feature Dr. Ed Latessa, Dr. Brian Lovins, and Michael Randel. We have made significant progress in community corrections over the years, yet there is much more to be accomplished at the individual practitioner level and as a system to assist offenders in changing their behavior in order to reduce recidivism. Dr. Kimberly Gentry Sperber will present the Friday afternoon closing general session on Factors Influencing Medication Assisted Treatment in Ohio Halfway Houses and CBCFs. Dr. Sperber will present information on a study which sought to identify predictors of, and barriers to, medication adoption in halfway houses and CBCFs conducted as a result of the rising number of opioid dependent offenders in community corrections environments and the barriers presented in these cases. Several workshops will also be provided to attempt to address Ohio’s challenges in addressing the opiate-addicted population within the criminal justice system. Other workshops will address, progress

on jail diversion initiatives aimed at reducing the number of defendants with mental health issues in our jails, a lethality assessment program being used in intimate partner violence cases, overcoming barriers utilizing core correctional practices, working with offenders with intellectual disabilities, cognitive behavioral interventions for offenders seeking employment, a juvenile workshop track, and much more. Our 30th Anniversary Celebration, featuring live entertainment, will be held on Thursday evening at the conference site. OJACC is also pleased to continue its partnership with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) as ODRC once again presents The Clifford Skeen Awards in conjunction with the OJACC Achievement Awards luncheon recognizing excellence in community corrections. Please take the time to nominate a professional for the OJACC Achievement Awards who has demonstrated a commitment to the improvement of community corrections. A nomination form can be found in this conference mailing or on the OJACC website, ojacc.org. The Annual OJACC Golf Outing will be held on October 12, 2016. Additional information is included in this conference brochure. Please make plans to attend this highly informative conference and momentous occasion celebrating 30 years of commitment to effective community corrections in Ohio.

7:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. Registration 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. General Session 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Morning Workshops 11:45 a.m. - Noon Break Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch, OJACC Achievement and the 24th Annual Clifford Skeen Awards Ceremony 1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Break 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Afternoon Workshops 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Late Afternoon Workshops Friday October 14, 2016 8:00 a.m. - Noon Registration (for new registrants) 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Morning Workshops 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. - Noon General Session Noon Pick up certificates

Featured Speakers & Workshops Thursday General Session 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Past Progress, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities for Future Success Dr. Edward Latessa, University of Cincinnati, Dr. Brian Lovins, Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, Houston, TX and Michael Randle, Oriana House, Inc. Ohio continues to be highly committed to evaluating the effectiveness of community corrections practices to learn where improvements can be made and to investing in quality training to effectively implement community corrections services. This road has been met with challenges and there remains much work to be done toward effective implementation and continued quality improvement. However, Ohio’s community corrections practitioners, stakeholders and interested parties remain invested. This general session will review past progress, lessons learned, and look ahead to opportunities for future success. The session will feature Dr. Ed Latessa, Director and Professor of the School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, who has played a vital role in the research, evaluation and education of community corrections at the state, national and international levels over the years. He will be joined by Dr. Brian Lovins, Assistant Director, Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, who spent

years in the research world evaluating, redesigning and providing training to programs and systems in evidencebased practices and now serves as a practitioner with the challenges of implementing effective services. Michael Randel, Vice President of Correctional Programs, Oriana House, will offer a valuable perspective from his vast and varied experience in criminal justice.

to MAT implementation in behavioral health environments, fewer studies have examined the organizational, systemic, and staff attributes associated with adoption of different medications for treating addiction disorders within a criminal justice population. Most notably lacking is research conducted in communitybased residential environments. Consequently, this study sought to identify predictors of and barriers to medication adoption in halfway houses and Community Based Correctional Facilities. Findings from the study, along with practical implications and recommendations, will be discussed.

Friday General Session 10:30 a.m. – Noon Factors Influencing Medication Assisted Treatment in Ohio Halfway Houses and Community Based Correctional Facilities – COB Dr. Kimberly Gentry Sperber, Talbert House The rising number of opioid dependent offenders in community corrections environments raises the risk of AWOLs, program failures, death, and recidivism. Consequently, policy makers and practitioners alike are contemplating the appropriate role of medication assisted treatment (MAT) within community corrections environments. Current conversations about the pros and cons of integrating MAT in community corrections programs often focus on medication costs and issues with abuse/diversion of certain medications; however, there are other organizational and systems factors that likely impact the adoption of and successful implementation of MAT. While researchers have examined barriers

Thursday, October 13, 2016 Workshops 10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. (1-A) Returning Home: Supporting High Risk Offenders Returning to their Communities - COB Jodi Sleyo, University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute This workshop will highlight an innovative approach to improving the reentry experience for high risk individuals. The approach, Effective Practices in Community Support for Influencers (EPICS-1) was designed as an extension of the Effective Practices in Community Supervision (EPICS) Model, an approach that teaches community supervision staff how to apply the core principles of effective intervention to community supervision. EPICS for Influencers builds on this preexisting knowledge base and incorporates the components of EPICS for use with support members (influencers) of those involved in the criminal justice system. The goal of EPICS-I

Workshops is to identify prosocial support in an offender’s life and teach those Influencers core skills used within the EPICS model. This allows Influencers to help offenders identify risky situations and practice skills to successfully manage these challenges. This session will use adult learning theory principles to review and demonstrate the EPICS-I model as well as share the success and challenges associated with the implementation of the model. (2-A) Move from the Ivory Tower: Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions - COB Dr. Brian Lovins, Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, Houston, TX This presentation will focus on translating evidence to practice. Specifically, participants will increase their knowledge of the core concepts of implementation and translating data to practice. Strategies to address early adopters, mid adopters, and late adopters will be discussed. (3-A) Continuing Progress on Jail Diversion Initiatives Molly Gauntner, Franklin County Municipal Court Department of Probation Services, Matthew Heyrman, Board of Lucas County Commissioners, and Kysten Palmore, Franklin County Reentry Coalition This presentation will provide an update on efforts related to justice reform in Lucas County and Franklin County, including efforts to reduce the number of mentally ill individuals being incarcerated. Lucas County’s participation in the Sequential Intercept Mapping Process and the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge will be explained,

as well as the collaboration between Franklin County and the Council of State Government’s Justice Center in preparing Franklin County to take part in the National Stepping Up Initiative. Presenters will also discuss progress thus far in the process and plans for the future. (4-A) Integrating Meaningful Engagement with Youth and Families Into Your Work Erin Davies, Juvenile Justice Coalition, Doris Edelmann, Ohio Youth Advisory Board OHIO-YAB, and Mark Mecum, Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies This session will focus on how to integrate the voices of youth and families into your work in a meaningful, productive way that can improve your outcomes and service delivery. The first part of the session will include presentations on current efforts to engage youth and families in various fields in Ohio, including youth facing mental health challenges who are involved in the juvenile justice and foster care systems. The second part of the session will involve small group brainstorming about concrete action steps you can take back to your organization to begin or continue youth and family engagement. (5-A) Expanding Recovery Beyond Traditional Treatment - COB Jim Blake, Tina Clark, Karli DeMell and Reba McCray, Oriana House, Inc. A panel of certified Peer Supporters will share their insights and experiences regarding the development of the various Recovery Coach Programs at Oriana House, Inc. This presentation will describe the role our recovery coaches play as part of the Intensive Out-Patient

Treatment Program, their role in the Summit County Probation Program, in the Summit County Drug Court Programs, and their development of Oriana House’s first Recovery House. Along with the successes, they will share the struggles and barriers that are an inherent element of this new profession. (6-A) Ohio’s Opiate Addiction Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Drug Court Evaluation Findings: Lessons Learned from a Statewide Initiative - COB Dr. Margaret Baughman, Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University Opiate addiction has quickly become a national crisis, as communities are seeing the number of deaths from drug overdoses overtake those from car accidents. Ohio launched key initiatives that are making a difference in the effectiveness of Ohio’s drug courts. The Ohio legislature granted $5 million dollars to the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) for an Addiction Treatment Pilot Program (ATPP). This program provides treatment, including medicationassisted treatment (Naltrexone or Suboxone), to addicted offenders participating in one of seven designated certified drug courts. Evaluation researchers will discuss how to successfully implement a multi-city, multi-county research design to evaluate the use of MAT in a community-controlled court experience. The development of a website data tracking system will be introduced along with ‘lessons learned’ from their qualitative interviews of judges, magistrates and drug court teams representing the 10

Workshops courts participating in the 18-month evaluation project. Case Western Reserve Researchers will present ATPP findings, client profile, the effect of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), most utilized services, and how these clients differ from the ‘traditional’ drug court participants. The ATPP findings have implications for state legislatures, courts, law enforcement, treatment systems, addiction advocates, criminologists and public health personnel.

discussion of the different types of traffickers. The presenter will detail the hierarchy of victims trapped in the trafficking life along with hearing from a trafficker and his “bottom” on how the “game” is played. This presentation will focus on Domestic Sex Trafficking through the presenter’s experience from interviews with recovered victims and prosecuted traffickers from 2009 through today.

children. The presenter will provide some tools to work with caregivers and some organizations that support children of incarcerated parents. They will discuss various methods of working with children of incarcerated parents in order to improve their chances of success.

(3-B) On-Boarding/New Hire Orientation

Vinko Kucinic and Nathan Norris, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

Workshops 1:45 P.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Jake E. Jones, Sr., Kimberly Massary and Lisa Rowe, NorthEast Ohio Community Alternative Program (NEOCAP)

(1-B) Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Offenders Seeking Employment - COB Jodi Sleyo, University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute This workshop will provide an overview of the new curriculum, Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Offenders Seeking Employment (CBI‐EMP). CBI-EMP is designed for court-involved individuals who are moderate to high need in the area of employment. The program teaches individuals how to identify and manage high- risk situations related to obtaining and maintaining employment. (2-B) Human Trafficking: What You Need to Know! John Morgan, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department This workshop will be an introduction of people into the life of human trafficking. This will include the underground world of how traffickers recruit, entice, exploit and market human beings for rent and sale in many different venues along with the

Over the past year and a half, NEOCAP developed a four (4) month staff on-boarding program designed to reduce the turnover in its resident supervisor (RS) corps thus decreasing the high turnover rate of RS staff. NEOCAP’s on-boarding program is based on the assumption that the first several months of employment is a critical period for gaining buy-in, acceptance of the agency’s culture, and acceptance of this agency’s mission, goals and objectives. It is also based on the assumption that all levels of supervision/management (low, mid and upper levels) must play an active and significant role in the on-boarding process of new hires. NEOCAP will report the components of the program and lessons learned. (4-B) What About the Children? Rev. Dr. Alicia J. Malone, Bondage Breakers, Inc. and Rev. Fela Barrueto, American Baptist Home Mission Societies This presentation will share with participants the implications of incarceration of parents for their

(5-B) Correctional Cyber Security Awareness

This workshop will focus on cybersecurity in the correctional setting and highlight DRC’s efforts. Examples of good cyber security practices and ways to protect your network and data from offenders who have access to computers will be discussed. (6-B) Opiate Addiction on the Front Lines: Obstacles to Evidence-Based Treatment - COB Dr. Jason Jerry, The Cleveland Clinic This presenter will discuss the scope of the current heroin and fentanyl epidemic, covering how the problem developed and speculating about where this problem is headed. This workshop will review the history and scientific data underlying modern approaches to addiction treatment with a focus on the evidence base. Dr. Jerry will discuss some of the stereotypes, frustrations, and barriers that get in the way of patients obtaining the help that they need and speculate about solutions to some of the issues that are currently perpetuating the epidemic.

Workshops Workshops 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

(3-C) Ohio Criminal Recodification Committee Phil Nunes, Alvis, Inc.

(1-C) Promising Strategies in Working with the Intellectually Disabled Offender - COB Dr. Randy Shively, Alvis, Inc. Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) present with many challenges related to impulsive choices in the areas of sexuality, money, use of media devices, and interactions in the workplace. This presentation will outline the need to assess risk, provide appropriate supervision, and train staff in multiple settings. Several difficult cases will be shared with illustrations in how to meet safety and lifestyle needs. (2-C) Overcoming Barriers Utilizing Core Correctional Practices with Offenders - COB Camille J. Croft and Valerie Keim, Oriana House, Inc. Core Correctional Practices (CCP) is an evidence-based practice that is utilized in community corrections to increase offender success while on supervision. This presentation will focus on the importance of having a relationship and rapport with offenders, as well as learning how to repair a broken relationship. Once rapport is established, this training will emphasize the importance of addressing situations with offenders on an individual basis. There will be a brief explanation of the CCP skills Effective Use of Reinforcement and Effective Use of Disapproval. Participants will also have the opportunity to practice.

This workshop will review the reasons for its creation as well as the overall goals and objectives. Additionally, this workshop will review work to date along with examples of recommended changes. Finally it will review the next steps in the legislative process. (4-C) Ohio House Bill 50: Building a Brighter Future for Ohio’s Foster Youth Mark Mecum and Kelly Vyzral, Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies Last June, Governor Kasich signed HB 50, the Ohio Fostering Connections Act, into law. This landmark legislation establishes Ohio’s Title IV-E extended foster care assistance program and will be made available to 3,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 21 in the near future. In this session, you will learn about how the experience of “aging out” of Ohio will change after the Ohio Fostering Connections Act is fully implemented. (5-C) Lethality Assessment Program in Intimate Partner Violence Cases Anne M. Murray, Columbus City Attorney’s Office and Sgt. Richard D. Ketcham, Columbus Division of Police Studies show that victims of intimate partner violence are at increased risk of death from their partners when certain factors are present and that connecting victims to services can reduce the risk of homicide. In

June 2015, nineteen police agencies in Franklin County and the local shelter CHOICES began a Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) based on that research – a multi-pronged intervention program that consists of an eleven question lethality screen tool for police to assess a victim’s risk of intimate partner homicide, which triggers a call to a shelter advocate for safety planning and introduction to services from the scene. This workshop will describe what the program, is how it works, and how it can inform how we handle intimate partner cases in the criminal justice system. (6-C) Opiate Addiction on the Front Lines: Obstacles to Evidence-Based Treatment (Repeated) - COB Dr. Jason Jerry, The Cleveland Clinic This presenter will discuss the scope of the current heroin and fentanyl epidemic, covering how the problem developed and speculating about where this problem is headed. The workshop will review the history and scientific data underlying modern approaches to addiction treatment with a focus on the evidence base. Dr. Jerry will discuss some of the stereotypes, frustrations, and barriers that get in the way of patients obtaining the help that they need and speculate about solutions to some of the issues that are currently perpetuating the epidemic.

Workshops Friday, October 14, 2016 Workshops 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 A.M. (1-D) Demystifying the Wizard Behind the Curtain Lusanne Green, Ohio Community Corrections Association and Ro-Ellen Sinkewich, Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio This session will focus on advocacy 101 for community corrections. The presenters will address how to prepare to speak with your local elected officials when promoting effect interventions, identifying those who will be helpful in making decisions on your behalf, and utilizing a script to role play talking to courts, council persons, county commissioners, etc. (2-D) A Specialty Docket Addresses Needs for Women with a History of Human Trafficking Honorable Paul Herbert, Franklin County Municipal Court and Lois Hochstetler, Alvis, Inc. Judge Herbert will share what he has learned throughout the years working with survivors of human trafficking, how the CATCH (Changing Actions to Change Habits) Court was developed and how it currently serves women today. Lois Hochstetler will share Alvis’ residential and treatment program for women who participate in the CATCH Court. (3-D) Implementation and Continuous Quality Improvement of Criminal Thinking Scales in Case Management - COB Amanda Cates and Dzanela Sehic, Oriana House

The Texas Christian University Criminal Thinking Scales (CTS) measures the presence of client criminal thinking on six sub-scales (Entitlement, Justification, Personal Irresponsibility, Power Orientation, Cold Heartedness, and Criminal Rationalization) and is often underutilized in correctional settings. This workshop will provide information on how to interpret the results of the CTS and create a case management plan that will have the greatest impact on changing a client’s criminal thinking. Participants will be provided with tools that can be incorporated into client meetings that address each of the six CTS domains. Facilitators will also discuss recommended Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) practices that supervisors can use to monitor the implementation of the CTS. (4-D) Keeping Peace in the Schools in Partnership with Police Gabriella Celeste, Schubert Center for Child Studies, Case Western Reserve University and Daniel Rambler, Akron Public Schools Students need a safe and supportive school environment to learn. Increasingly, communities and school administrators are looking to law enforcement to help achieve this; however, clear roles and expectations are not always effectively identified and communicated to police, teachers, administrators, parents or other community members, which can undermine the shared goal of student success. This workshop will consider trends in school victimization and discipline data, including the linkage to criminal justice system involvement, state law and policy on school discipline and safety, and how the role of police and security in schools has evolved. Best practice guidelines

for school-police partnerships will be presented and discussed, as well as opportunities for supportive community partnerships. Akron Public Schools will serve as a case study in an exploration of best practices and challenges. (5-D) Swift, Certain, and Fair - COB Dionne Addison, Sonya Dunlap and Stephanie Starr, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ODRC is piloting the Swift, Certain, and Fair (HOPE) model in 4 counties. The pilots involve a modified version of the original HOPE model and uses the following sanctions to address probation violation behavior: Jail (Auglaize County), Day Jail (Stark County), Electronic Monitoring (Jackson County), and Halfway House (Pike County). The goal of the pilot is to determine if modifying the sanction from the traditional “jail” sanction will show similar positive results and a reduction in violation behavior as the original HOPE pilot. (6-D) Ohio Opioid Epidemic Amy O’Grady, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Office This presentation will include the inception and evolution of the opioid epidemic. A frequent question is “How did we get here?” This question will be answered with a powerful presentation of the facts, a timeline and the current situation. The presenter will talk about Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Heroin Unit and the services the unit provides to assist community partners.

Registration Procedures Conference Location Crowne Plaza Columbus North 6500 Doubletree Avenue Columbus, OH 43229 614-885-1885 Registration Fee Full conference registration cost is $200 for OJACC members and $225 for non-members. Checks should be made payable to the Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections and mailed to OJACC, Post Office Box 849, Pataskala, OH 43062. Cancellations made after September 30, 2016, or no shows to the conference are subject to the full registration fee. You may substitute another person by contacting Cheryl Taylor at (740) 420-6444. The conference registration fee covers participation in the education sessions, continuing education credits, conference materials, continental breakfast on Thursday and Friday, and lunch on Thursday. Continuing Education Credits CEUs have been applied for the following: • Recognized Clock Hours (RCHs) • Counselor/Social Worker Board • Continuing Legal Education • Training hours that qualify for ODRC “Changing Offender Behavior” requirements are signified by the initials “COB” next to the workshop title.

Attendees must attend the entire conference to receive full CEUs/CLEs. Certificates will be distributed at the registration area following the closing session on Friday, October 14th. No certificates will be issued before that time. Hotel Reservations All hotel reservations must be made directly with the Crowne Plaza Columbus North Hotel by calling 614-885-1885. State you are with the OJACC Conference to obtain the $104 rate. The reservation cut-off date is September 28, 2016. The hotel will accept reservations until the cutoff date or until the room block is filled, whichever comes first.

OJACC Annual Awards In 1990, OJACC created three awards to be given to Ohioans whose work has contributed to the improvement of community corrections. The nomination form is added to this registration form or you can obtain another copy by going to the OJACC web site at www.ojacc.org or call Cheryl at (740) 420-6444 or e-mail to [email protected].

30th Anniversary Celebration Plan to attend our 30th anniversary celebration, featuring live entertainment, food and a cash bar, on Thursday evening in the Pavilion at the conference hotel.

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Registration Form 30th Annual Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections Conference October 13 and 14, 2016 (Complete one form for each participant. All fields are required.) First Name__________________________________________________________________ Last Name__________________________________________________________________ Name as you would like it to appear on nametag_ _______________________________ Agency/Organization_________________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________________________ City_________________________________ State_____________ Zip__________________ Work Phone_________________________________________________________________ E-mail______________________________________________________________________ Workshop Selection (Please circle one) Thursday A Session

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Verification Number:_________________ Expiration Date:_________________________ Three numbers on signature line on back Please make checks payable to Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections and mail with a copy of the registration form to: OJACC, c/o Cheryl Taylor, Post Office Box 849, Pataskala, OH 43062. OJACC Federal ID# 31-1255020 Questions/Contact Cheryl Taylor, OJACC Organizational Coordinator Post Office Box 849, Pataskala, OH 43062 (740) 420-6444 [email protected]

Please complete the below questions: Job Jurisdiction o Federal o State o County o City o Private Firm/Business o Academic Institution o Nonprofit Organization o Other Professional Category o Line Personnel o Commissioner/Director o Administrator o Consultant o Trainer o Sheriff o Judge o Attorney o Educator/Researcher o Private Sector/Corporate o Chief Pobation Officer o Other Primary Work Area o Adult Probation & Parole o Adult Probation Only o Adult Parole Authority o Juvenile Probation o Juvenile Parole/Aftercare o Pretrial o Residential o Other Geographic Area o Urban o Rural Experience in Corrections o Less than 2 years o 2-5 years o 6-10 years o 11-15 years o 16-20 years o 21-25 years o More than 25 years Past Attendance at this Conference o First time o 2-4 times o 5-6 times o 7-9 times o 10 or more times

Achievement Awards The Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections is a coalition of elected officials and correctional providers working together to improve and promote community corrections. OJACC attempts to achieve this goal through legislative initiatives and public education. In 1990, OJACC created three awards to be given to Ohioans whose work has contributed to the improvement of community corrections. Below are the descriptions and previous recipients of each award. Representative C.J. McLin Award The late Representative C.J. McLin, Jr., during his tenure in the General Assembly, actively worked to improve community corrections through funding and legislative change. The award is given annually to an elected official in Ohio who has worked towards the improvement of community corrections in Ohio. Previous Recipients: Senator Merle Kearns Commissioner John Dowlin Representative Cliff Skeen Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Speaker Vernal G. Riffe Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton Lieutenant Governor Mike DeWine Honorable G. Haas Sheriff James A. Telb

Honorable James D. Henson Honorable Elinore Marsh Stormer Honorable Thomas E. Louden Honorable James Ray Honorable James DeWeese Honorable John M. Durkin Honorable Michael J. Sage Honorable Charles E. Brown, Jr. Honorable Nancy R. McDonnell

Honorable James A. Shriver Honorable John Trebets Representative Tracy Maxwell Heard Senator Rob Portman Honorable Luann Cooperrider Honorable Linda Tucci Teodosio Honorable Jim Slagle

Dr. Bennett J. Cooper Award Dr. Bennett J. Cooper was the first Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in Ohio. During his lifetime he has created many improvements in public policy towards corrections. He has worked on a national level to try to institutionalize needed changes. This award is given to a correctional administrator or policy maker who has shown a lifetime commitment to the improvement of community corrections. Previous Recipients: Geno Natalucci-Persichetti Reginald A. Wilkinson Loran Alexander James Kura (posthumous) Joseph Janesz Robert Denton Grafton S. Payne II

Honorable Lynett M. McGough Ralph Starkey Randy J. Gorcz Jill Goldhart James Wichtman Lynn Grimshaw Edward Rhine

Linda Janes Candace Peters Terry Collins Thomas J. Stickrath Sandra Cannon Karhlton Moore Senator Bill Seitz

Hon. Nancy A. Fuerst Sara Andrews Gary C. Mohr Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor

Dr. Simon Dinitz Award Dr. Simon Dinitz, through his work at the Ohio State University, has dedicated his life to improving the knowledge base of corrections. He has served on state and national commissions whose purpose was to improve corrections. As an educator he has also been responsible for training many correctional practitioners in the state. This award is given to a community correctional practitioner who has made contributions to the improvement of community corrections in Ohio. Previous Recipients: George Pownall, Ph.D. Ed DiMond George Farmer Dr. Edward J. Latessa James J. Lawrence William D. Kroman Eugene Gallo

Wendy Niehaus Gayle E. Benson Linda Modry Mike Cantrell Daniel Peterca Tony Ingram Denise Robinson

Merel Pickenpaugh Gayle Dittmer Gary Yates Christopher T. Lowenkamp Anne Connell-Freund Donna Martin Hamparian Mary Spottswood

Bud Hite Brian Lovins Melissa Litteral Juli Tice Jennifer Burnside

James Wichtman Award Jim Wichtman was one of the founders of the Ohio Community Corrections Organization, now known as the Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections. Jim dedicated his career to the progressive development of community corrections with great passion and commitment. In 2006, the OJACC Board of Trustees voted to create an award in Jim’s name to honor OJACC Board Members who have dedicated themselves to OJACC’s mission. Previous Recipients: Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton Honorable Kenneth Spicer Maria Nemec Phillip Nunes

Kristina Hawk Gayle Dittmer Scott Sylak Corey Schaal

Honorable Keith Spaeth Sharon Weitzenhof

Award Nomination Form 30th Anniversary Nominee: Position: Agency: Address: Phone: Award:

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Please send completed form to: Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections, c/o Cheryl Taylor, Post Office Box 849, Pataskala, OH 43062, or [email protected] by September 24, 2016. For questions, call Cheryl at (740) 420-6444.

OJACC Golf Outing Four Person Scramble Format Oakhaven Golf Course, 2871 US Highway 23 North, Delaware, OH 43015 740.363.9900 • (Do not register through the golf course) Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Buffet lunch (burgers/brats/beverage/dessert) will be served at 11:30 a.m. Tee time 1:00 p.m. • Four-person scramble format The cost is $60 per person • Includes 18 holes of golf, cart, food, beverages and prizes NOTE: Open to OJACC Members and non-members, former board members, conference attendees, presenters and vendors Payment and this form due to Cheryl Taylor by golfing date. Please remit checks to OJACC and mail to the following address: OJACC Post Office Box 849 Pataskala, OH 43062 Or, email registration to [email protected] To pay by credit card, contact Cheryl Taylor at 740.420.6444. Registration/outing questions? Contact Terry Grabowski at 440-413-3814 or [email protected].

Post Office Box 849 Pataskala, OH 43062

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