Design – Construction – Operations
Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Commissioner Derrick Schofield will resign from his post at the end of June to join The GEO Group Inc. as the company’s new executive vice president for continuum of care. Schofield has led the TDOC since the start of Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration in 2011 and has been an integral voice in shaping the governor’s public safety agenda.
Global security leader, Gallagher, announced the appointment of Scott Elliott to the position of director of federal business, North America. Elliott joins Gallagher from senior business development and sales roles within the identity technology sector. He has considerable experience with competitive federal access control solutions and an extensive understanding of federal government and its security requirements.
Michael Arndt has been named superintendent of the Mother Lode Regional Juvenile Detention Facility in Tuolumne County, Wash., set to open in December. Arndt has been a county employee for nine years, including four years as a probation officer. He has also received training in forensic child interviewing and social work. In his new role, Arndt will be responsible for management, staffing and scheduling of the 30-bed, co-ed facility.
Edward Thomas will replace Carlton Joyner as warden of the Raleigh Central Prison in Raleigh, N.C., following Joyner’s promotion to deputy director of prisons for auxiliary services. Thomas began his corrections career as a correctional officer at the facility 24 years ago after his graduation from Sanford High School. He has served as the facility’s associate warden for operations since 2014 and has had several other jobs at the prison and within the state prison system.
Sterling Correctional Facility Facility Parole Officer (FPO), Leslie Keisel received the Tom Clements Memorial Award May 4 during National Corrections Officer and Employee Appreciation Week. The award embodies the vision of recovery and reintegration in which Clements strongly believed, and is presented to a Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) staff member who demonstrates leadership, integrity, teamwork and effective communication skills with offenders.
Corrections building industry veteran Ross Cooper recently joined Kitchell CEM as operations manager in the company’s San Jose, Calif., office, bringing more than 40 years of experience in overseeing all phases of multimillion-dollar construction projects. Kitchell has a deep portfolio of work in justice and juvenile facilities, primarily from its decades-long engagement with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
Sam Cline, warden of the Kansas Department of Corrections Hutchinson Correctional Facility, will become warden of the Lansing Correctional Facility effective June 18. Lansing Correctional Facility is the largest prison in Kansas. Cline has served in his current role since 2007, prior to which he was warden of the state’s Ellsworth Correctional Facility for four years.
Dean Williams was confirmed as the new commissioner of the Alaska Department of Corrections earlier this month. Williams recently co-authored an administrative review of the department, and will now lead its more than 2,000 employees. He brings more than 30 years of justice experience to his new position, having worked for 12 years as a juvenile justice officer and five years with the state’s Department of Law.
AECOM, with offices in Chicago, announced Rebecca Nolan as executive vice president and head of its buildings and places design practice in the Americas. Nolan brings 35 years of experience in strategic planning, architectural design and leadership. In her role, she will lead an AECOM team of more than 2,000 architects, planners, building engineers, interior designers, landscape architects and other consultants.
Vincent Wasilewski has been named the new chief deputy to lead the custody operations branch of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Wasilewski will also lead the department through the construction of the new Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria, and will help integrate its operations with existing jail facilities.