Design – Construction – Operations
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on Jan. 28 announced the hiring of Gary Simpson to serve as the new CEO of Federal Prison Industries (FPI), a voluntary industrial work program that operates as a wholly owned government corporation. Simpson comes to FPI with more than 28 years of experience in manufacturing operations at Procter and Gamble. He is an expert in the areas of cost effective product launches, operational turnarounds and sourcing optimization.
Former FEMA director Joe Allbaugh is the new interim head of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Allbaugh, who also owns the public safety and emergency response consulting firm Allbaugh International Group, was selected on the basis of his expertise in both the private and public sectors. He currently sits on the board of the National Rifle Association and also served as the interim city manager for the city of Blackwell, Okla., in 2014.
Mike Morris was appointed minister of public safety and solicitor general for the province of British Columbia in December 2015. Previously, he had served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
Robert Patton, director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, announced his resignation, effective Jan. 31. Patton began his corrections career in Arizona in July 1985 as a correctional officer at the state prison in Fort Grant, where he later became correctional sergeant. In September 2000, he was promoted to associate deputy warden and in 2002 was promoted to deputy warden in Safford.
Paladino and Company announced that Executive Technical Director Brad Pease, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, was recently named a 2015 LEED Fellow by Green Business Certification Inc. The LEED Fellow designates the most exceptional professionals and is the most prestigious designation awarded by the organization. Pease has dedicated 12 years to the sustainable building industry, including work on more than 100 LEED certified projects.
Scott Kernan, the former undersecretary of operations at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) was recently appointed secretary of the department. He replaces former Secretary Jeffrey Beard, who retired on Jan. 1. Kernan was owner at Kernan Consulting from 2011 to 2015.
International engineering and architectural firm Buchart Horn (BH) recently promoted W. Scott Loercher, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, to associate vice president of the firm’s Architectural Division. Loercher will be responsible for developing and carrying out a strategy for growing and demonstrating the expertise of the division. Loercher, who joined BH in 1995, has most recently served the company in the role of principal and director of design.
Lee County, Fla., Sheriff Mike Scott was recently nominated to serve as a Commissioner for the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission (FCAC). Scott’s appointment officially began Dec. 1. The FCAC and its appointed body of commissioners oversee independent, reviewing authority that an entity has met specific requirements and prescribed standards.
Jeffrey Beard, Ph.D., secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will retire at the end 2015. Beard has served as secretary of the department since 2012. He began his criminal justice career in 1972 with the Department of Corrections in Pennsylvania (DCP) as a corrections counselor, serving in various positions until he was appointed secretary by Governor Tom Ridge in 2001.
After nearly 34 years working in the Minnesota Department of Corrections, John King, warden of the Minnesota Correctional Facility (MFC) in Stillwater, has announced his retirement. King began his correctional career in 1982 as a correctional officer at MFC – Oak Park Heights. Later, he worked at MFC – Lino Lakes and then as associate warden of administration for MFC – Rush City. Due to experience in prison finance, King was appointed CFO for the Minnesota Department of Corrections.