Membership
EXiT members are current and former probation and parole chiefs and/or heads of professional associations who have signed on to our foundational Statement on the Future of Probation & Parole in the U.S. Our membership spans the country, and includes leaders at municipal, county, and state levels of government. You can use the map below to see more about the geographic spread of EXiT's membership.
Signatories to the EXiT Statement:
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Current and Former Probation and Parole Professionals
↓ Professional Associations
- American Probation and Parole Association (APPA)
- Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA)
- Association of Women Executives in Corrections (AWEC)
- Georgia Professional Association of Community Supervision (GPACS)
- International Community Corrections Association (ICCA)
- National Association of Probation Executives (NAPE)
- Probation Officers Professional Association of Indiana (POPAI)
Executives of Adult Probation and/or Parole Agencies
- Jerry B. Adger, Former Director, South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services
- Jarvis Anderson, Director, Community Supervision and Corrections Department, Bexar County (San Antonio), Texas
- Ana Bermúdez, Former Commissioner, New York City Department of Probation, EXiT Steering Committee Member
- April Billet, Chief Probation Officer, Deputy District Court Administrator, York County Probation
- Dan Blanchard, Former Division Director of Adult Probation and Parole, Utah Department of Corrections
- Patrick N. Bohn, Director, North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Parole & Probation
- Tyler Bouma, Former Executive Director, Marion County (IN) Community Corrections
- Linda Brady, Chief Probation Officer, Monroe (IN) Circuit Court Probation Department; and Probation Officers Professional Association of Indiana (POPAI) Past-president
- Corinne Briscoe, Director, Macoupin/Greene/Scott Probation District, Illinois
- Barbara Broderick, EXiT Chair, and former Chief Probation Officer, Maricopa County, Arizona, EXiT Steering Committee Member
- Susan Burke, Executive Director, The Carey Group, Past President, American Probation and Parole Association, and former Director (Ret.), Utah Division of Juvenile Justice Services
- William D. Burrell, Corrections Management Consultant, and former Chief of Adult Probation Services, New Jersey State Court System
- William H. Carbone, Senior Lecturer and Executive Director, Criminal Justice Programs and the Tow Youth Justice Institute, University of New Haven, and former Executive Director, State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, Court Support Services Division
- Mark Carey, President, The Carey Group, former Deputy Commissioner of Community and Juvenile Services for the Minnesota Department of Corrections, and the former Director of Dakota County Community Corrections
- Jason Cash, Chief Probation Officer, Navajo County, Arizona
- Carl Chambers, Chief Probation Officer of Madison County Unified Courts Adult Probation
- Michael Cimino, Chief for Maricopa County Adult Probation, Arizona
- Harold W. Clarke, Former Director of Corrections, State of Virginia
- Ron Corbett, Faculty, UMass Lowell, and former Acting Commissioner, Massachusetts Probation Service
- Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Vermont Department of Corrections
- Veronica Ballard Cunningham, Executive Director, American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), former Parole Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and former Chief Probation Officer, Cook County (IL) Adult Probation Department
- Michael Diamond, Chief Probation Officer, City of Spokane, Washington
- Edward J. Dolan, Former Commissioner, Massachusetts Probation Service
- Vincent Doto, Director, Columbia County (NY) Probation Department
- Sarah Douthit, Chief Probation Officer, Coconino County (AZ) Adult Probation
- Kevin Duckworth, Director of Probation and Parole, Oklahoma
- Jim Elder, Bureau Chief Community Corrections, Delaware Department of Correction
- Karen Fletcher, Former Interim Chief, Los Angeles County Probation Department, California
- Jason Garnett, Chief of Parole, Illinois Department of Corrections
- Molly Gauntner, Vice President of Correctional Programs, Oriana House, Former President, Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association
- Andria Geigle, Chief Probation Officer, Montgomery County, Indiana
- Edward T. Gilligan, Director of Juvenile Court Services, Yuma County, Former Director, Adult Probation Services Division Arizona Supreme Court
- Fernando Giraldo, Chief Probation Officer, Santa Cruz County, California
- Melanie Golumbeck, Chief Probation Officer, Porter County Court, Indiana
- Adolfo Gonzales, Associate Director at the Office of Behavioral Intervention at the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency(CSOSA),Washington, DC. Former Chief Probation Officer, Los Angeles County, California, EXiT Steering Committee Member
- Kele Griffone, Division Director, Salt Lake County Criminal Justice Services
- James Grizzel, Chief Probation Officer, Crawford County, Indiana
- Billie Grobe, Associate, Justice System Partners, and former Chief Probation Officer, Yavapai County, Arizona
- Erica L. Hargis, Director, Division of Probation and Parole, Kentucky Department of Corrections
- Troy Hatfield, President of POPAI, Deputy Chief Probation Officer, Monroe Circuit Court Probation Department, Monroe County, Indiana
- Thomas J. Herzog, President, CEO Tom Herzog Consulting, Inc., Former Deputy Commissioner Community Supervision, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
- Gary Hinzman, Past President, American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), and former Director of the Sixth District Department of Correctional Services, Iowa
- Marcus Hodges, Associate Director, Washington DC Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), and former President, National Association of Probation Executives (NAPE), EXiT Steering Committee Member
- Thomas Hoffman, Former Director, California Division of Adult Parole Operations/California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Martin F. Horn, Distinguished Lecturer, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, former Commissioner, New York City Department of Probation, and former Executive Director, New York State Division of Parole
- James Hudspeth, Deputy Executive Director, Utah Department of Corrections, and former Director of Adult Probation and Parole, Utah Department of Corrections
- K.S. Humiston, Ph.D., Chief Probation Officer, Mono County, California
- Edmund Fred Hyun, Chair, State of Hawaii-Hawaii Paroling Authority
- Michael Jacobson, Executive Director, CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance, and former Commissioner, New York City Corrections and Department of Probation, EXiT Steering Committee Member
- Alisha Shoates James, Principal, James Group Consulting, and former Assistant Commissioner of Community Supervision for the Tennessee Department of Correction
- Rob Jeffreys, Former Director of Illinois Department of Corrections
- Mack Jenkins, Criminal Justice Consultant, and former Chief Probation Officer, San Diego County, California
- Catherine Johnson, Department Director, Hennepin County Community Corrections and Rehabilitation
- David Johnson, Former Director of the Division of Adult Parole with the Colorado Department of Corrections
- Kevin Kempf, Executive Director, Correctional Leaders Association (CLA)
- Julie Kempker, Director, Missouri Division of Probation and Parole
- Christine Kerl, Chief Probation Officer, Marion Superior Court Probation Department, Indianapolis, IN
- John A. Klavins, Former Director of Community Corrections, Ramsey County, MN
- David M. Koch, Former Chief Probation Officer, Sonoma County, California
- Sally Kreamer, Deputy Director, Iowa Department of Corrections
- Steven Lessard, Chief Probation Officer, Gila County Superior Court, AZ
- Kathryn J. Liebers, Chief Probation Officer District 7, Nebraska State Probation; and Current Vice President, National Association of Probation Executives
- Monica Long, Director of Community Corrections, Ramsey County, Minnesota
- Sarah Lochner, Senior Project Consultant, Transform Consulting Group, Fomer Director of Court Services, Wabash County, Indiana
- Brian Lovins, President, American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), Principal, Justice System Partners, and former Assistant Director, Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, EXiT Steering Committee Member
- Ginger Martin, Partner, JustUs Consulting Consortium, and former Community Corrections Division Director, Oregon Department of Corrections
- Joseph M. Mancini, Former Director, Capital District Juvenile Secure Detention Facility, and former Director of Probation, Schenectady County, NY
- Teresa May, Ph.D., Director, Harris County (TX) Community Supervision and Corrections Department
- Scott MacDonald, Justice Consultant, Justsolve Inc., and former Chief Probation Officer, Santa Cruz County, California
- Terri McDonald, Former Chief Probation Officer, Los Angeles County, California
- Rod McKone, Community Corrections Manager, Arizona Department of Corrections, Reentry and Rehabilitation FormerChief Adult Probation Officer, Pinal County, Arizona
- Betty McNeely, Former Director, Seattle Municipal Court Programs and Services Division
- Magdalena Morales-Aina, LPC-S, Director, El Paso County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, El Paso, Texas
- John Morris, Former Chief Adult Probation Officer, Yavapai County, Arizona
- David Muhammad, Executive Director, National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR), and former Chief Probation Officer, Alameda County, California, EXiT Steering Committee Member
- Paul O'Connell, Operations Director for Arizona’s Community Supervision, Arizona
- Mario Paparozzi, Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; and former Chairman, New Jersey State Parole Board
- Andrew Peck, Undersecretary for Criminal Justice, Executive Office of Public Safety, Boston, Massachusetts, EXiT Steering Committee Member
- Denise Pena, Director, Multonomah County Department of Community Justice
- Francine Perretta, Executive Director, Association of Women Executives in Correction (AWEC), former Deputy Probation Commissioner, Westchester County, New York, and former Director of Probation, St. Lawrence County, New York
- Veronica Perry, Chief Probation Officer, Medina County, Ohio
- Mac B. Pevey, Assistant Secretary, Community Corrections Division Washington State Department of Corrections
- Rocco A. Pozzi, Commissioner of Probation, Westchester County, New York
- Erika Preuitt, Former Director, Multonomah County Department of Community Justice
- John P. Rhoads, Former Chief Probation Officer, Sacramento and Santa Cruz, CA
- Susan Rice, Director of Community Supervision Partnerships, Uptrust, and former Chief Probation Officer, Miami County, Indiana
- Gary A. Roberge, Executive Director, Connecticut Judicial Branch, Court Support Services Division
- Charles R. Robinson, Deputy Chief, Administrative Office of U.S. Courts Probation and Pretrial Services Office, Washington, D.C., and former Director, Travis County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, Austin, Texas
- Julie Rud, Field Services Director, Hennepin County Community Corrections and Rehabilitation
- David F. Sanders, Chief Probation Officer, Superior Court, Pima County, Arizona
- Vincent Schiraldi, Senior Fellow, Columbia Justice Lab, Former Commissioner of the NYC Department of Correction, Senior Research Scientist, Columbia School of Social Work; and former Commissioner, New York City Department of Probation
- John H. Schow, Chief Probation Officer, Cochise County, Arizona
- Curtis Shanklin, Minnesota Deputy Commissioner of Corrections and Community Services Division
- Beth A. Skinner, Director, Iowa Department of Corrections, Former Research and Risk Reduction Director
- Wendy Still, Former Chief Probation Officer, Alameda and San Francisco Counties, California, EXiT Steering Committee Member
- Tom Stotts, Chief Probation Officer, Marion Municipal Court, Marion, Ohio
- Jeremiah Stromberg, Assistant Director, Oregon Department of Corrections
- Scott Taylor, Consultant, Just Us, and former Director, Multnomah County (OR) Department of Community Justice
- Ray Wahl, Justus consultant, and former Deputy State Court Administrator, Utah State Courts
- Kathy Waters, Director, Adult Probation Services, Arizona Supreme Court
- Ralph Watson, Executive Director of Hamilton County Community Corrections, Washington
- Lester Wingrove, EBP Specialist and Coach, Virginia Department of Corrections, Former Chief Probation Officer, Virginia Department of Corrections
Other Probation and Parole Professionals
- Michael J. Harrison, Deputy Chief Adult Probation/Parole Officer, Chair Bucks County Reentry Coalition, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Thomas Lyons, Director of Research and former Chief Probation Officer, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
- Katy Weinstein Miller, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, City and County of San Francisco, California
- Barbara Neville, DCS Director of Misdemeanor Oversight, Georgia
- Zachary Dal Pra, Founder and Principal for Justice System Partners, and former Deputy Chief Maricopa County Adult Probation
- Michael Records, Bureau Chief Community Corrections, Delaware Department of Correction
- Catherine E. Ryan, Probation Officer, Lake Superior Court County Division I, Indiana
- William Scott, Cass County Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, Indiana
- Juan C. Sierra, Supervising Probation Officer, Westchester, New York
- Kristine M. Skipworth, Regional Administrator/East Region, State of Washington Department of Corrections
- Jennifer Torchia, Director of Juvenile Court Services/Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, Pima County, Arizona
- Dr. Alexandra Walker, Director, Alliance for Community and Justice Innovation; Former Vice Chair, Colorado Board of Parole
- Van Ward, Chief of Probation Services, Cuyahoga County (OH) Juvenile Court
Currently and Formerly Supervised People
↓ Organizations
- Anti-Recidivism Coalition
- College and Community Fellowship
- Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ)
- End Mass Incarceration Lehigh Valley
- Filling the Gap
- JustLeadership USA
- Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice
- Latino Coalition for Community Leadership
- Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
- Lifeline to Success, Inc.
- Los Angeles Regional Reentry Partnership
- Operation Restoration
- National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens
- Paving the Way Foundation
- Rehabilitation Enables Dreams (RED)
- RestoreHer US.America
- Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos
- The Fortune Society
- Unchained
- W. Haywood Burns Institute
Individuals
- Paula Back, Probationer
- Abby Barrus, Probationer
- Servant Ventae Parrow Bey
- Amelia Booker
- Michele Bottari, Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
- DeAndre D. Brown, Sr., Executive Director, Lifeline to Success
- Leah Christine Burris
- Hamdiya Cooks-Abdulla, Administrative Director, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
- Ashleigh Dowden, Administrator, Louisiana Parole Project
- Norris Henderson, Executive Director, Voice of the Experienced (VOTE), EXiT Steering Committee Member
- DeAnna Hoskins, President and CEO, JustLeadership USA
- Abby Jensen
- Margie Lange
- Sam Lewis, Executive Director, Anti-Recidivism Coalition
- Kelly Mahoney, Executive Assistant to Directors, Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing (EXPO)
- Braden Martin
- Jose Osuna, Public Safety Realignment Team Member; Co-Founder, Restore I.N.K.; Former Adult Probationer
- Bridgette Pierce, Two years of Suspended Imposition of Sentence (SIS) Supervised Probation
- Vincent Purdie
- Stanley Richards, Incoming CEO, The Fortune Society, Former First Deputy Commissioner, of Programs and Operations at the New York City Department of Correction
- Robyn Sales
- Isaac I. Scott, Pastor
- LaTonya A. Tate, Founder and Executive Director, Alabama Justice Initiative
- Pamela Winn, Founding Director, Restore Her
Survivors of Crime
↓ Organizations
- Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice
- Charter for Compassion Social Justice Sector
- Fathers & Families of San Joaquin
Individuals
- Abby Barrus, Probationer
- Amelia Booker
- Michele Bottari, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
- Ashleigh Dowden, Administrator, Louisiana Parole Project
- Abby Jensen
- Jose Osuna, Public Safety Realignment Team Member, Co-Founder of Restore I.N.K., Former Adult Probationer
- Tatiana A. Rodriguez, Behavioral Health Therapist, One to One Paraprofessional
- Aswad Thomas, Chief of Organizing and National Director of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice (CSSJ), Alliance for Safety and Justice, EXiT Steering Committee Member
Current and Former Prosecution Leaders
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- Diana Becton, District Attorney, Contra Costa County, California
- Wesley Bell, Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis County, Missouri
- Buta Biberaj, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Loudoun County, Virginia
- Chesa Boudin, Executive Director, Criminal Law & Justice Center at UC Berkeley, Former District Attorney, City and County of San Francisco, California
- John Choi, County Attorney, Ramsey County, Minnesota
- Darcel Clark, District Attorney, Bronx County, New York
- Dave Clegg, Former District Attorney, Ulster County, New York
- Scott Colom, District Attorney, 16th Judicial District, Mississippi
- John Creuzot, District Attorney, Dallas County, Texas
- Satana Deberry, District Attorney, Durham County, North Carolina
- Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Arlington County and the City of Falls Church, Virginia
- Steve Descano, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Fairfax County, Virginia
- Thomas J. Donovan, Jr., Former Attorney General, Vermont
- Michael Dougherty, District Attorney, 20th Judicial District, Colorado
- Mark Dupree, District Attorney, Wyandotte County, Kansas
- Matthew E. Ellis, District Attorney, Wasco County, Oregon
- Keith Ellison, Attorney General, Minnesota
- Kimberly M. Foxx, State’s Attorney, Cook County, Illinois
- Kimberly Gardner, Former Circuit Attorney, City of St. Louis, Missouri
- George Gascón, District Attorney-Elect, Los Angeles County, California; Former District Attorney, City and County of San Francisco, California
- Sarah F. George, State’s Attorney, Chittenden County, Vermont
- Sim Gill, District Attorney, Salt Lake County, Utah
- Joe Gonzales, District Attorney, Bexar County, Texas
- Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Kings County, New York
- Mark Gonzalez, Former District Attorney, Nueces County, Texas
- Christian Gossett, District Attorney, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
- Alan Grubb, Former District Attorney, District 23, Oklahoma
- Andrea Harrington, District Attorney, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Jim Hingeley, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Albemarle County, Virginia
- John Hummel, District Attorney, Deschutes County, Oregon
- Natasha Irving, District Attorney, 6th Prosecutorial District, Maine
- Kathleen Jennings, Attorney General, Delaware
- Justin F. Kollar, Prosecuting Attorney, Kauai County, Hawaii
- Lawrence S. Krasner, District Attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Beth McCann, District Attorney, 2nd Judicial District, Colorado
- Ryan Mears, Prosecuting Attorney, Marion County, Indiana
- Stephanie Morales, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Portsmouth, Virginia
- Marilyn J. Mosby, Former State’s Attorney, Baltimore City, Maryland
- Erika Oliphant, Prosecutor, Monroe County, Indiana
- Jody Owens, District Attorney, Hinds County, Mississippi
- Joseph Platania, Commonwealth’s Attorney, City of Charlottesville, Virginia
- Bryan Porter, Commonwealth’s Attorney, City of Alexandria, Virginia
- Karl A. Racine, Former Attorney General, District of Columbia
- Ira Reiner, Former District Attorney, Los Angeles County, California; Former City Attorney, Los Angeles, California
- Rachael Rollins, District Attorney, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Tori Verber Salazar, Former District Attorney, San Joaquin County, California
- Dan Satterberg, Former Prosecuting Attorney, King County, Washington
- Eli Savit, Prosecuting Attorney-Elect, Washtenaw County, Michigan
- Mike Schmidt, District Attorney, Multnomah County, Oregon
- Carol A. Siemon, Prosecuting Attorney, Ingham County, Michigan
- David E. Sullivan, District Attorney, Northwestern District, Massachusetts
- Shannon Taylor, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Henrico County, Virginia
- Raúl Torrez, Attorney General, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
- Gregory Underwood, Commonwealth’s Attorney, City of Norfolk, Virginia
- Cyrus R. Vance, Former District Attorney, New York County, New York
- Andrew H. Warren, State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit, Florida
- Todd Williams, District Attorney, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Criminal Defense Lawyers
↓ Organizations
- Appellate Advocates
- Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice
- California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
- Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Missouri Association of Defense Lawyers
- New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Orleans Public Defenders
- Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Queens Defenders
- Salt Lake Legal Defender Association
- Santa Cruz Public Defenders
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- The Corso Law Center
- Washington County Public Defender’s Office, New York
Individuals
- Dena Alo-Colbeck, Principal, Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck
- Michael C. Brill, Esq., Assistant Public Defender II, Office of the Public Defender, Atlanta Judicial Circuit; Vice President, Area 5, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Gerald Christensen, Defense Attorney and Partner, Santa Cruz County
- Stephen Chu, Supervising Attorney, Office of the Appelate Defender
- Linda T.F. Day, Assistant Metro Conflict Defender, Clayton County, Georgia
- Melissa Derry, Attorney, Yakima, Washington
- Timothy P. Donaher, Former Chief Public Defender, Monroe County, New York
- Kimberly Dymecki, Attorney; Former President, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Russell Gabriel, Attorney, Athens, Georgia
- Bethany A. Kasa, Assistant Public Defender, Douglas County, Georgia
- Katie Kauffman, Attorney, Washington
- Reid Michael Kennedy, Attorney, Georgia
- Kendra Foster Mitchell, Attorney at Law, Georgia
- Lenell Nussbaum, Retired Defense Attorney, Law Office of Lenell Nussbaum, PLLC
- Ogor Winnie Okoye, Defense Attorney, BOS Legal Group, LLC. Massachussetts
- Paula Plumer, Conflict public defender
- Janet P. Prueitt, Sole Proprietorship, Law Office of Janet P. Prueitt
- Jessica Stern, Esq., Founder and Managing Attorney, STERN Law, LLC; Founder, CrImmigration Experts, LLC
- Sanford Wallack, Attorney, Georgia
- Sherry D. Widner, Assistant Public Defender, Pataula Public Defenders’ Office
Other Signatories
↓ Organizations
- DC Justice Lab
- Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP)
Individuals
- Shandreeka Blount, Friend of supervised person
- Mary Ann Borgeson, Douglas County Commissioner, Nebraska
- Clarence Bowden, Director New York Therapeutic Communities, Inc. /Center of Treatment Innovation, (NYTC/ COTI), Brooklyn, New York
- Marianne Clear, Director, Thurston County Pretrial Services
- Debra Daniel, Spouse of incarcerated individual
- Mai Fernandez, Former Executive Director, National Center for Victims of Crime
- Robert E. Greeves, Former Sr. Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
- Shelby Henderson, Formerly incarcerated individual, J.D. Candidate, CUNY Law School
- Christie Hicks, Mother of incarcerated individual, Co-Founder of Juvenile Justice
- Jessica MacPhail, Retired librarian and racial justice activist
- Rachel Mitchell, Citizen
- Elise Moore, Criminal Justice Reform Advocate (Los Angeles)
- Zulek Perez, Friend of supervised person
- Elizabeth Rainwater, Staff Attorney, Georgia Justice Project
- Ronald Simpson-Bey, Criminal Justice Reform Advocate; Vice President, JustLeadershipUSA
- Julie Poehlmann-Tynan, Dorothy A. O'Brien Professor of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin- Madison