Department of Corrections
Participants Selected for 2009 Commissioner’s Executive Leadership Program

Frankfort, Ky. (June 3, 2009) – Nominated from the Department’s nearly4,000employees, 46 candidates were interviewed and 26 ultimately selected for the 2009Commissioner’s Executive Leadership Program that kicks off in less than two weeks.

Those chosen to participate represent nearly every aspect of the Department. Those selected not only distinguished themselves by being nominated out of the Department’s large number of employees, but also demonstrated their ability in the interview process against a field of extremely talented DOC professionals.

 This will be the third installment of the Executive Leadership Program, a course implemented by former Commissioner John D. Rees and now continued by Commissioner LaDonna Thompson.

The instructor for the Executive Leadership Program is Dr. George Manning, a professor at Northern Kentucky University and an internationally-known speaker and consultant on the topic of leadership. He is the author of 11 books and his clients include AT&T, GE, Marriott, IBM, UAW and the National Institutes of Health. Manning also served as instructor for the Executive Leadership Programs during Commissioner Rees’ tenure.

The “textbook” for the program is Dr. Manning’s book, “The Art of Leadership,” now in its third series.

The 2009 Commissioner Executive Leadership Program Class:

Bell County Forestry Camp

Brandy Harm, CTO I

Blackburn Correctional Complex

Alan Long, Deputy Warden

Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women

Randy Hargis, Corrections Unit Administrator I

Kentucky State Penitentiary

Dustin R. Clark, Corrections Unit Administrator

Luther Luckett Correctional Complex

Jesse Stack, Pre-Release Coordinator

Little Sandy Correctional Complex

Brandon Griffith, CTO

Luther Luckett Correctional Complex

Lindsay Dowden, Lieutenant

Kentucky State Reformatory

Anna Valentine, Captain

Adult Institutions

Jeff Hulker, Law Enforcement Liaison/Program Administrator

Local Facilities

Jeff Burton, Assistant Director

Division of Probation & Parole

Cyndi Heddleston, Corrections Program Administrator

Probation & Parole District 5

Jennifer “Jay” Bell, Probation and Parole Officer

Probation & Parole District 6

Raymond S. Canterberry, Assistant Supervisor

Probation & Parole District 7

Megan Schubert, Probation & Parole Officer

Probation & Parole District 9

Fredrick Miller, Probation & Parole Officer

Probation & Parole District 11

Larry Caudill, Probation & Parole Officer

Probation & Parole District 13

Jonathan Vincent, Assistant Supervisor

Probation & Parole District 14

Cortney Shewmaker, Assistant Supervisor

Probation & Parole District 16

Denise Probus, Probation and Parole Officer

Central Office

John Hall, Offender Information Services (OIS) Administrator

Division of Mental Health

Dr. Tricia Meyer, Psychologist (located at KCIW)

Central Office

Hilarye Dailey, Branch Manager, Administrative Services (Fiscal Branch)

Central Office

Amanda Sayle, Information & Technology

Central Office

Ruth Thompson, Internal Policy Analyst (Research, Legislative, Special Projects)

Division of Training

Steve Faulkner, Branch Manager, WRTC

Personnel

Bobbie Underwood, Human Resource Administrator