Author: NCDAC Communications Office
RALEIGH -- One hundred and seven Department of Adult Correction officers and staff were awarded Advanced Criminal Justice Certificates by the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, during the board’s quarterly meeting on May 9 at the Wake Technical Community College Public Safety Training Center.
The ceremony included officers and staff who were originally scheduled to receive their certificates in February, but winter weather cancelled the ceremony.
“I am so proud of the efforts by these individuals to continue to advance within our profession,” said NCDAC Secretary Leslie Cooley Dismukes. “In my eight years on the CJ Standards Commission, I have continually been impressed with the professionalism of our agency staff and the sheer numbers of people achieving their advance certificate.”
The Commission created the Criminal Justice Professional Certificate Program to recognize criminal justice officers and professionals serving governmental agencies within the state, to foster interest in college education and professional criminal justice training programs, and to attract highly qualified people into a criminal justice career.
Under this program, dedicated officers and staff may receive statewide and nationwide recognition for education, professional training, and on-the-job experience.
Here is the list of NCDAC advanced certificate recipients:
DEPARTMENT OF ADULT CORRECTION
Program Manager I Melanie Ruth Collins
Field Training Officer Randi Noelle Iris Cureton
Division Classification Coordinator Wanda Soto Jones
Division K9 Sergeant Anthony Roland LeonGuerrero
Assistant Judicial District Manager Sommer Leigh Whitaker
DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
Probation/Parole Officer Ashley Rose Andersen
Probation/Parole Officer II Temisha Champagne Anderson
Probation/Parole Officer Bradley Charles Beamon
Chief Probation/Parole Officer Tonia April Blizzard-McWhirter
Probation/Parole Officer Avery Jacob Brewer
Probation/Parole Officer II Kimberly Dawn Hutton Brickhouse
Probation/Parole Officer John Elwood Bringle
Probation/Parole Officer Sparkle Yaneta Brooks
Probation/Parole Officer II Amy Nicole Bryant
Probation/Parole Officer II Dillard Lyle Burnette, Jr.
Probation/Parole Officer Lanna Chandrasuwan Cole
Probation/Parole Officer LaToya Antoinnette Corbett
Chief Probation/Parole Officer Charles Lamont Cozart
Investigator Michelle Renee Creech
Probation/Parole Officer II Meghan Nicole Curry
Probation/Parole Officer Oscar Lee Davis
Probation/Parole Officer II Billie Emma Dodson
Probation/Parole Officer Billy Joe Draughon, Jr.
Chief Probation/Parole Officer Terrence Harvey Eason
Probation/Parole Officer Jason Christopher Edwards
Chief Probation/Parole Officer Victoria Felix Escobar
Probation/Parole Officer II Asia Sharel Figueroa
Probation/Parole Officer Ashley Rebecca Grissom
Probation/Parole Officer II Lisa Jo Harden
Probation/Parole Officer Martina Elaine Hardison
Chief Probation/Parole Officer Thomas Justin Hawthorne
Probation/Parole Officer II Kimberly Rogers Haywood
Probation/Parole Officer Bethany Lamoreaux Herman
Probation/Parole Officer Kerri Shaye Hunter
Field Specialist Dustin Alan Jackson
Probation/Parole Officer Paula Prentiss Jacobs
Probation/Parole Officer II Tralissa Enell Jones
Probation/Parole Officer II Billy Tommy Keegan
Probation/Parole Officer Sholanda Evette Kelly
Probation/Parole Officer Latasha Jenee Kendall
Chief Probation/Parole Officer Tamara Pearson Lackey
Probation/Parole Officer James Edison Lewis III
Probation/Parole Officer II Dara Patrice Lucas
Probation/Parole Officer Christopher Patrick Martin
Probation/Parole Officer II Etia McNeil
Probation/Parole Officer II Latrenda Blackwell McPhail
Probation/Parole Officer II Kierra Bailey Mobley
Probation/Parole Officer Amanda Cheree Moore
Probation/Parole Officer April Dean Murphy
Field Training Officer Michael Payton Norman
Probation/Parole Officer II Kavan Baden Pagan
Chief Probation/Parole Officer Amanda Yvonne Pugliese
Probation/Parole Officer II Michelle Denise Romer
Probation/Parole Officer Adrienne Raquel Rush
Probation/Parole Officer Mariah Marie Russell
Probation/Parole Officer Justin Alan Schmidt
Chief Probation/Parole Officer Lydia Dianne Smallwood
Probation/Parole Officer Nathaniel Darryl Stevenson
Probation/Parole II Wesley James Stone
Investigator Ethan James Townsend
Probation/Parole Officer Kelly Thomas Tyner
Probation/Parole Officer Danielle Lynn Veres
Probation/Parole Officer Tashyia Janel Webb
Probation/Parole Officer Jerry Williams, Jr.
Probation/Parole Officer II Thomas Darrell Williams, Jr.
Probation/Parole Officer Darryl Eugene Wilson
Probation/Parole Officer II Larry Michael Wilson
Chief Probation/Parole Officer Lee Eric Winfrey
Probation/Parole Officer II Lenai Candace Young
DIVISION OF INSTITUTIONS
Albemarle Correctional Institution
Officer Zachary Ryan Guthrie
Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institution
Correctional Officer Terrence Shane Hoss
Craven Correctional Institution
Correctional Officer Chun Dupree Blango
Lieutenant Ryan Joseph Fields
Correctional Sergeant Dennis Andre Hill
Correctional Officer Harold Leo Pierce
Caldwell Correctional Institution
Lead Correctional Officer Nathan Michael Shoemaker
Caswell Correctional Institution
Correctional Captain II John Bevins Wallace
Eastern Correctional Institution
Correctional Lieutenant III Daniel Ashley Deas
Forsyth Correctional Center
Correctional Sergeant Joshua David Reynolds
Granville Correctional Institution
Correctional Officer Pamela Nikkole Smith
Greene Correctional Institution
Correctional Case Manager Luceto Perla Hernandez
Lincoln Correctional Center
Warden Patricia Bean Blackburn
Marion Correctional Institution
Correctional Sergeant George Ronald Bright
Correctional Sergeant III Melanie Renee Cranford
Unit Manager II Morgan Samuel Kizer, Jr.
Correctional Sergeant III Mark Howard Stancil
Nash Correctional Institution
Correctional Officer Steven Ray Cockrell
Captain Tony Randall Dixon, Jr.
Case Manager Pamala Jo Leonard-Witherington
Correctional Case Manager Keisha Labelle Smith
Associate Warden of Programs Tara Chisel Wilson
New Hanover Correctional Center
Correctional Sergeant Bronner James Allen, Jr.
NC Correctional Institution for Women
Correctional Programs Director Michael Angelo Garrett
Richmond Correctional Institution
Correctional Case Manager Luis Angel Flores
Roanoke River Correctional Institution
Correctional Officer II Hildegarde Bobbitt
Scotland Correctional Institution
Correctional Officer Houston Cain Locklear
Wilkes Correctional Center
Facility Compliance Ricky Shane Seeley
OFFICE OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (OSDT)
Correctional Instructor Travis Jermaine Lockett
Instructor Charles Hunter Nelson
Correctional Training Instructor Elizabeth Setser Tate
Staff Development Specialist Jessica Parker Yarbrough
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE
Accreditation Manager Kevin Jamale Richardson
SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE UNIT (SOIU)
Special Operations Investigator Anna Dee Bould
Investigator Brett Dustin Langley
Investigator Samuel Todd Laws
Task Force Manager Amanda Marie Pritchard
Chief Probation/Parole Officer Chris Lee Tim