AJA Board of Directors
President Shawn C. Laughlin, MCJ, CJM Commander
Broomfield Police Detention & Training Center Support Services Division
Broomfield, Colorado shaunl@aja.org
President-Elect Shaun Klucznik, MA, CJM
Major/Jail Administrator
Judicial Services Bureau Commander
Hernando County Sheriff’s Office
Brooksville, Florida
shaunk@aja.org
1st Vice President Elsie Judon, MS, CJM
Lt. Colonel/Director of Operations
Broward Sheriff's Office
elsiej@aja.org
2nd Vice President Lisa Peck, CJM Lieutenant Detention Division
Mesa County Sheriff's Office Grand Junction, Colorado lisap@aja.org
3rd Vice President Diana Knapp, MS, CCE
Director
Jackson County Department of Corrections
Kansas City, Missouri
dianak@aja.org
Secretary Sam Davis, MA, CJM Major/Jail Administrator (Retired)
Ingham County Sheriff’s Office
Official's Specialist
Michigan High School Athletic Association
East Lansing, Michigan samdaja.org
Treasurer Eddie K. Lance Jail Administrator (Retired) Transylvania County Sheriff’s Regional Sales Manager Southern Software, Inc Seneca, South Carolina eddiel@aja.org
Immediate Past President Louis A. Quiñones Jr., MS, CJM Chief of Corrections
Orange County Corrections Department
Orlando, Florida
Louis.QuinonesJr@ocfl.net
1–Year Term
Laura Bedard, PhD, CJM
Chief of Corrections
Seminole County Sheriff’s
Office Sanford, Florida lbedard@seminolesheriff.org
Sonya J. Gillespie
Chief, Employee Relations Denver Sheriff Administration Denver, Colorado sonya.gillespie@denvergov.org
Stefanie Bush, CJM Assistant Jail Administrator
Scott County Sheriff's Office - Jail Division Davenport, Iowa Stefanie.Bush@scottcountyiowa.gov
Mané Martirosyan, MSSW, CSW
Executive Administrator
Louisville Metro Department of Corrections
Louisville, Kentucky
mane.matirosyan@louisvilleky.gov
Amber Redmond, CJM
Deputy Director
Douglas County Department of Corrections
Omaha, Nebraska
amber.redmond@douglascounty-ne.gov
2–Year Term
Denise Diamond, CJM
Captain
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
Portland, Oregon denise.diamond@mcso.us
Jonathan Ede, MSCJ, CJM
Captain
Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Austin, Texas
jonathan.ede@traviscountytx.gov
Mark Foxall, PhD, CJM Community Service Association Director
Master of Science Program Coordinator
Director, London Study Abroad Program
University of Nebraska, Omaha School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Omaha, Nebraska
markfoxall@unomaha.edu
3-Year Term
Jeffrey M. Begue, CJM
Captain
Stark County Sheriff's Office
Canton, Ohio
290@starksheriff.org
Dorothy Harris, MBA, CJM
Major
Charleston County Juvenile Detention Center
North Charleston, South Carolina
dharris@charlestoncounty.org
Fred W. Meyer, MA, CJM, CCHP
Deputy Chief (Retired)
Managing Director, NCCHC Resources
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Las Vegas, NV
fredmeyer@ncchcresources.org
Jared Schechter, MS, CJM, CCM
Colonel, Jail Administrator
Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office
Wichita, KS
jared.schechter@sedgwick.gov
Parliamentarian Marsha Travis, CJM, CCM
Director of Standards & Accountability
Davidson County Sheriff's Office
Nashville, Tennessee
Marsha.Travis@nashvillesheriff.gov
Legal Counsel Ashley Miller Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Brooksville, Florida amiller@hernandosheriff.org
Medical Advisor
Marc Stern, MD, MPH
Affiliate Assistant Professor
University of Washington, School of Public Health
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health
Seattle, Washington
marcstern@live.com
Mental Health Advisor
Bart Abplanalp, PhD
Correctional Mental Health Consultant
Olympia, Washington
Chaplain Linda Ahrens, MBA, BGEA Founding Volunteer Chaplain for Staff Cook County Sheriff's Office Chicago, Illinois lindaahrens_1@yahoo.com
Executive Director Chris D. Daniels, MPA, CAE American Jail Association Hagerstown, Maryland chrisd@aja.org