Congratulations to AJA's New Board Members
Congratulations to the newly elected and appointed members of AJA’s Board of Directors for 2026–2027.
1st Vice President
Lisa Peck, CJM
Lieutenant
Mesa County Sheriff's Office
Grand Junction, Colorado
2nd Vice President
Jonathan Ede, MSCJ, CJM
Captain
Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Austin, Texas
3rd Vice President
Jared Schechter, MS, CJM, CCM
Colonel/Jail Administrator
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office
Wichita, Kansas
One–Year Term
David Hutsell, CJM
Administrative Lieutenant
Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Calvin Moore, CJM, CPM
Major, Corrections Division Commander
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office
Leesburg, Virginia
Three–Year Term
Mark Foxall, PhD, CJM
Community Service Associate
University of Nebraska at Omaha
College of Public Adm. and Community Service
Omaha, Nebraska
José Gurulé, Jr., CJS, CCS
Major
Denver Sheriff Department
Operations Division
Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center
Denver, Colorado
Monica Lyons, MBA
Training Coordinator
Arlington County Sheriff's Office
Arlington, Virginia
Mané Martirosyan, MSSW, CSW
Director of Correctional Services
Louisville Metro Department of Corrections
Louisville, Kentucky
Treasurer
Denise Diamond, BA, CJM
Captain (Retired)
Multnomah County Sherif's Office
Punta Gorda, Florida
Parliamentarian
Marsha Travis, CJM, CCM
Director of Standards & Accountability
Davidson County Sheriff's Office
Nashville, Tennessee
Sergeant-at-Arms
Jeffrey M. Begue, CJM
Captain
Stark County Sheriff's Office
Canton, Ohio
Chaplain
Darren Bennett
Chaplain
Broward Sheriff's Office
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Medical Advisor
Marc Stern, MD, MPH
Affiliate Assistant Professor
University of Washington, School of Public Health
Seattle, Washington
Mental Health Advisor
Bart Abplanalp, PhD
Correctional Mental Health Consultant
Olympia, Washington
Legal Counsel
Ashley Taylor
Legal Counsel
Hernando County Sheriff's Office
Brooksville, Florida
AJA Past Presidents
1981–1982 John Newhart (Chairman of the Board)
1981–1983 Ray Coleman
1983–1984 Norman Cox
1984–1985 Larry Ard
1985–1986 James Gondles
1986–1987 Thomas R. Barry
1987–1988 Samuel F. Saxton
1988–1989 Paul E. Bailey 1989–1990 James W. Painter
1990–1991 Norma Phillips Lammers
1991–1992 David M. Parrish, CJM
1992–1993 Richard G. Kiekbusch, PhD
1993–1994 Merry Gay McMackin
1994–1995 Robert “Bud” Kerr
1995–1996 Thomas N. Faust
1996–1997 Sally Chandler Halford 1997–1998 Thomas B. Slyter, Jr.
1998–1999 Bryan L. Hill
1999–2000 Mark Fitzgibbons
2000–2001 Gerry Billy
2001–2002 Walter R. Smith
2002–2003 Timothy P. Ryan, MS
2003–2004 Peter E. Perroncello, CJM, CCT
2004–2005 Anthony Callisto, Jr. 2005–2006 Robert W. Patterson, III
2006–2007 Joseph W. Oxley
2007–2008 James M. Hart, CJM
2008–2009 Jon D. Hess
2009–2010 Robert Lucas
2010–2011 Bobbi Luna
2011–2012 Frank Hecht
2012–2013 Kim Spadaro, MS
2013–2014 Estéban Gonzalez, CJM, CCT
2014–2015 Jamie Lynn Clayton
2015–2016 Mitch Lucas
2016–2017 Wayne Dicky, CJM
2017–2018 John W. Johnson, Sr., PhD, CJM
2018–2019 Ronaldo D. Myers, MA, CJM
2019–2020 Elias Diggins, MPA, CJM
2020–2021 Marsha P. Travis, CJM
2021–2022 Mandy Lambert, CJM
2022–2023 Darren Sieger, MS, CJM
2023-2024
Louis Quinones, Jr. CCE, CJM
2023-2024
Shawn Laughlin, MCJ, CJM
2025-2026
Shaun Klucznik, MA, CJM, CCHP