A Special Thank You to the 2026 Conference Planning & Host Committees for their hard work and dedication
Host Committee Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office
Aaron Dobson
Chief Coordinator
Telia Evans
Chief Coordinator
Cassandra Joshua
General Volunteer Coordinator
Paul Thompson
Prayer Room Coordinator
Kimberly Alexander
Security Coordinator
Brian Stadler
Facility Tour Coordinator
Michael Krueger
Photographer
Kaneisha Hodges
Conference Bag Coordinator
Kerry Turner
Conference Bag Coordinator
2025 Conference Planning Committee
Chair
Diana Knapp, MS, CJM, CCE, CCHP
Director
Jackson County Department of Corrections
Kansas City, Missouri
Program Chair
Jonathan Ede, MSCJ, CJM
Captain
Travis County Sheriff's Office
Austin, Texas
Jeffrey M. Begue
Sam Davis
Danielle Frane
Lisa Peck
Jared Schechter
Dorothy Harris
Mané Martirosyan
Wes McDuffie
Denise Diamond
Ashley Miller
Fred Meyer
Marc Stern
Bart Abplanalp
Stefanie Bush
Wendy Hummel
Angela Chavez
American Jail Association Staff
Chris D. Daniels, MPA, CAE Executive Director
Erin Longfellow Director of Conferences
Connie Lacy Director of Professional Development
Lori Bachtell Training & Program Manager
2026 Conference Workshop Track Managers
Agency Culture
Jared Schechter
Incarcerated Juveniles
Dorothy Harris
Innovative Programming
Mané Martirosyan
Jail Chaplaincy
Wes McDuffie
Jail Operations
Denise Diamond
Danielle Frane
Leadership
Sam Davis
Legal Issues & Risk Liability
Ashley Miller
Medical
Fred Meyer
Marc Stern
Mental Health - Staff & Inmates
Fred Meyer
Bart Abplanalp
Security & Technology
Jonathan Ede
Staff Wellness
Stefanie Bush
Tribal Jails
Angela Chavez