Experience

Auditor Certified Adult and Juvenile (Ret)

Department of Justice PREA

Nationwide

2013 – 2018

Department of Justice PREA Certified to conduct compliance audits for adult and juvenile facilities.

 

Consultant

Healthcare Litigators, Expert Institute, New York

Thompson Reuters

2011 – Present

Expert witness services including consultation for operational deficiencies in residential facilities that have lead to civil and criminal litigation. Facilities include community based and institutional settings.

Policy, procedure and practice review and consultation provided

 

Accreditation Team Chair and Consultant

American Correctional Association - Commission for Accreditation

Alexandria, VA

March 1988 – Present

Chairperson for accreditation team of experts providing a comprehensive audits, reviewing nationally recognized standards in adult and juvenile correctional settings, drug and alcohol residential facilities andcommunity based facilities.

Accreditation audit process includes complete review of evidence based best practices derived from policy, procedure and practices including initial compliance and maintaining compliance with set expectations/standards,  inclusive of corrective action plan development, and consultant support for any deficiencies during the audit review.

 

Federal Bureau of Prisons Contractor, Program Director

Community Resources for Justice

Boston, MA

November 2009 – February 2011

Responsibilities included complete administrative oversight for a 125 bed FBOP re-entry facility. Duties included maintaining compliance with Statement of Work (SOW) which directed the contractor with FBOP expectations for acceptable operations.

Other administrative functions included: Staff supervision and oversight, budgeting, community liaison, program and public safety, facility maintenance and improvement.

 

Quality Assurance Manager

Spectrum Health Systems, Inc./ Massachusetts Department of Corrections

Worcester, MA

June 2008 – February 2011

Responsible for the monitoring of contract compliance and quality assurance for 18 prisons providing substance abuse treatment in a prison setting. Treatments provided: Modified TC Model, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and didactic curriculum presentations. All services are Evidence Based Best Practice for population being served.

 

Director of Quality Assurance

Department of Juvenile Services

Baltimore, Maryland

May 2006 – June 2008

Director of Quality Assurance for a newly established Q@A program agency wide to affect all deficiencies in residential and non-residential services. Developed policy and procedures to address DOJ settlement agreement for CRIPA compliance expectations.

Promoted to Director of Detention which included direct supervision of all secure state operated and privately contracted facilities, seventeen total. Utilized the Q@ A tools as new management protocols statewide for better services delivery and program offerings.

 

Primary Addiction Therapist

Crossroads Centre Antigua

Antigua, West Indies

February 2002 – June 2006

Provided substance abuse treatment in a state of the art residential setting, founded by Eric Clapton and located in Antigua, West Indies.

Treatment offerings included psycho drama, cognitive group therapy, 12 step orientation, spiritual development and individual therapy. Aftercare responsibilities included referent contact and development, as well as, referrals to appropriate long and short term treatment as required.

 

Director of Juvenile Services

Massachusetts Half-Way Houses Inc.

Boston, MA

1977 – 1993

Directed a group of juvenile residential programs in the Boston urban based environment, providing re-entry services for designated "Violent Offender Population". Programs were partially funded through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the “Violent Offender Project".