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Kurt Bumby is a Senior Manager with the Center. In this capacity, Dr. Bumby serves as a technical assistance provider to jurisdictions participating in sex offender management, offender transition and reentry, and court-based initiatives and has contributed to a number of the Center’s written documents. Prior to joining the Center, Dr. Bumby served as the Director of Juvenile Services and Sex Offender Services for a private forensic behavioral health corporation in Columbia, Missouri, where he was the Assistant Director of Correctional Mental Health Services. Dr. Bumby was formerly the Clinical Director and Assistant Deputy Director of the Missouri Division of Youth Services. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Medical Psychology, at the University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine. Dr. Bumby received his doctoral degree from the Law/Psychology and Clinical Psychology Training Program specialty track at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Specializing in juvenile justice and the assessment and treatment of sex offenders, Dr. Bumby has worked with adult and juvenile offenders in both state and federal correctional, mental health, and juvenile justice settings. Dr. Bumby has published extensively on sex offenders and other forensic topics such as youth violence, child maltreatment, alternative sentencing, judicial education, and prison rape in a variety of professional journals and books. In 1994, he received the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) Graduate Research Award for Research Excellence in the Field of Sex Offender Treatment, and was co-recipient of the Hugo G. Beigel Research Award from the Society for Scientific Study of Sexuality in 1996. Dr. Bumby joined the Center’s staff in 2003.
Peggy Burke is a Principal with the Center. She directs projects in the areas of offender transition and reentry, responses to parole and probation violations, court innovation, offender classification, sentencing policy, and strategic planning. Ms. Burke has published widely on parole release decisionmaking, probation and parole supervision, and responding to violations of supervision. In 1997, she was awarded the Vincent O’Leary award by the Association of Paroling Authorities International. Prior to joining the Center, Ms. Burke was Director of the Justice Institute at COSMOS Corporation and a senior staff consultant with Arthur D. Little. She holds a Master of Public Policy and Administration degree from George Washington University. Ms. Burke joined the Center in 1990.
Madeline (Mimi) Carter is a Principal with the Center. Ms. Carter manages several of the Center’s national projects on offender reentry, collaboration in the criminal and juvenile justice system, and sex offender management. Her skills lie in the areas of criminal justice policy development, strategic planning, team facilitation, and designing and conducting large scale training events and team building activities. Ms. Carter holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration from the American University in Washington, D.C., and conducted post-graduate work in Organizational Development at Johns Hopkins University. She spent a decade in government working for a local corrections agency in a variety of capacities. She has published widely on critical issues in criminal justice, including collaboration in criminal justice, offender reentry, probation and parole violations, sex offender management, and intermediate sanctions. Ms. Carter joined the Center in 1991.
Susan Gibel is a Senior Manager with the Center. In this capacity, she serves as a Project Manager on national training and technical assistance initiatives related to domestic violence and offender reentry. Ms. Gibel also serves as the Administrative Manager of the Center and is responsible for overseeing the Center’s administrative, accounting, and meeting planning functions. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Economics, from the University of Arizona and also holds a law degree from the University of Minnesota. She has worked with anti-violence organizations on issues of domestic violence and gay rights and organized and presented trainings on both. Ms. Gibel was formerly part of an effort that successfully lobbied the Minnesota legislators to pass a bill to provide civil remedies for women coerced into prostitution. Ms. Gibel has been a member of the Center’s staff since 1998.
Leilah Gilligan is a Senior Manager with the Center. In this role, she serves as an author, contributor, and editor of numerous Center publications on topics of sex offender management and collaboration. She also provides technical assistance to jurisdictions working to enhance their management of sex offenders in the community. Her work in the criminal justice field has focused primarily on issues of violence against women, offender supervision, and collaboration. Prior to joining the Center, Ms. Gilligan supervised and provided crisis counseling to offenders in a community corrections setting and worked on an initiative to provide enhanced training to judges on issues of domestic violence and sexual assault. Ms. Gilligan is bilingual in English and Spanish and holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Criminology and Criminal Justice and a Master of Arts degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, College Park. Ms. Gilligan began her career with the Center in 1996.
Rachelle Giguere is a Program Assistant with the Center. She supports the Center’s work in reentry, collaboration, and sex offender management efforts, providing assistance on a variety of training and technical assistance initiatives and written products. Ms. Giguere first became interested in criminal justice and reentry issues when, as an undergraduate, she conducted survey research on how employers in the Baltimore area felt about hiring ex-convicts, which was published in 2002. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland and her Master of Arts degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, College Park. She joined the Center in 2005.
Paul Herman is a Senior Manager with the Center. In this position, he provides assistance to state and local agencies across the country on activities related to probation and parole supervision and violation, prisoner reentry, and sex offender management, among other issues. Prior to joining the Center, Mr. Herman was the Deputy Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections. He also served for ten years as Chief State Supervisor for the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole. Mr. Herman has over 30 years of correctional experience, with more than 25 of those years in supervisory and management positions. He has also provided consulting and technical assistance to a number of state and local jurisdictions in the area of community corrections planning and policy development. Mr. Herman graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. He has been with the Center since 1998.
Gary Kempker is a Senior Manager with the Center. In this role, Mr. Kempker serves as a technical assistance provider to jurisdictions participating in offender transition and reentry and court-based initiatives. Mr. Kempker has a strong law enforcement and corrections background, having served in the field for more than 25 years. Immediately prior to joining the Center, Mr. Kempker was the Interim Sheriff in Cole County, Missouri. He previously held the position of Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections and Director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety. Mr. Kempker was also Chief of Police for the Jefferson City, Missouri Police Department, where he was responsible for the creation and implementation of community policing programs. He was employed by the Jefferson City Police Department for a total of 18 years in a variety of positions before becoming Chief. He also served in the Missouri County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office as Special Investigator, in the United States Air Force as a Law Enforcement Specialist including a tour of duty in Southeast Asia, and was an honor graduate of the U.S. Army Military Police Investigators School. Mr. Kempker graduated from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri with a Bachelor of Science degree in Law Enforcement. He received a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has been Chair of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Community Policing Committee and has served as a member of the Missouri Sentencing Commission. Mr. Kempker joined the Center in 2005.
Anke Mann is the Center’s Accounting Manager. In this capacity, she is responsible for oversight of all of the Center’s financial activities, including budgeting, expense tracking, and audit compliance. Ms. Mann holds a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business and Finance from the University of Maryland, College Park and also attended the College of Business and Applied Sciences in Dresden, Germany, where she received an Intermediate Certificate in International Business Studies. Ms. Mann is bilingual in German and English. She has been with the Center since 2000.
Becki Ney is a Principal with the Center. She has directed a number of national training and technical assistance projects that have focused on issues of domestic violence, sex offender management, criminal justice system assessment, correctional sentencing options, parole and probation supervision and violations, parole decisionmaking, and jail overcrowding. Ms. Ney was a primary architect of the National Jail and Prison Overcrowding Project. Prior to joining the Center, she was the Vice President of the American Institute of Criminal Justice and a Research Associate for the American Foundation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Sociology from La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a Master of Science degree in Criminology from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Ms. Ney is a founding member of the Center, which was incorporated in 1981.
Charles Onley is a Research Associate with the Center. Mr. Onley manages the daily activities of a technical assistance project on sex offender management and is responsible for responding to a wide range of national media and practitioner inquiries about sex offender related issues. Prior to joining the Center, Mr. Onley served for 26 years in several different positions with the Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. His specific areas of expertise include jail management, offender classification, offender counseling, and pre-release assessment and management services. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Maryland, College Park. Mr. Onley has been with the Center since 1998.
Jaime Onque is a Meeting Planner with the Center. She is responsible for event management and plans meetings, trainings, and retreats on behalf of the Center. Mrs. Onque earned a Masters of Tourism Administration degree, with a focus in Meeting and Event Management, from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in American history from the University of Maryland, College Park. Mrs. Onque joined the Center in 2005.
Linda Smith is the Center’s Assistant Bookkeeper. In this position, she is responsible for managing the Center’s day to day accounting activities, including assisting with billing, invoicing, and reimbursements. Ms. Smith has over 13 years of experience in the accounting field in various positions and companies. She attended Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland as an accounting major. Ms. Smith joined the Center in 2004.
Cherrie Smith-Raines is the Center’s Executive Assistant. In this position, she is responsible for providing administrative support to the Center staff and many of the Center’s projects. Ms. Smith–Raines has over 19 years of experience as an Administrative and Legal Assistant. Ms. Smith-Raines joined the Center in 2005.
Richard Stroker is a Senior Manager with the Center. In this role, Mr. Stroker serves as a technical assistance provider to jurisdictions participating in sex offender management, offender transition and reentry, and court-based initiatives. Mr. Stroker also provides annual training to parole board members and their staff. Prior to joining the Center, Mr. Stroker worked in the criminal justice field in South Carolina for 26 years in a variety of positions, including Deputy Director and Chief Legal Counsel, South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services; Director of Legal Settlements, Staff Attorney, Coordinator of Grievances, and Hearing Officer with the South Carolina Department of Corrections; and Chief of Staff and General Counsel for the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Mr. Stroker served for ten years as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of South Carolina’s College of Criminal Justice, and has taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses. He has published several articles that focus on responses to probation and parole violations, adult corrections, probation, parole, and pardons. Mr. Stroker received his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 1975 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina, School of Law, in 1978. He also received legal education at Oxford University, in Oxford, England. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, all state and federal courts in South Carolina, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Stroker joined the Center’s staff in 2004.
Tom Talbot is a Senior Manager with the Center. Mr. Talbot manages the activities of several key national initiatives on training for professionals in the field of sex offender management, collaboration in the criminal justice system, and judicial education. Mr. Talbot’s experience as a criminal justice practitioner includes positions with the Montgomery County, Maryland Pre-Release Center, a community corrections facility for adult offenders; and with the Intensive Juvenile Supervision Services Program at Youth Alternatives, Inc., in Portland, Maine. He was also a staff person in the office of United States Senator John Glenn. Mr. Talbot holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Bowdoin College in Maine, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He has been with the Center since 1997.