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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION RECOGNITION

NIJO is pleased to recognize the following individuals who have worked hard to earn their professional certification through the National Institute for Jail Operations (NIJO).

National Certified Corrections Executive (NCCE)

NCCE is the highest achievable level of certification offered by NIJO. It is intended for all executive administrators including sheriffs, jail administrators and supervisors who wish to expand their knowledge and certification. NCCE curriculum requires an intense amount of legal-based training (115 hours of certified NIJO training) and hands-on management experience to provide individual opportunities to implement and operate constitutionally safe and sound legal-based policies, procedures, and practices.

  • Tammy Alexander – Franklin County, KS
  • Wade Anderson – Pennington County, SD
  • Tyler Attaway – Greenlee County, AZ
  • Jenny Atwell – Boone County, MO
  • Paul Barnes – Forsyth County, GA
  • Ralph Bennett (RET) – Box Elder County, UT
  • Roy Brooks – Limestone County, AL
  • John Dietz – City of Dothan, AL
  • Jessica Faught – Ottawa County, MI
  • Brad Fetner – Livingston County, MI
  • Shawn French – Montezuma County, CO
  • Barbara Gould – Gould Consulting LLC, MI
  • Jason Gould – Genesee County, MI
  • Nicole Greaves – Forsyth County, GA
  • Kevin Hay – Wayne County, IN
  • Matthew Hayes – Limestone County, AL
  • Mark Heard – Limestone County, AL
  • Ryan Hurd – Box Elder County, UT
  • Falon Hurst – Calhoun County, AL
  • Amanda Kohler – Grand Traverse County, MI
  • Sascha Krumnow – Liberty County, GA
  • Hollie Lucas – La Paz County, AZ
  • Mario Matthews – Panola County, MS
  • Ryan McConnachie – Sanilac County, MI
  • Adam Gonzalez McFetridge – Island County, WA
  • Timothy K. McGuckin – Ottowa County, MI
  • Jackie McNatt – Limestone County, AL
  • Heather Mitcavish – Kalamazoo County, MI
  • Brian Patterson – Leavenworth County, KS
  • Tarneseia Pringle – Livingston County, MI
  • Henry Reyes – Tarrant County, TX
  • Damon Reynolds – Boone County, MO
  • Adam Riddle – Marshall County, AL
  • Jeremy Rudy – Blount County, AL
  • Dan Ruiz – Ottowa County, MI
  • Allyson Smith – Calhoun County, AL
  • Rico Suffle – La Paz County, AZ
  • Candice Thomas –  Chambers County, AL
  • Cassie Thomas – Chambers County, AL
  • Tracy Tyler – Limestone County, AL
  • Tammy Waddell – Limestone County, AL
  • Hallanda Winkey – Baldwin County, AL
  • Jason Wysong – Wayne County, IN
  • Rob Yantis – Pennington County, SD

National Certified Corrections Supervisor (NCCS)

This certification is for all jail supervisors and jail administrators and requires 70 hours of certified NIJO training. This certification is based on core curriculum specific to jail supervisors, command staff and administrators. Required NCCS curriculum is derived upon what supervisors need to know to make good legal-based decisions and confidently lead other staff in running a constitutionally safe facility.

  • Gerald Adams – Island County, WA
  • Nathan Anderson – Boone County, MO
  • Diane Ashby – Jackson County, MI
  • Sandra Barfuss – Elder County, UT
  • Shanin Barrett – Lapeer County, MI
  • Bradley Beatty – Dothan PD, AL
  • Mary Bellamy – Graham County, AZ
  • Jason Bennett – Labette County, KS
  • Heather Benson – Spalding County, GA
  • Marty Boisvert – Navajo County, AZ
  • William Bolden – Chambers County, AL
  • David Bouchard Sr. – Genesee County, MI
  • Benjamin Brock – Genesee County, MI
  • William Brock – Spalding County, GA
  • Mandy Brown – Labette County, KS
  • Jordan Bucklin – Island County, WA
  • Victor Burr – Burlington County, KS
  • Jeremy Calvin – Greenlee County, AZ
  • Chad Casey, Pennington County, SD
  • Keith Chandler – Limestone County, AL
  • Stacie Chatterton – Elder County, UT
  • Lily Chhan – Island County, WA
  • Christina Christensen – Calhoun County, AL
  • Kurt Clark – Pennington County, SD
  • Melisa Craig – Washington County, KS
  • Jim Cummings, Lapeer County, MI
  • Nicholas Daniel – Chambers County, AL
  • Austin Daniels – Pennington County, SD
  • Tiffany Davies – Pennington County, SD
  • Andrew Day – Forsyth County, GA
  • Christine DeMichiel – Yavapai County, AZ
  • John Dietz – Dothan PD, AL
  • Lisa Draper – Livingston County, IL
  • Michael Eaton – Forsyth County, GA
  • Melissa Faivre – Island County, WA
  • Phyllis Farmer – St. Clair County, AL
  • Tyler Ferros – Dothan PD, AL
  • Dawnita Fine – Osage County, KS
  • Justin Foster – Dothan PD, AL
  • Darrell Fournier – Coffey County, KS
  • Shawn French – Montezuma County, CO
  • Daniel Gaither – St. Clair County, AL
  • Madison Garner – Frankling County, KS
  • Nicholas Graese – Pennington County, SD
  • George Gresham – Boone County, MO
  • David Haven – Livingston County, MI
  • James Hogue – Pennington County, SD
  • Chad Imlay – Juab County, UT
  • Miranda Jackson – Dothan PD, AL
  • Salesteia Jackson – Calhoun County, AL
  • Leonard Jarosz – Graham County, AZ
  • Isaiah Johnson – Montezuma County, CO
  • Amber Jones – Elder County, UT
  • Billy Kennedy – Daphne County, AL
  • Chad Ketchum – Dothan PD, AL
  • John Kitchens – St. Clair County, AL
  • Nancy Kitchens – Calhoun County, AL
  • Tracy Landrum – Forsyth County, GA
  • Cleveland Lang – Calhoun County, AL
  • Nicole Lawson – Coffey County, KS
  • Logon Lovingood – Graham County, AZ
  • Christopher Lundgren – Pennington County, SD
  • Eryn Malloy – Calhoun County, AL
  • Barbara Mattes – Pima County, AZ
  • Zackery Mawyer – Marshall County, AL
  • Christie McCaleb – Boone County, MO
  • Cori McGrady – Island County, WA
  • Sean McGrady – Island County, WA
  • Rashaad Mcintyre – St. Clair County, AL
  • Lynde Meeder – Calhoun County, AL
  • Tyler Melnick – Island County, WA
  • Jennifer Mickler – Calhoun County, AL
  • Amy Miller – Greenlee County, AZ
  • Heather Mitcavish – Kalamazoo County, MI
  • Miliria Mix – Pennington County, SD
  • Crystal Motley – Shelby County, AL
  • Taylor Muhlbeier – Pennington County, SD
  • Trevor Murphy – Boone County, MO
  • Eric Murprhee – St. Clair County, AL
  • Josh Nauertc – Coffey County, KS
  • Thomas O’Brien – Island County, WA
  • Brian Patterson – Leavenworth County, KS
  • Robin Pearson – Dothan PD, AL
  • Dawn Pecha – Labette County, KS
  • Shelly Posey – Limestone County, AL
  • Juan Quezada – Graham County, AZ
  • Joshua Ramos – Geary County, KS
  • Jeremy Raper – Spalding County, GA
  • Yessia Reames – Kershaw County, SC
  • Donella Sas – Yavapai County, AZ
  • Sheldon Schulz – Franklin County, KS
  • Jacky Sharma – Island County, WA
  • Jordan Shekels – Calhoun County, AL
  • Jorden (Turner) Shepard – Coffey County, KS
  • Allison Sims – Calhoun County, AL
  • Daphne Smith, Yavapai County, AZ
  • Erica Stewart – Chambers County, AL
  • Colton Stirling – Graham County, AZ
  • Kyle Swart – Limestone County, AL
  • Brian Tackes, Lapeer County, MI
  • Tylar Tewawina – Navajo County, AZ
  • Keith Thomas – Paulding County, GA
  • Christopher Toby – Wayne County, IN
  • Brandon Truitt – Tuscaloosa County, AL
  • Damian Vizcarra – Graham County, AZ
  • J. Ward – Elder County, UT
  • Sarah Waggoner – Labette County, KS
  • Savanna Warren – Pennington County, SD
  • John Webb – Dothan PD, AL
  • Ervin Whack – Kershaw County, SC
  • Dan Wilkinson – Lapeer County, MI
  • Ethan Wilson – Limestone County, AL
  • Nicholas Wimmer – Forsyth County, GA
  • Bryanne Yates – Navajo County, AZ
  • Christine Yazzie – Navajo County, AZ

National Certified Corrections Officer (NCCO)

This certification is for line level staff and all corrections officers requires 40 hours of certified training by NIJO. It can be used as a basic training program by a facility and covers basic jail officer responsibilities with a comprehensive examination with each required course.

  • Dawn Ackley – Labette County, KS
  • David Adams – Graham County, AZ
  • Donald Adams – Navajo County, AZ
  • Gina Allen – Limestone County, AL
  • Jarrod Allen – Labette County, KS
  • Blake Allison – Limestone County, AL
  • Paul Amari – St. Clair County, AL
  • Philip Amerson – Walker County, AL
  • Delisa Anderson – St. Clair County, AL
  • Joshua Anderson – Wayne County, IN
  • Damon Artavia – Geary County, KS
  • Harlee Ayala – Wayne County, IN
  • Jamey Bailey – Dothan PD, AL
  • Loyd Baker – Tuscaloosa County, AL
  • Savannah Barfield – Houston County, AL
  • Angela Barker – Wayne County, IN
  • Dustin Baucom – Limestone County, AL
  • Wayne Bemis – Forsyth County, GA
  • Noah Bentley – St. Clair County, AL
  • Marquel Bishop – Houston County, AL
  • Sam Blanchette-  Lapeer County, MI
  • Kamilah Bolden – Houston County, AL
  • Carolyn Bond – Coffey County, KS
  • Kendall Bond – Houston County, AL
  • Curtis Boyd – Limestone County, AL
  • Heart Brave – Pennington County, SD
  • Joseph Brill – Dickinson County, KS
  • Philip Brown – St. Clair County, AL
  • Colton Buckley – Elder County, UT
  • Jim Bumbalough – Wayne County, IN
  • Joseph Bushman – Navajo County, AZ
  • Ashley Cain – St. Clair County, AL
  • Roy Caine – Houston County, AL
  • Ronnie Calton – La Paz County, AZ
  • Jeremy Calvin – Greenlee County, AZ
  • Erika Carlisle – St. Clair County, AL
  • Alexander Carrizales – Wayne County, IN
  • Jon Cerniglia – Forsyth County, GA
  • Sydney Challinger – Forsyth County, GA
  • Latonya Chames – Calhoun County, AL
  • Gloria Chanez – Greenlee County, AZ
  • Stacie Chatterton – Elder County, UT
  • Jasmine Chavez – Limestone County, AL
  • Joshua Christensen – Duchesne County, UT
  • James Cole – Coffey County, KS
  • Cassady Coleman – Calhoun County, AL
  • Ashley Collins – Franklin County, KS
  • Anthony Combs – Pennington County, SD
  • Michael Cooley – Lapeer County, MI
  • Dominique Cordero – Geary County, KS
  • Celida Corrales – Navajo County, AZ
  • William Cowman – Limestone County, AL
  • Heather Craig – Walker County, AL
  • Keith Crouch – Limestone County, AL
  • Cody Davis – Calhoun County, AL
  • Jeremy Deater – Island County, WA
  • Nicholas Deerman – Calhoun County, AL
  • Shelby Defoe – Limestone County, AL
  • Hunter Demond – Labette County, KS
  • Christian Depoister – Labette County, KS
  • Eleena DePriest – Houston County, AL
  • Jillian Donohoe – Story County, IA
  • Jeffrey Doonan – Geary County, KS
  • Derrick Douglas – Dothan PD, AL
  • Kasen Duncan – Wayne County, IN
  • Jacob Ebner – St. Clair County, AL
  • Jacob Edwards – Walker County, AL
  • Dustin Elam – Wayne County, IN
  • Royal Eldredge – Navajo County, AZ
  • Sara Embry – Limestone County, AL
  • Christopher Emerick – Sanilac County, MI
  • Kuuipo Esperas-Walker – Island County, WA
  • Kayla Fackler – Lapeer County, MI
  • Marty Farmer – St. Clair County, AL
  • Tyler Ferros – Dothan PD, AL
  • Dawnita Fine – Osage County, KS
  • Receda Floyd – Dothan PD, AL
  • Kimberly Funderburg – Forsyth County, GA
  • Andrea Gaines – Forsyth County, GA
  • Jessica (Correa-Lopez) Galindo – Wayne County, IN
  • William Gamble – Houston County, AL
  • Gage Gannaway – Labette County, KS
  • Roby Garcia – Navajo County, AZ
  • Bryan Gentet – Dickinson County, KS
  • Paula Gilbert – Duchesne County, UT
  • Selena Godoy – St. Clair County, AL
  • Paul Golden – Franklin County, KS
  • Joshua Goodwin – Jacksonville County, AL
  • Kevin Goodwin – St. Clair County, AL
  • Cole Greer – Wayne County, IN
  • Ciera Griffin – Dothan PD, AL
  • Jeff Grisham – Limestone County, AL
  • Marcus Guerra – Geary County, KS
  • Mary Hall – Dothan PD, AL
  • Amy Hamby – Limestone County, AL
  • Travis Harrison – Story County, IA
  • Kyle Haskins – Wayne County, IN
  • Isaiah Hays – Geary County, KS
  • Karissa Hendrick – Story County, IA
  • James Herbert – St. Clair County, AL
  • Kevin Hickey – Wayne County, IN
  • Kienda Hinton – Dothan PD, AL
  • Vanessa Howell – Houston County, AL
  • Falon Hurst – Calhoun County, AL
  • Brandon Iliff – Wayne County, IN
  • Michelle Isaacs – Wayne County, IN
  • Joseph Isler – Houston County, AL
  • Marcia Jackson – Dothan PD, AL
  • Daniel Jacobson – Labette County, KS
  • Amber James – Coconino County, AZ
  • Michael Jamison – Wayne County, IN
  • Adam Johnson – Pennington County, SD
  • Isaiah Johnson – Montezuma County, CO
  • Jamison Johnson – Limestone County, AL
  • Megan Johnson – Walker County, AL
  • Damien Johnson – Navajo County, AZ
  • Misty Johnston – St. Clair County, AL
  • Gary Justice – Marshall County, AL
  • Jaime Kelley – St. Clair County, AL
  • Lisa Kellum – Limestone County, AL
  • Chad Ketchum – Dothan PD, AL
  • Amber Key – Walker County, AL
  • Joshua Knight – Wayne County, IN
  • Dell Kubler – Forsyth County, GA
  • Josephina Lambeth – Geary County, KS
  • Seth Larson – Graham County, AZ
  • Kennedy Laster – Jacksonville County, AL
  • Jacob Lawley – Shelby County, AL
  • James Layfield – St. Clair County, AL
  • Austin Legear – Wayne County, IN
  • Alexander Linville – Wayne County, IN
  • Robert Madison – Walker County, AL
  • Anna Martin – St. Clair County, AL
  • Jeff Martin – Limestone County, AL
  • Logan Martin – Limestone County, AL
  • Dillon McClain – Wayne County, IN
  • Dylan McCombs – St. Clair County, AL
  • Michael McKay – St. Clair County, AL
  • Jessica Milner – Coffey County, KS
  • Emily Milton – St. Clair County, AL
  • Lynn Mize – St. Clair County, AL
  • Josiah Moffatt – Navajo County, AZ
  • Meredith Monroe – Story County, IA
  • Jacolby Moore – Limestone County, AL
  • Chanler Morfitt – Geary County, KS
  • Eric Morris – Dothan PD, AL
  • Casey Mosher – Lapeer County, MI
  • Audra Mullins – Blount County, AL
  • Mikayla Mummert – Geary County, KS
  • Josh Nauertc – Coffey County, KS
  • Brandy Nichols – Daphne PD, AL
  • Heath Norwood – Limestone County, AL
  • Mariano Ogas – Graham County, AZ
  • Annabella Ortiz – Marshall County, AL
  • Christine Ortiz Maddox – Houston County, AL
  • Adam Packer – Story County, IA
  • Michael Paisley – Story County, IA
  • Bronson Phillips – St. Clair County, AL
  • Alexander Powell – Story County, IA
  • Michael Powell – Wayne County, IN
  • Connie Powers – Limestone County, AL
  • Roberto Prado – La Paz County, AZ
  • Jonathon Przybyszewski-Robles – Geary County, KS
  • Yuliana Quezada-Hernandez – La Paz County, AZ
  • Joshua Ramos – Geary County, KS
  • Chester Randolph – Limestone County, AL
  • Jazmin Reed – Lapeer County, MI
  • James Richardson – Wayne County, IN
  • Lisa Rine – Coffey County, KS
  • Pamela Rinehart – Geary County, KS
  • Lauren Robinson – Forsyth County, GA
  • Ruben Rodriguez – Greenlee County, AZ
  • Yonka Rogers – Dothan PD, AL
  • Kellie Roney – Coffey County, KS
  • Jacob Rupp – Limestone County, AL
  • Jacob Sattler – Grand Traverse County, MI
  • Gabriel Sawyer – St. Clair County, AL
  • Serina Scales – Wayne County, IN
  • Katherine Schork – Island County, WA
  • Tiffany Searles – La Paz County,
  • Tyler Seibert – Wayne County, IN
  • Lisa Self – St. Clair County, AL
  • Joshua Serafino – Geary County, KS
  • Nathan Shaffer – Adams County, IN
  • Lyle Sherwood – Coffey County, KS
  • Jeff Sides – Limestone County, AL
  • Timothy Sinquefield – Houston County, AL
  • Allee Slaten – St. Clair County, AL
  • Nick Smith – Walker County, AL
  • Seth Sowell – Dothan PD, AL
  • Shelby Starling – Story County, IA
  • Erica Stewart – Chambers County, AL
  • Slade Stewart – Houston County, AL
  • Justin Strauel – Lapeer County, MI
  • Ashley Taylor – Labette County, KS
  • Tami Teaven – Limestone County, AL
  • John Thoene – Boone County, MO
  • Caitlin Thomas – Lapeer County, MI
  • Keith Thomas – Paulding County, GA
  • Christopher Thompson – Limestone County, AL
  • Clarence Thompson Jr. – Limestone County, AL
  • Sonya Thompson – Navajo County, AZ
  • Collin Thornton – St. Clair County, AL
  • Dortha Thrasher – Jacksonville County, AL
  • David Tinker – Jacksonville County, AL
  • Jacqueline Troyer – Coffey County, KS
  • Triston Turner – St. Clair County, AL
  • Mason Vann – St. Clair County, AL
  • Esauth Vargas – Wayne County, IN
  • Pamela Vash – Forsyth County, GA
  • Andrew Vickers – Limestone County, AL
  • Daniel Vickery – Walker County, AL
  • Hope Von Soosten – Labette County, KS
  • Kadyn Ward – St. Clair County, AL
  • Brayden Watkins – Franklin County, KS
  • James Watson – Houston County, AL
  • Kimberly Watson – Baldwin County, AL
  • William Wilkerson – Greenlee County, AZ
  • Lonzo Williams – St. Clair County, AL
  • Mandy Williams – Labette County, KS
  • Michael Wittrock – Story County, IA
  • Joshua Wolfal – Wayne County, IN
  • Jimmie Wood – Traverse County, MI
  • Angela Woster – Story County, IA
  • Austin Wyatt – St. Clair County, AL
  • Victoria York – Wayne County, IN
  • Kathy Youngblood – Houston County, AL
  • Hideaki Zakimi – Island County, WA
  • Jordan Zarouali – Calhoun County, AL