Board of Directors
2020–2021 AJA Officers and Board of Directors
Marsha P. Travis, CJM, CCM, Director of Standards for the Davidson County Sheriff's Office in Nashville, Tennessee, was sworn in Monday, April 6 as President of the American Jail Association. Moments after being installed by Immediate Past President Elias A. Diggins on a conference call, President Travis issued the oath of office to the 2020-2021 Board of Directors.President Travis called the non-traditional, swearing-in ceremony an "unusually historical situation" and thanked everyone for their patience and understanding as jails nationwide navigate uncertainty.
The governing body of AJA is the Board of Directors. The Board is the final authority on all matters pertaining to the management of AJA. It sets policies for AJA and relies upon elected officers, staff, and committees to implement or to develop plans to implement those policies. The Board is ultimately accountable to the membership of AJA.
AJA thanks all of its Board members for their diligent service to the Association and to the field of local corrections.
Our Executive Board
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Marsha P. Travis,
CJM, CCM
President
Director of Standards and Accountability
Davidson County Sheriff’s Office
Nashville, TN
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Amanda Lambert,
CJM
President-Elect
Major/Director of Support Services Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center
Manassas, VA
Darren Sieger,
MS, CJM
1st Vice President
Assistant Director - Administration Broward Sheriff’s Office
Department of Detention
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Louis A. Quiñones Jr.,
MS, CCE, CPM, CJM
2nd Vice President
Chief of Corrections
Orange County Corrections Department
Orlando, FL
Shawn Laughlin,
MCJ, CJM
3rd Vice President
Commander
Broomfield Police Detention and Training Center Support Services Division
Broomfield, CO
Sam L. Davis,
MA, CJM
Secretary
Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice
East Lansing, MI
Eddie K. Lance,
CJM
Treasurer
Jail Administrator (Retired)
Transylvania County Sheriff's Office Southern Software Internal Sales Specialist
Southern Pines, NC
Elias A. Diggins,
MPA, CJM, CCE
Immediate Past President
Sheriff
Denver Sheriff Department
Denver, CO
Mark Archambeau
CJO, CCE, CCM
1-Year Term
Correctional Specialist United States Marine Corps (Retired)
Elizabeth City, NC
Cavin Harley,
CJM
1-Year Term
Special Projects Manager
Smart Communications
Charleston, SC
Robert Leslie Hood,
CJM
1-Year Term
Lieutenant
Shelby County Sheriff's Office Columbiana, AL
Reese G. Walker,
CJM
1-Year Term
Shelby County Division of Corrections
Memphis, TN
Tiffany Mass,
MA, CJM
2-Year Term
Pottawattamie County Jail
Council Bluffs, IA
Gary Palmer
2-Year Term
Colonel/Executive Director
Broward Sheriff’s Office Department of Detention & Community Programs
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Joli Rish Shumpert,
CJM, CCM, CBHC-CO
2-Year Term
Lieutenant/Accreditation and Standards Compliance Manager
Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center
Richland County, Columbia, SC
Michael Tolerico,
CJM, CPM
2-Year Term
Warden
Passaic County Sheriff's Office Patterson, NJ
Denise Diamond,
BA
3-Year Term
Captain
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Portland, OR
Mark Foxall,
PhD, CJM
3-Year Term
Community Service Associate University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Public Administration and Community Service
Omaha, NE
Melissa McClellan,
CJM
3-Year Term
Captain/Jail Administrator
Corrective Services Division
Oakland County Sheriff's Office
Pontiac, MI
Anthony Yeber,
MPA, MSCJ, CJM
3-Year Term
Captain/Facility Supervisor
Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center
Miami, FL
Cornita A. Riley,
MPA, CJM, CPM, CCE
Sergeant-at-Arms
Chief of Corrections (Retired)
Orange County Corrections Department
Orlando, FL
John W. Johnson,
PhD, CJM, CPM
Parliamentarian
Division Chief Program Services Division Support Services
Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department
Miami, FL
Hosea Cannon, Jr.
Chaplain
Chaplain/Programs CoordinatorDenver Sheriff Department
Denver, CO
Robert J. Kasabian,
MBA
Executive Director
American Jail Association
Hagerstown, MD
