2023-2024 Board of Directors


2023–2024 AJA Officers and Board of Directors

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. Click here for the contact information of the 2023-2024 Officers and Board of Directors.
 

Our Executive Committee and Board of Directors 

 

Anthony

Louis Quinones, Jr.,
CCE, CJM

 President 

Chief of Corrections
Orange County Corrections Department
Orlando, Florida

Shawn C. Laughlin,
MCJ, CJM

President-Elect

Commander
Broomfield Police Detention and Training Center Support Srv Div 
Broomfield, Colorado
Leslie

Robert Leslie Hood, 
BS, CJM

1st Vice President

Lieutenant 
Shelby County Sheriff's Office
Columbiana, Alabama
 

Anthony

Anthony Yeber,
MPA, MSCJ, CJM

2nd Vice President

Captain/Bureau Supervisor
Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Department
Miami, Florida
 

Shaun

Shaun Klucznik,
MA, CJM

3rd Vice President

Major/Jail Administrator 
Judicial Services Bureau Commander Hernando County Sheriff’s Office
Brooksville, Florida

Darren

Sam L. Davis,
MA, CJM

Secretary

Adjunct Staff
Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice
East Lansing, Michigan

Eddie

Eddie K. Lance



Treasurer

Jail Administrator (Retired)
Transylvania CSO
Internal Sales Specialist
Southern Software, Inc
Southern Pines, North Carolina

Leslie

Darren Sieger, 
MS, CJM

Immediate Past President

Director - Administration
Broward Sheriff's Office
Department of Detention
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
 

Chris

Chris Daniels,
MPA, CAE

Executive Director

American Jail Association
Hagerstown, Maryland

 

 



 

Stefanie

Stefanie Bush,
CJM

1-Year Term

Assistant Jail Administrator
Scott County Sheriff’s Office-Jail Division
Davenport, Iowa

Kevin Jones,
NCCE, CCE, CJE, CJM

1-Year Term

Director
Kershaw County Detention Center
Camden, South Carolina
 

Eddit

Mané Martirosyan,
MSSW, CSW

1-Year Term

Executive Administrator 
Louisville Metro Department of Corrections 400 S 6th St 
Louisville, Kentucky

Lisa

Lisa Peck,
CJM

1-Year Term

Lieutenant
Mesa County Sheriff's Office
Grand Junction, Colorado

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Cavin

Laura Bedard, PhD
CJM

2-Year Term

Chief of Corrections
Seminole County Sheriff's Office
Sanford, Florida
 

Sonya

Sonya J. Gillespie


2-Year Term

Chief, Employee Relations
Denver Sheriff Administration
Denver, Colorado
 

Elsie

Elsie Judon,
MS

2-Year Term

Lt. Colonel/Director of Operations       
Broward Sheriff's Office
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
 

Henry

Henry Reyes,
MAM, MPA, CJM, CCE, NCCE

2-Year Term

Chief Deputy (Retired)     
Tarrant County Sheriff's Office
Fort Worth, Texas

Melissa

Denise Diamond, 
CJM

3-Year Term

Captain
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
Portland, Oregon

 

Sonya

Jonathan Ede,
MSCJ, CJM

3-Year Term

Captain  
Travis County Sheriff’s Office  
Austin, Texas 

 

Mark

Mark Foxall,
PhD, CJM

3-Year Term

Community Service Associate University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Public Administration and Community Service
Omaha, Nebraska

Cavin

Diana Knapp,
MS, CJM, CCE

3-Year Term

Director
Jackson County Department of Corrections
Kansas City, Missouri

Jeff

Fred W. Meyer, MA, CJM, CCHP 


Parliamentarian

Deputy Chief (Retired) 
Managing Director, NCCHC Resources 
National Commission on Correctional Health Care  
Las Vegas, Nevada

Linda

Jared Schechter, MS, CJM, CCM 

Sergeant-at-Arms

Colonel, Jail Administrator 
Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office 
Wichita, Kansas




 

Linda

Linda Ahrens,
MBA

Chaplain

Founding Volunteer Chaplain for Staff
Cook County Sheriff's Office 
Chicago, Illinois 

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Jeff

Marc F. Stern, MD, MPH 


Medical Advisor

Affiliate Assistant Professor
University of Washington
School of Public Health
Seattle, Washington
 

 


 

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Click here to see a full list of our Past Presidents