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

Louis Quinones, Jr.,
CCE, CJM
President
Chief of Corrections
Orange County Corrections Department
Orlando, Florida

Shawn C. Laughlin,
MCJ, CJM
President-Elect
Broomfield Police Detention and Training Center Support Srv Div
Broomfield, Colorado

Robert Leslie Hood,
BS, CJM
1st Vice President
Lieutenant
Shelby County Sheriff's Office
Columbiana, Alabama
Anthony Yeber,
MPA, MSCJ, CJM
2nd Vice President
Captain/Bureau Supervisor
Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Department
Miami, Florida
Shaun Klucznik,
MA, CJM
3rd Vice President
Major/Jail Administrator
Judicial Services Bureau Commander Hernando County Sheriff’s Office
Brooksville, Florida
Sam L. Davis,
MA, CJM
Secretary
Adjunct Staff
Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice
East Lansing, Michigan
Eddie K. Lance
Treasurer
Jail Administrator (Retired)
Transylvania CSO
Internal Sales Specialist
Southern Software, Inc
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Darren Sieger,
MS, CJM
Immediate Past President
Director - Administration
Broward Sheriff's Office
Department of Detention
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Chris Daniels,
MPA, CAE
Executive Director
American Jail Association
Hagerstown, Maryland
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
Mané Martirosyan,
MSSW, CSW
1-Year Term
Executive Administrator
Louisville Metro Department of Corrections 400 S 6th St
Louisville, Kentucky
Lisa Peck,
CJM
1-Year Term
Lieutenant
Mesa County Sheriff's Office
Grand Junction, Colorado
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Laura Bedard, PhD
CJM
2-Year Term
Chief of Corrections
Seminole County Sheriff's Office
Sanford, Florida
Sonya J. Gillespie
2-Year Term
Chief, Employee Relations
Denver Sheriff Administration
Denver, Colorado
Elsie Judon,
MS
2-Year Term
Lt. Colonel/Director of Operations
Broward Sheriff's Office
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Henry Reyes,
MAM, MPA, CJM, CCE, NCCE
2-Year Term
Chief Deputy (Retired)
Tarrant County Sheriff's Office
Fort Worth, Texas
Denise Diamond,
CJM
3-Year Term
Captain
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
Portland, Oregon
Jonathan Ede,
MSCJ, CJM
3-Year Term
Captain
Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Austin, Texas
Mark Foxall,
PhD, CJM
3-Year Term
Community Service Associate University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Public Administration and Community Service
Omaha, Nebraska
Diana Knapp,
MS, CJM, CCE
3-Year Term
Director
Jackson County Department of Corrections
Kansas City, Missouri
Fred W. Meyer, MA, CJM, CCHP
Parliamentarian
Deputy Chief (Retired)
Managing Director, NCCHC Resources
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jared Schechter, MS, CJM, CCM
Sergeant-at-Arms
Colonel, Jail Administrator
Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office
Wichita, Kansas
Linda Ahrens,
MBA
Chaplain
Founding Volunteer Chaplain for Staff
Cook County Sheriff's Office
Chicago, Illinois
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Marc F. Stern, MD, MPH
Medical Advisor
Affiliate Assistant Professor
University of Washington
School of Public Health
Seattle, Washington