2025-2026 Board of Directors
2025–2026 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.
Our Executive Committee and Board of Directors
Shaun Klucznik, MA,
CJM, CCHP
President
Major/Jail Administrator
Judicial Services Bureau Commander Hernando County Sheriff’s Office
Brooksville, Florida
Elsie Judon, MS, CJM
President-Elect
Lt. Colonel/Director of Operations
Broward Sheriff's Office
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Diana Knapp, MS, CJM, CCE, CCHP
1st Vice President
Director
Jackson County Department of Corrections
Kansas City, Missouri
Lisa Peck, CJM
2nd Vice President
Lieutenant
Mesa County Sheriff's Office
Grand Junction, Colorado
Jonathan Ede, MSCJ, CJM
3rd Vice President
CaptainTravis County Sheriff's Office
Austin, Texas
Sam L. Davis, MA, CJM
Secretary
Adjunct Staff
Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice
East Lansing, Michigan
Denise Diamond, CJM
Treasurer
Captain (Retired)
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Punta Gorda, Florida
Shawn C. Laughlin, MCJ, CJM
Immediate Past President
Commander
Broomfield Police Detention and Training Center Support Srv Div
Broomfield, Colorado
Marsha Travis, CJM, CCM
Parliamentarian
Director of Standards
& Accountability
Davidson County Sheriff's Office
Nashville, Tennessee
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Laura Bedard, PhD, CJM
Sergeant-at-Arms
Chief of Corrections
Seminole County Sheriff's Office
Sanford, Florida
Ashley Miller
Legal Counsel
Hernando County Sheriff's Office
Brooksville, 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
Mane Martirosyan, MSSW, CSW
1-Year Term
Director of Correctional Services
Louisville Metro Department of Corrections
Louisville, Kentucky
Mark Foxall, PhD., CJM
1-Year Term
Community Service Associate
University of Nebraska at Omaha
College of Public Adm. and Community Service
Omaha, Nebraska
Louis Quinones, Jr., CCE, CJM
1-Year Term
Chief of Corrections
Orange County Corrections Department
Orlando, Florida
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Jeffrey M. Begue, CJM
2-Year Term
Captain
Stark County Sheriff's Office
Canton, Ohio
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Dorothy Harris, MBA, CJM
2-Year Term
Major,
Juvenile Detention Center Director
Sheriff Al Cannon
Detention Center
North Charleston, South Carolina
Fred W. Meyer, MA, CJM, CCHP
2-Year Term
Deputy Chief (Retired)
Managing Director, NCCHC Resources
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jared Schechter, MS, CJM, CCM
2-Year Term
Colonel/Jail Administrator
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office
Wichita, Kansas
Danielle Frane, MS, CJM, CCE, CCHP
3-Year Term
Special Sheriff/Superintendent
Barnstable County Sheriff's Office
Bourne, Massachusetts
Stacy Heath, MS, CJM
3-Year Term
Captain, Support Operations
Seminole County Sheriff's Office
Sanford, Florida
Nicholas Karafa, CCT, CJM
3-Year Term
Jail Director
Delaware County Sheriff's Office
Delaware, Ohio
Michael Myers, MS, LMHP, CJM
3-Year Term
Director of Corrections
Douglas County Department of Corrections
Omaha, Nebraska
Marc F. Stern, MD, MPH
Medical Advisor
Affiliate Assistant Professor
University of Washington
School of Public Health
Seattle, Washington
Bart Abplanalp, Ph.D.
Mental Health Advisor
Correctional Mental Health Consultant
Olympia, Washington
Linda Ahrens, Chaplain
Chaplain
Founding Volunteer Chaplain for Staff
Cook County Sheriff's Office
Chicago, Illinois
