Juvenile Justice

Correction Education Association is the leading professional organization for those working with Juvenile Justice involved youth in Alternative, Neglected and Delinquent, and Institutional Education programs.  CEA strives to increase the effectiveness, expertise, and skills of its members while offering leadership, timely and practical professional information, networking opportunities among top professionals in the field, benchmarks and standards to identify quality programming through an accreditation process, and outreach to ensure both public collaboration and awareness of Juvenile Justice correctional education. 

Educating Juvenile Justice youth improves the quality of life for the individual and benefits society by yielding a more productive citizen.  In 1988 the first Standards for Adult and Juvenile Correctional Education Programs were published by CEA.  There were 31 Standards.  In 2004, Juvenile Correctional Education Specific Standards were published. The Juvenile Standards Performance Standards were revised in 2010 and 2018 with over 60 Standards.  Juvenile facilities who wish to explore CEA Accreditation can find more information under Standards Commission on the Correctional Education Association website.  CEA Accreditation is recognized by ACA as meeting ACA Education requirements.

United States Correctional Administrators of Juvenile Education

Alabama

Name: Dr. Rafael Richardson
Job Title: Superintendent
Company: Alabama Department of Youth Services
Mailing Address: 1000 Industrial School Rd
PO Box 66, Mt. Meigs, AL  36057
Phone: 334-215-3859

Arkansas

Name: Marcella Dalla Rosa
Job Title: Superintendent
Company: Divison for Youth Services
Mailing Address: PO Box 1437, Slot S501, Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Phone: 501-396-6038

Connecticut

Name: Christopher Leone
Job Title: Superintendent
Company: Dept of Children and Families
Mailing Address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT
Phone: 860-550-6375

Idaho

Name: James Pannell
Job Title: Education Program Director
Company: Idaho Department of Juvenile Justice
Mailing Address: 954 W Jefferson St, Boise, ID 83702
Phone: 208-334-5100 ext 423

Kentucky

Name: Sylvia Kuster
Job Title: Education Branch Manager
Company: Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice
Mailing Address: 1025 Capital Center Dr # 3 Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-573-2738

Massachusetts

Name: Christine Kenney
Job Title: Director of Education
Company: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Youth Services
Mailing Address: 600 Washington Street 4th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
Phone: 617-960-3324

Nevada (Vegas)

Name: Jack Martin
Job Title: Director of Clark County Juvenile  Services
Mailing Address: 601 North Pecos Road Las Vegas, NV    89101
Phone: 702-455-5200

North Carolina

Name: Adam Johnson
Job Title: Director of Education Services
Company: North Carolina Department of Public Safety
Mailing Address: 831 W. Morgan Street Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: 984-255-6162

Oregon

Name: Tracie Hightower
Job Title: Education Coordinator
Company: Oregon Youth Authority
Mailing Address: 530 Center Street, NE Suite #500, Salem, Oregon 97307
Phone: 503-373-2351

Tennessee

Name: Mary Meador
Job Title: Director of Education
Company: Department of Children Services
Mailing Address: 315 Deaderick St., Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-360-4342

Vermont

Name: Kris Hoffman and Jay Simons
Job Title: School Principal and Director
Company: Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center
Mailing Address: 26 Woodside Drive East Colchester, VT 05446
Phone: 802-655-4990

West Virginia

Name: Jacob Green
Job Title: Special Assistant to the Chief Career and Technical Education Office
Company: WV Department of Education
Mailing Address: 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, WV 25305-0330
Phone: 304-558-8833

Alaska

Name: Tracy Dompeling
Job Title: Director
Company: State of Alaska Dept of Health & Social Services; Division of Juvenile Justice
Mailing Address: 240 Main Street Suite 701, PO Box 110635, Juneau, AK 99811
Phone: 907-451-2160

California

Name: Troy Fennel
Job Title: Superintendent of Education
Company: Division of Juvenile Justice
Mailing Address: PO Box 588501, Elk Grove, CA 95758
Phone: 916-683-7754

Delaware

Name: Debra Thompson
Job Title: Education Supervisor
Company: Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Mailing Address: 1825 Faulkland Road, Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: 302-633-2535

Illinois

Name: Sophia Jones-Redmond
Job Title: Superintendent of Schools
Company: Illinois Department of Corrections
Mailing Address: 1112 South Wabash Suite 200, Chicago, IL  60605
Phone: 312-814-4484

Louisiana

Name: Shenell Deville
Job Title: Director of Education
Company: Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice
Mailing Address: 7919 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-287-7633 or 225-432-4875

Montana

Name: Kimberly Leslie
Job Title: Principal
Company: Montana Department of Corrections
Mailing Address: 4 N. Hayes, Miles City, MT, 59301
Phone: 406-233-2203

New Jersey

Name: Tremaine Harrison
Job Title: Director, Office of Education
Company: NJ Juvenile Justice Commission
Mailing Address: PO Box 107 Trenton, NJ, 08625
Phone: 609-943-4879

North Dakota

Name: Dr. Penny Veit-Hetletved
Job Title: Director of Education
Company: ND Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Mailing Address: 3100 Railroad Avenue Bismarck, ND  58502
Phone: 701-328-6707

Pennsylvania

Name: Jim Towse
Job Title: YDC/YFC Education Coordinator
Company: Department of Education
Mailing Address: 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126
Phone: 717-783-9542

Texas

Name: Luther Taliaferro
Job Title: Senior Director of Education Services
Company: Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Mailing Address: PO Box 12757, Austin, TX, 78711
Phone: 512-490-7726

Virginia

Name: Lisa Floyd
Job Title: Deputy Director for Education
Company: Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
Mailing Address: 600 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-371-0700

Wisconsin

Name: Sue Holt
Job Title: Education Director
Company: Wisconsin Department of Corrections-Division of Juvenile Corrections
Mailing Address: W4380 Copper Lake Avenue, Irma, WI 54442
Phone: 715-536-8386 ext. 1100

Arizona

Name: Jennifer Engberg
Job Title: Interim Education Superintendent
Mailing Address: 2800 West Pinnacel Peak Road, Phoenix, AZ 85027
Phone: 480-436-2436

Colorado

Name: Erin L. Osterhaus
Job Title: Director of Education
Company: Office of Children, Youth and Families
Mailing Address: 4255 S. Knox Court, Denver, CO 80236
Phone: 303-866-7960

Florida

Name: Julie Orange
Job Title: Director of Education
Company: Department of Juvenile Justice
Mailing Address: 2737 Centerview Drive, Knight Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: 850-717-2708

Indiana

Name: Derek A. Grubbs
Job Title: Director of Juvenile Education
Company: IN Department of Correction
Mailing Address: IGC-S E334, 302 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN  46204
Phone: 317-233-3103

Maryland

Name: Deborah Grinnage-Pulley
Job Title: Director of Juvenile Services Education
Company: Maryland State Department of Education
Mailing Address: 200 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201
Phone: 410-767-0354

Nevada (North)

Name: Frank Cervantes
Job Title: Director of Dept of Juvenile Services
Mailing Address: 1001 East 9th Street Reno, NV 89512
Phone: 775-325-7800

New York

Name: Tim Lisante
Job Title: Superintendent Alternative Schools and Programs
Mailing Address: NYC Department of Education District 79  90-01 Sutphin Blvd.  Jamaica NY 11435
Phone: 718-557-2540

Oklahoma

Name: Melissa White
Job Title: Director of Education/Superintendent of Schools
Company: Office of Juvenile Affairs
Mailing Address: 3812 N Santa Fe Ave. Suite 400 OKC, OK 73118
Phone: 405-530-2800

South Carolina

Name: Floyd Lyles
Job Title: Deputy Director for Educational Services/Superintendent of Education
Company: SC Dept of Juvenile Justice
Mailing Address: PO Box 21069, Columbia, SC 29221-1069
Phone: 803-896-9110

Utah

Name: Steve Kaelin
Job Title: Education Specialist
Company: Utah State Board of Education
Mailing Address: 250 E 500 S PO Box 144200, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4200
Phone: 801-538-7867

Washington

Name: Kathleen Harvey
Job Title: Director of Community and Parole Programs
Company: Juvenile Rehabilitation-Dept. of Social and Health Services
Mailing Address: PO Box 45720 Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-902-8086

Wyoming

Name: Dixie Cooper
Job Title: Education Director
Company: Wyoming Department of Family Services
Mailing Address: PO Box 868 3500 Big Horn Avenue Sheridan, WY 82801
Phone: 307-675-3030

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