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Deputy Associate Director for the High-Risk Containment Strategies Division (HRCSD) at Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) a. Debbie has held numerous positions in CSOSA over her 20-year tenure, including most recently Deputy Associate Director of the Accountability and Monitoring Division (AMD). Debbie has been an active agency contributor to the APPA Technology Committee, having authored a 2020-2021 blog series on CSOSA’s experience with tele-supervision. b. Prior to CSOSA, Dr. Kafami served as the Deputy Director for Program Services at the Maryland Division of Parole and Probation for three years and, prior to that position, served for six years as the Director of Research at Patuxent Institution, a co-educational, treatment-oriented maximum-security prison in Jessup, MD. c. Dr. Kafami received a doctorate in Public Policy, UMD, Baltimore County; an MBA in Management Information Systems, UMD, College Park; and a BA in Government and Classics, Hamilton College. She completed the Harvard Senior Executive Fellows Program (2011), the Washington Executive Seminar Program (2003), and NIC’s Executive Excellence program (2000).

Jason Mereness: Adult Probation Supervisor for Ramsey County Community Corrections a. a. Jason has 19+ years of experience in Community Corrections, including service in both juvenile and adult services. He has specific experience in secure detention, residential treatment, planning, and probation/field services. Currently he supervises a high-volume/low-risk adult probation unit in the most densely populated and diverse county in Minnesota. b. Jason earned his Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Leadership from Concordia University St. Paul in 2016 and now serves there as an Adjunct Professor. c. A graduate of Class Seven of the APPA Leadership Institute (2021), Jason remains active with APPA as the Chair of the APPA Technology Subcommittee on Digital Tools, Member of the APPA Technology Committee, and Mentor for the APPA Leadership Institute.

Eric Tumperi: APPA Tech Committee Chair, General Manager - Northpointe a. After a 13-year IBM career, including four years implementing numerous training, certification and technical support initiatives across 50 countries, he founded and led a dot-com specializing in SaaS solutions for companies in the late 90s. Eric then founded and led two tech companies in the probation/parole/correction industry since 2001 – in electronic monitoring and in case management and treatment automation solutions. b. Eric is currently General Manager for Northpointe – a leader in validated risk/needs assessments, probation case management, jail classification, and jail management systems. c. Through 20+ years in the industry, Eric has been an active partner with APPA, serving on numerous advisory committees with the APPA Board, and over the past three years as chair of the APPA Technology Committee.

Louise Wasilewski: CEO – Acivilate a. Louise founded Acivilate in 2014 after an extensive career in the media and telecom industry. Acivilate is an innovative provider of client tools that help returning citizens, service providers, and correctional supervision work together. b. Louise’s background in international standards groups and consortia is extensive: European satellite RF standards; digital television standards (MPEG aka mp3); DVB (the European TV consortium,); and the Metro Ethernet Forum. c. She played major roles in these groups, where she started a cable industry working group, contributed the first draft of a cable industry signaling standard, co-chaired a marketing group, and served on a Board. Louise has extensive implementation experience of the ADI standards in the Video on Demand field, negotiating a solution comprised of twelve vendors and 41 integration points, that served 3 million households across the country.