Making Innovation Last: Sustaining What Works in Community Corrections

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Jordan Boulger, Ph.D., serves as the Executive Assistant for Administration & Research for the Cook County Adult Probation Department. In this role, he works closely with the Chief Probation Officer and other executive staff to develop and implement evidence-based policies and programs. He manages several grant awards, including a BJA Innovations in Supervision program and an Adult Redeploy Illinois program. He also works closely with outside stakeholders, including treatment providers and public health agencies to expand the services available to pretrial defendants and probation clients.

Kathleen Guarino (moderator): Kathleen Guarino, LMHC, is a Senior Technical Assistance (TA) Consultant at the American Institutes for Research (AIR). Currently, she serves as TA specialist and subject matter expert for a number of federal initiatives, including the Center for Corrections and Community Engagement, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Ms. Guarino is a licensed mental health clinician with nearly 20 years of experience addressing the prevalence and impact of violence and trauma across the lifespan within health, justice, and social service systems. She provides training and consultation to agencies across the country on topics that include trauma and trauma-informed care, mental health, vicarious trauma and self-care, and best practice implementation and systems change strategies.

Bethany LaPierre: Bethany LaPierre, is a Chief Probation Officer for the State of Connecticut-Judicial Branch, Court Support Services Division. She currently oversees the implementation of the Innovations in Supervision Program. Prior to this assignment, Bethany was an Adult Probation Officer for 11 years, supervising adult probationers of all levels within the community including the domestic violence and technical violation units.

Jennifer Reynoldson graduated from the Loyola University- Chicago School of Law in 1998. She has worked in corrections for eighteen years as a Supervisor, Residential Manager and currently as an Executive Officer. She currently oversees the Tech 2 Connect grant program funded through BJA. Prior work experience includes supervision of corrections staff in multiple specialty units including ISP, Mental Health, Domestic Violence and Women’s case management program. She has extensive experience training correctional professionals throughout Iowa and nationally at APPA conferences on topics including Coaching Top Performers, Evidence Based Practices implementation, Trauma Informed Care and Gender Responsivity.

Heather Tubman-Carbone: Heather Tubman-Carbone, Ph.D., is a criminologist who specializes in translating research and policy into practice. As Senior Policy Advisor for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Dr. Tubman-Carbone oversees its justice reform efforts, including the Justice Reinvestment Initiative and Justice Counts, which take data-driven approaches to create more fair, effective, and efficient state justice systems. In addition, she manages Second Chance Act programs to build corrections and community supervision agencies’ capacity to reduce recidivism and support desistance from criminal behavior.