Incorporating Cultural and Traditional Practices to Improve Reentry Outcomes

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Mark Dyea is an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna and Disabled Veteran. Mark is the Tribal Grants Manager for the American Probation and Parole Association where he collaborates with Tribes to secure training and technical assistance in program planning, implementation, and enhancement. Mark has 20 years of Community Supervision and Treatment Court experience. During this time, he worked for the Pueblo of Laguna’s Probation & Parole Services for over ten years as a Probation Officer, Wellness Court Coordinator, Program Manager, and co-founded the Pueblo’s Community Wellness Court program and served as its Co-Coordinator for seven years. Mark has also worked as a Case Manager for the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Specialty Courts and Coordinator for the Pueblo of San Felipe Healing to Wellness Court. Mark served as a Sr. Consultant for the NADCP Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Planning Initiative and as faculty for TLPI. As a consultant Mark has worked with numerous jurisdictions across the country to develop and enhance Treatment Courts. Over the course of his career Mark as collaborated with multiple jurisdictions, including State, Federal, and Tribal entities, to improve community supervision outcomes and intergovernmental relationships.

Gwyn Kaitis, MA, joined the Grants Department of the American Probation and Parole Association, a division of the Council of State Governments, as a Program Analyst in 2022. In her role she works with a variety of universities, government organizations, researchers, foundations, and others on projects that support and improve the field of community supervision. Her experience includes over 20 years managing programs and projects for the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network, provided training at the Chicago Police Academy, and more recently served as Director of Policy for the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence during which time she served as Chair of the New Mexico Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Team. She has experience in project management on federal and state grant funded programs including delivery of training and technical assistance; toolkit development; and policy analysis. She has created and developed training for various criminal and civil legal system providers including courts, probation, victim advocates, and law enforcement.