Dr. Teresa May was appointed Director of the Harris County CSCD in 2013. She has over twenty years of experience in criminal justice and currently oversees the 3rd largest Community Supervision Department in the country. She has worked extensively in the development, operation, and implementation of a number of evidence-based treatment programs and two comprehensive assessment centers for justice-involved individuals. In collaboration with Dr. Brian Lovins, Dr. May led the statewide initiative to adopt, validate, and implement the Texas Community Supervision Risk Assessment tool currently used across the State of Texas. Dr. May serves on numerous local and state committees and provides testimony regarding policy and funding issues related to criminal justice programs to the Texas State Legislature.

Dr. May received her Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University (SMU) and is a licensed clinical psychologist in the State of Texas. Prior to serving in administrative roles, Dr. May provided forensic assessment and treatment services for the Court system and taught personality, forensic, and behavioral action of drug classes as an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University.

Chief Allen Nance, prior to joining the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department in 2005, served as the Deputy Director for the Adult Probation Services Division of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in DuPage County, Illinois from 2000 to 2005. He has been instrumental in the implementation of various evidence-based practices as they relate to effective community corrections intervention. He led the department in the implementation of an actuarial assessment of criminal risk for adult offenders. Bilingual in Spanish and English, he has been a strong advocate for improved assess to public services by monolingual individuals in the public sector. He has also developed performance measures and standards to effectively evaluate probation officer performance and create a framework for identifying outcome measures related to the department’s service delivery. As an administrator, Chief Nance has developed and reinforced protocols designed to build collaborative partnerships with stakeholders in the criminal justice system.

Chief Nance began his probation career in 1989 with the Juvenile Probation Department of Cook County where he served in several line officer and administrative positions. As a Deputy Chief Probation Officer in the Juvenile Probation Department in Cook County, he served as Training administrator and director of Management Information Systems. He assisted the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts in its statewide implementation of a juvenile risk assessment and case plan system. Chief Nance has served as a consultant and trainer to juvenile justice and social service agencies in numerous states across the nation and more recently, in the United Kingdom. Chief Nance holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Jerry Powers was appointed on April 7, 2017 by Governor Brown as Director of the Division of Adult Parole Operations at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Mr. Powers served as Chief Probation Officer at the Los Angeles County Probation Department from 2011 to 2015. He also served in several positions at the Stanislaus County Probation Department from 2000 to 2011, including Chief Probation Officer, Chief Deputy Probation Officer, and Juvenile Hall Superintendent. Mr. Powers held several positions at the San Diego County Probation Department from 1985 to 2000, including Probation Supervisor, Senior Probation Officer, Deputy Probation Officer, and Assistant Deputy Probation officer. He was a member of the California Sex Offender Management Board from 2005 to 2015 and the California Council on Criminal Justice from 2005 to 2009.