Training Committee
The Training, Education, and Public Relations Committee (commonly referred to as the Training Committee) develops educational resources and training materials for use by the Commission and in member states to help ensure awareness of and compliance with the terms of the Compact and the Commission’s rules. The Training Committee is responsible for approving, developing, and delivering trainings in addition to increasing Commission awareness. Members actively participate in committee meetings and sub-committee work team meetings. The members have a broad understanding of the ICJ rules and are available to review and update training materials and conduct trainings.
2024 - 2025 Meeting Dates:
Chair
Robert Heide
Commissioner, Training Committee Chair, Alaska
Biography
Robert Heide began his career with the State of Alaska in 2011, working as an adult probation officer. After transferring from Anchorage to Juneau in 2012, Rob became a Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified instructor in several topics including: firearms, control tactics, taser, and instructor development. Training quickly became a passion and in 2016, Rob transferred to the Department of Public Safety where he worked as a Training Coordinator for Alaska’s POST agency. In 2020, Rob began working for Alaska’s Division of Juvenile Justice as a policy and legislative specialist and quickly promoted to Deputy Director of Programs and Planning. Rob is responsible for all training, policy, grants, data, and mental health programming for the Division. As Deputy Director, Rob also serves as Alaska’s ICJ Commissioner which – while only a small percentage of his overall duties – is his favorite part of the job. Rob has served as a member of the Training Committee as well as the most recent vice chair of the committee.
Rob has a passion for skiing and devotes his winter weekends to teaching ski lessons to youth; he has even taught lessons to youth in the local juvenile institutional facility. He also coaches youth sports and has volunteered as a Big for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. Rob is a graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy with a Bachelors of Science in Architecture as well as the University of Alaska Southeast with a Masters of Public Administration.
Roster
| First Name | Last Name | Commission Title | Office Email | User Profile | ||
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Lisa | Bjergaard | Commissioner / Compact Administrator | North Dakota | lbjergaa@nd.gov | User Profile |
| Shirleen | Cadiz | Deputy Compact Administrator / Designee | Hawaii | shirleen.r.cadiz@courts.hawaii.gov | User Profile | |
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Tracy | Cassell | Deputy Compact Administrator / Designee | Georgia | tracycassell@djj.state.ga.us | User Profile |
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Natalie | Dalton | Commissioner / Compact Administrator | Virginia | natalie.dalton@djj.virginia.gov | User Profile |
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Felicia | Dauway | Deputy Compact Administrator/Designee | South Carolina | InterstateCompact@djj.sc.gov | User Profile |
| William | Dolan | Deputy Compact Administrator/Designee | Rhode Island | William.dolan@dcyf.ri.gov | User Profile | |
| Jean | Hall | Commissioner / Compact Administrator | Florida | interstatecompact2@fldjj.gov | User Profile | |
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Holly | Kassube | Probation Deputy Compact Administrator | Illinois | interstate@illinoiscourts.gov | User Profile |
| Chanda | Leshoure | Compact Administrator | Alabama | AL-ICJ@dys.alabama.gov | User Profile | |
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Daryl | Liedecke | Deputy Compact Administrator / Designee | Texas | daryl.liedecke@tjjd.texas.gov | User Profile |
| Latosha | Mallory | Deputy Compact Administrator | Alabama | AL-ICJ@dys.alabama.gov | User Profile | |
| Brooke | Montelongo | Commissioner (Primary Contact) | Colorado | brooke.montelongo@state.co.us | User Profile | |
| Latoya | Oliver | Staff - ICJ Resource Specialist/Extradition Coordinator - Returns and Sending Cases | Maryland | Latoya.Oliver@maryland.gov | User Profile | |
| Cecily | Rexach | Staff - Interstate Compact Juvenile Probation Services | Connecticut | cecily.rexach@jud.ct.gov | User Profile | |
| Nataly | Sevilla | Interstate Compact Specialist - Outgoing Cases | Indiana | nataly.sevilla@courts.in.gov | User Profile | |
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Jessica | Wald | Deputy Compact Administrator / Designee | North Dakota | jlwald@nd.gov | User Profile |