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:

  • December 9, 2024 @ 2pm ET
  • January 16, 2025 @ 3pm ET
  • February 6, 2025 @ 2pm ET
  • March 6, 2025 @ 2pm ET
  • April 3, 2025 @ 2pm ET
  • May 1, 2025 @ 2pm ET
  • June 5, 2025 @ 2pm ET
  • July 10, 2025 @ 2pm ET

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.

Vice Chair

Chanda Leshoure

Deputy Compact Administrator, UNITY Coordinator, Designee, Alabama

Biography

Roster

First Name Last Name Commission Title Office Email User Profile
Lisa Bjergaard Lisa Bjergaard Commissioner / Compact Administrator North Dakota lbjergaa@nd.gov User Profile
"" Nataki Brown Victims Representative - Ex Officio South Carolina Brown.nataki@richlandcountysc.gov User Profile
Shirleen Cadiz Deputy Compact Administrator / Designee Hawaii shirleen.r.cadiz@courts.hawaii.gov User Profile
Tracy L. Cassell Tracy Cassell Deputy Compact Administrator / Designee Georgia tracycassell@djj.state.ga.us User Profile
"" Tony De Jesus Commissioner/DCA - Juvenile/Adult Parole Administrator California Antonio.DeJesus@cdcr.ca.gov User Profile
Raymundo Gallardo Raymundo Gallardo Deputy Compact Administrator/Designee Utah icjutah@utcourts.gov User Profile
Jean Hall Commissioner / Compact Administrator Florida interstatecompact2@fldjj.gov User Profile
James Maloney Deputy Compact Administrator - Parole New York James.Maloney@ocfs.ny.gov User Profile
Becki Moore Rebecca Moore Commissioner / Deputy Compact Administrator Massachusetts rebecca.moore@mass.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
Jessica Wald Jessica Wald Deputy Compact Administrator / Designee North Dakota jlwald@nd.gov User Profile
Bridget Webb Staff - Compact Coordinator (Cases M - Z) South Carolina InterstateCompact@scdjj.net User Profile