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Advisory Opinion 2-2015

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Signatures on the Form VI: whether a request for transfer of supervision of an eligible juvenile under the compact can permissibly be processed without the signature of the ‘sentencing’ judge or compact official.

Advisory Opinion 1-2016

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Pre-adjudicated Home Evaluation Requests

Regional Representative

Jacey R. Rader

Commissioner/Compliance Committee Chair, Nebraska

Jacey Rader was appointed as Assistant Deputy Administrator of the Administration & Operations Division in May of 2018. Jacey serves as the Commissioner for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) and the Interstate Commission for Juveniles in the State of Nebraska. Jacey graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2002 and has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. She began her career with probation in 2004, and served as a probation officer until 2013, when she was promoted to Compliance Officer with the Administrative Office of Probation. In 2014, she was appointed to the Deputy Compact Administrator position and currently serves as the Commissioner for the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS).

Alternate Regional Representative

Casey Gerber

Commissioner/Compact Administrator, Wisconsin

Commissioners

Tomiko Frierson

UNITY Coordinator/Compact Administrator, Illinois

Direct Phone: (708) 613-1419
Office Phone: (708) 709-3382
FAX: (708) 709-3383
Office Email: tomiko.frierson@illinois.gov
Personal Email: tomiko.frierson@illinois.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole Only
Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
1010 Dixie Highway, Suite 100
Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411

Chris Biehn

Compact Administrator, Indiana

Direct Phone: (317) 234-9761
Office Email: chris.biehn@courts.IN.gov
Personal Email: chris.biehn@courts.IN.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Indiana Office of Court Services
Indiana Supreme Court
251 N. Illinois Street, Suite #800
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Curtis Hamstra

Commissioner, Iowa

Direct Phone: (712) 308-4135
Office Email: curtis.hamstra@iowacourts.gov

Commissioner
Parole & Probation
Iowa Courts
227 South 6th Street, Room 532D
Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501

Michael Tymkew

UNITY Coordinator/Compact Administrator, Michigan

Direct Phone: (517) 243-6380
FAX: (517) 241-9773
Office Email: Tymkewm@michigan.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Michigan ICJ Office
Michigan Dept. of Health and Human Services – Juvenile Justice Programs
235 S. Grand Ave., Suite 1315
Lansing, Michigan 48909

Tracy Hudrlik

Compact Office/Compact Administrator, Minnesota

Direct Phone: (651) 285-9271
Office Phone: (651) 361-7321
Office Email: tracy.hudrlik@state.mn.us
Personal Email: tracy.hudrlik@state.mn.us

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Minnesota Department of Corrections
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 200
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108-5219

Jacey R. Rader

Compliance Committee Chair/Regional Representative, Nebraska

Direct Phone: (402) 471-2855
FAX: (402) 471-4891
Office Email: jacey.rader@nejudicial.gov
Personal Email: jacey.rader@nejudicial.gov

Commissioner
Probation Only
NE Interstate Compact
P.O. Box 98910
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8910

Lisa Bjergaard

Compact Administrator, North Dakota

Direct Phone: (701) 328-6674
Office Email: lbjergaa@nd.gov
Personal Email: lbjergaa@nd.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Division of Juvenile Services
701 16th Ave. SW
Mandan, North Dakota 58554

Sasaun Lane

UNITY Coordinator, Ohio

Direct Phone: (614) 419-6254
Office Phone: (614) 466-2788
Office Email: Sasaun.Lane@dys.ohio.gov
Personal Email: Sasaun.Lane@dys.ohio.gov

Commissioner
Parole & Probation
Ohio Department of Youth Services
30 West Spring Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Charles Frieberg

Compact Administrator, South Dakota

Direct Phone: (605) 773-6801
FAX: (605) 773-5627
Office Email: sd.compact@ujs.state.sd.us
Personal Email: charles.frieberg@ujs.state.sd.us

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Unified Judicial System – Court Services
306 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 310
Pierre, South Dakota 57501

Casey Gerber

Compact Administrator/Alternate Regional Representative, Wisconsin

Direct Phone: (608) 240-5918
Office Email: DOCDJCInterstateCompact@wisconsin.gov
Personal Email: casey.gerber@wisconsin.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Division of Juvenile Corrections
Department of Corrections
3099 East Washington Street; P.O. Box 8930
Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8930

Next Meeting

01.28.25 @ 11:00 am EST | | Event Info

Midwest Region States

Regions

Meeting Minutes

Regional Representative

Nina Belli

Commission Immediate Past Chair/Commissioner/UNITY Coordinator, Oregon

Nina Belli serves as the Juvenile Interstate Compact (ICJ) Commissioner and Deputy Compact Administrator for Oregon, employed by the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) since 2018 and is currently serving as Chair of the ICJ Executive Committee. She has worked in diverse juvenile justice systems by overseeing and conducting the daily operations of 2 state’s ICJ offices in 2 separate regions over the course of 8 years: those being the Ohio and Oregon ICJ Offices. Ms. Belli served as Ohio’s ICJ Commissioner from 2014-2018. During her time with OYA, Ms. Belli has assisted in drafting legislation within the state of Oregon as well as various state policies in both Oregon and Ohio to ensure their state’s compliance with ICJ. Ms. Belli currently serves on the Oregon Department of Justice Trafficking Intervention Advisory Committee. Ms. Belli served for 4 years as the Midwest Region Representative and served on the Executive Committee in that role. In addition, Ms. Belli has also served as Vice Chair of the ICJ Executive Committee, Vice Chair of the Finance Committee and as the Alternate West Region Representative. Ms. Belli has conducted and participated in numerous ICJ trainings and seminars with juvenile courts, state juvenile justice departments, law enforcement, and social service agencies. Prior to her work with ICJ, Ms. Belli served as a Victim Advocate and as a Court and Agency Investigator at the city, county, and state levels of government. Ms. Belli is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work.

Commissioners

Robert Heide

Training Committee Chair, Alaska

Direct Phone: (907) 465-2339
FAX: (907) 465-8466
Office Email: robert.heide@alaska.gov
Personal Email: robert.heide@alaska.gov

Commissioner
Probation Only
Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice
PO Box 110635
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0635

Doug Sargent

Compact Administrator, Arizona

Direct Phone: (602) 525-0695
Office Email: dsargent@azdjc.gov
Personal Email: dsargent@azdjc.gov

Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Arizona ICJ Office
100 N. 15th Ave, Suite #103
Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Tony De Jesus

Deputy Compact Administrator/UNITY Coordinator, California

Direct Phone: (661) 742-3835
Office Phone: (916) 255-2781
Office Email: Antonio.DeJesus@cdcr.ca.gov
Personal Email: Antonio.DeJesus@cdcr.ca.gov

DCA - Juvenile/Adult Parole Administrator
Parole & Probation
Division of Adult Parole Operations
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
9825 Goethe Rd, Suite 200
Sacramento, California 95827

Brooke Montelongo

UNITY Coordinator, Colorado

Direct Phone: (970) 420-1473
Office Email: brooke.montelongo@state.co.us

Commissioner (Primary Contact)
Parole & Probation
Colorado Division of Youth Services
2629 Redwing Rd.
Fort Collins, Colorado 80526

Kristin Davidson

Compact Administrator, Hawaii

Direct Phone: (808) 954-8222
Office Email: kristin.l.davidson@courts.hawaii.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
The Judiciary-State of Hawaii
Office of the Chief Court Administrator
4675 Kapolei Parkway
Kapolei, Hawaii 69707

Anne Connor

Designee, Idaho

Direct Phone: (208) 577-5406
FAX: (208) 334-5120
Office Email: Anne.Connor@idjc.idaho.gov
Personal Email: Anne.Connor@idjc.idaho.gov

Commissioner
Parole & Probation
Idaho Dept. of Juvenile Corrections
954 W. Jefferson Street PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0285

Mike Barthel

Deputy Compact Administrator, Montana

Direct Phone: (406) 945-1592
Office Phone: (406) 808-7205
Office Email: MBarthel@mt.gov
Personal Email: MBarthel@mt.gov

Commissioner / Deputy Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Division of Corrections
422 1st Street, Suite 1
Havre, Montana 59501

David Laity

Compact Administrator, Nevada

Direct Phone: (775) 687-2262
Office Phone: (775) 688-1421
FAX: (775) 688-2662
Office Email: Dlaity@dcfs.nv.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
751 Ryland Street
Reno, Nevada 89502

Dale Dodd

UNITY Coordinator/Finance Committee Chair, New Mexico

Direct Phone: (505) 699-7476
Office Phone: (505) 771-5958
FAX: (505) 867-9655
Office Email: Dale.dodd@cyfd.nm.gov
Personal Email: Dale.dodd@cyfd.nm.gov

Commissioner
Parole & Probation
CYFD/JJS
CYFD/JJS/ICJ Office-4359 Jaeger Dr. Ste. C.
Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87144

Nina Belli

Commission Immediate Past Chair/UNITY Coordinator/Regional Representative, Oregon

Direct Phone: (503) 373-7569
FAX: (971) 673-6701
Office Email: Nina.Belli@oya.oregon.gov

Commissioner
Parole & Probation
Oregon Youth Authority
45 82ND Drive, Suite 51B
Gladstone, Oregon 97027

Sonia Sweeney

Compact Administrator, Utah

Direct Phone: (801) 578-3812
Office Email: sonias@utcourts.gov
Personal Email: sonias@utcourts.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Administrative Office of the Courts
450 S. State St., P.O. Box 140241
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-0241

Jedd Pelander

Commissioner, Washington

Direct Phone: (360) 485-5113
Office Email: wa-icj@dcyf.wa.gov

Commissioner
Parole & Probation
DCYF/JR
Department of Children, Youth and Families
Mail Stop: 40979; 1500 Jefferson St SE
Olympia, Washington 98501

Maureen Clifton

Compact Administrator, Wyoming

Direct Phone: (307) 777-3570
FAX: (307) 777-3693
Office Email: ICJ@wyo.gov
Personal Email: maureen.clifton@wyo.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Department of Family Services
2300 Capitol Avenue, Hathaway Bldg. Third Floor
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0490

Next Meeting

01.29.25 @ 03:00 pm EST | | Event Info

West Region States

Regions

Meeting Minutes

Regional Representative

Trissie Casanova

Compact Office/Deputy Compact Administrator/Designee/UNITY Coordinator, Vermont

Trissie Casanova, LICSW serves as the ICJ/ICPC Deputy Compact Administrator and Human Trafficking Consultant for the State of Vermont. She has served within these roles for the last six years. Ms. Casanova has worked for the Vermont Department for Children and Families Family Services Division for 20 years, in that time she has worked as a child protection worker, juvenile probation officer and child protection investigator. She sits on Vermont’s Human Trafficking Task Force Training & Outreach Committee, she co-chairs a Human Trafficking MDT in Vermont’s largest county and co-chairs DCF’s Human Trafficking Work Group that helped develop DCF’s screening tool to screen for risk of sex trafficking. Ms. Casanova obtained her Master’s in Social Work at the University of Vermont and her undergraduate degree in Psychology at St. Michael’s College.

Alternate Regional Representative

A. Roy Curtis

Commissioner/UNITY Coordinator, Maine

Roy Curtis has been with the Maine Department of Corrections for 26 years after completing his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from the University of Southern Maine. Roy Currently serves as a Regional Correctional Manager for Juvenile Field Services where he works closely with local Community Corrections Officers and Stakeholders covering 3 Counties. Roy has served on Executive Committee for the Juvenile Restorative Justice Council, as well as the Department of Corrections Restorative Justice Committee. Roy has been working within the Interstate Commission for Juveniles since 2018 and currently serves as the Deputy Compact Administrator and ICJ Commissioner for the State of Maine. Over the past 5 years, Roy has worked to enhance the ICJ State Council as well as ICJ protocols within the Department of Corrections. For the past two years, Roy has been part of the Technology Committee, most recently serving as Vice-Chair. Previously, Roy served on the Rules Committee as well as the Unity User Acceptance Team.

Commissioners

Tasha Hunt

Compact Administrator, Connecticut

Direct Phone: (860) 368-3875
FAX: (860) 258-8976
Office Email: Tasha.Hunt@jud.ct.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Court Support Services Division
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
455 Winding Brook Dr.
Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033

Francis Casey

Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission Chair, Delaware

Direct Phone: (302) 633-2678
FAX: (302) 633-2517
Office Email: Francis.Casey@delaware.gov

Commissioner
Parole & Probation
Office of Case Management
Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
1825 Faulkland Rd.
Wilmington, Delaware 19805

A. Roy Curtis

UNITY Coordinator/Alternate Regional Representative, Maine

Direct Phone: (207) 592-4946
Office Email: roy.a.curtis@maine.gov
Personal Email: roy.a.curtis@maine.go

Commissioner
Parole & Probation
Maine Department of Corrections
2 Franklin Street Suite 203
Belfast, Maine 04915

Rebecca Moore

Commissioner, Massachusetts

Direct Phone: (617) 908-7025
Office Phone: (617) 960-3239
FAX: 617-951-2409
Office Email: rebecca.moore@mass.gov

Commissioner / Deputy Compact Administrator
Parole Only
Department of Youth Services
600 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02111

Caitlyn Bickford

Deputy Compact Administrator/UNITY Coordinator/Commission Vice Chair, New Hampshire

Direct Phone: (603) 573-1590
FAX: (603) 271-4729
Office Email: Caitlyn.Bickford@dhhs.nh.gov

Commissioner / Deputy Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Division for Children, Youth, and Family
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301

Dr. Jennifer LeBaron

Compact Administrator, New Jersey

Direct Phone: (609) 292-1400
Office Email: jennifer.lebaron@jjc.nj.gov
Personal Email: jennifer.lebaron@jjc.nj.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole Only
Office of Juvenile Parole and Transitional Services
Juvenile Justice Commission
1001 Spruce St., #202
Trenton, New Jersey 08638

Wendy Lautsbaugh

UNITY Coordinator/Compact Administrator, Pennsylvania

Direct Phone: (717) 395-9467
FAX: (717) 425-5562
Office Email: wlautsbaug@pa.gov
Personal Email: RA-PA-ICJ@pa.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
PA Interstate Compact Unit
DHS/OCYF/BPPO/Division of Operations

Jessica Nash

Compact Administrator, Rhode Island

Direct Phone: (401) 462-6649
Office Email: Jessica.nash@dcyf.ri.gov
Personal Email: Jessica.nash@dcyf.ri.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
Juvenile Probation and Parole
Department of Children, Youth and Families
42 Cherrydale Court
Cranston, Rhode Island 02920

Barbara Joyal

Commissioner, Vermont

Direct Phone: (802) 760-0599
Office Email: Barbara.Joyal@vermont.gov
Personal Email: Barbara.Joyal@vermont.gov

Commissioner
Parole & Probation
Department for Children and Families
Department for Children and Families
280 State Drive HC1 North
Waterbury, Vermont 05671-1030

Eavey-Monique James

Compact Administrator, Virgin Islands

Direct Phone: (340) 719-6980
Office Email: virginislandsicpc_icj@dhs.vi.gov
Personal Email: virginislandsicpc_icj@dhs.vi.gov

Commissioner / Compact Administrator
Parole & Probation
ICJ Compact Office
Department of Human Services
1303 Hospital Ground Knud Hansen Complex, Ste. 1
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802

Next Meeting

01.30.25 @ 11:00 am EST | | Event Info

East Region States

Regions

Meeting Minutes

Regional Representative

Felicia Dauway

Compact Office/Deputy Compact Administrator/Designee/UNITY Coordinator, South Carolina

Felicia L. Dauway is the Community Justice Administrator for the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. In her role as Community Justice Administrator she serves as Deputy Compact Administer and full-time Designee for the Interstate Commission for Juveniles. In addition, she oversees several areas to include, Statewide Arbitration, Prevention & Intervention, Teen After School Programs (TASC) and all community agency initiatives. She received her B.A. from Claflin University. She has worked in various state agencies over the years to include the South Carolina Governor’s Office and the South Carolina Department of Social Services. Felicia is a board member for the non-profit Lighthouse for Life which is the only human trafficking shelter in the state of South Carolina. Felicia was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Office of Victims Services Education & Certification now known as the Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, and Statistical Analysis. Felicia has served as an instructor for state organizations, victim services and criminal justice organizations, including the National Institute of Justice Conference, South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Annual Victims’ Rights Week Conferences, and South Carolina’s Victim Assistance Academy, among others. She loves volunteering especially with her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.