APAI’s operational body consists of an Executive Committee which includes the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, U.S Regional and International Vice Presidents. The President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer are elected; all remaining positions are appointed.
Jonathan Ogletree
Chair, Kansas Prisoner Review Board
Topeka, Kansas
Kecia Rongen
Chair, Washington Indeterminate Sentence Review Board
Olympia, Washington
Laura Pisaturo
Chair, Rhode Island Parole Board
Cranston, Rhode Island
Francis Abbott
Executive Director, Louisiana Board of Pardons & Committee on Parole
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
David Blumberg
Chair, Maryland Parole Commission
Baltimore, Maryland
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Rhode Island, U.S. Parole Commission and all U.S. Military Parole Boards.
Matt Degnan
Administrator, Rhode Island Parole Board
Cranston, Rhode Island
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.
Scott Widmer
Columbus, Ohio
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Virgin Islands and West Virginia.
Benita Murphy
Chairperson, West Virginia Parole Board
Charleston, West Virginia
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Jennifer Shaffer
Executive Officer, Board of Parole Hearings
California
Sylvie Blanchet
Executive Vice-Chairperson, Parole Board of Canada
Canada
Thando Tsetewa
Special Advisor to Minister of Justice & Correctional Services, African Correctional Services
Gauteng, South Africa
Martin Jones
The Parole Board of England and Wales
London, England
Alistair Spierling
Manager, New Zealand Parole Board
New Zealand
To determine and approve all official APAI education.
Jennifer Shaffer, California, Chair
David Blumberg, Maryland
Jessica Dillard, Texas
Carleton Giles, Connecticut
Fred Hyun, Hawaii
Jeannie Wark, Kansas
Kecia Rongen, Washington
Martin Jones, England and Wales
Jennifer Zamkus, Missouri
To elevate the awareness of crime victims issues in the post conviction processes and to ensure that the professional development opportunities offered, facilitated and supported by the Association contain sufficient content relative to victims and survivors of crime and their role in the parole and reentry process. One of the current assignments of the Victims Committee is to develop a Model Protocol for paroling authorities to ensure victim participation in the parole process.
Libby Hamilton, Texas, Chair
Francis Abbott, Lousiana
Lorie Brisbin
Jeralita Costa, Washington
Martin Jones, Europe
Lydia Newlin, Minnesota
Shalandra Robertson, Georgia
Elizabeth Rothwell, Canada
Thando Tsetsewa, Africa
To promote and encourage a strong, viable and sustainable membership.
Francis Abbott, Louisiana, Chair
Sylvie Blanchet, Canada
Matt Degnan, Rhode Island
Scott Widmer, Ohio
Martin Jones, Europe
Benita Murphy, West Virginia
Jennifer Shaffer, California
Alistair Spierling, New Zealand
Thando Tsetsewa, Africa
Francis Abbott, Louisiana, Chair
Zane Duncan, Tennessee
Steve Hayes, Georgia
Kecia Rongen, Washington State
To Promote the Use of Best Practices in Parole
Mark Keating, Kansas, Chair
Christopher Barnett, Georgia
Dan Fetsco, Wyoming
Mike Keeler, Nevada
Benita Murphy, West Virginia
