Taryn Link joined the Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) in 2006 upon completion of her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice at the University of Alaska Anchorage.  Her first assignment was at the Anchorage Probation Office (APO) where she was promoted to a supervisor role, Probation Officer III (PO III) in 2010. In February 2013, Taryn joined the Alaska Parole Board staff where she managed clemency applications and investigations. In 2014, she transferred to Alaska’s only women’s prison, Hiland Mountain Correctional Center (HMCC), where she worked as an Institutional PO Supervisor. In October 2018, she returned to the Anchorage Probation Office as a district supervisor of the training unit and was quickly promoted in September of 2019 to the position of Deputy Chief at the APO. In June 2020 Taryn was promoted to her current role, as Chief Probation Officer for Region III for the Division of Pretrial, Probation and Parole.

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Dori Littler has held her current position as the Deputy Compact Administrator (DCA) for Arizona Adult Probation since December 1999. Prior to this position, She was an adult probation officer with the Gila County Probation Department in Globe, Arizona. As DCA, she is responsible for training and oversight of the interstate compact program. She was appointed as Arizona’s Compact Commissioner in January 2005, currently serves on the Rules Committee, and is a national trainer for the Training Committee. She has previously served as Chair of the West Region and Training Committee. In 2006, she was awarded the Executive Chair Award for her outstanding service to the Commission.

Littler regularly trains line officers, judges, attorneys and other court personnel on the rules of the interstate compact throughout Arizona. She has also trained criminal justice personnel in Colorado, Texas, Missouri, Nevada, California, Hawaii, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Idaho, Alaska, New Jersey, Kansas, Iowa, Connecticut, New Mexico, and Washington, D.C.

Littler is a graduate of St. Cloud State University with a B.A. in Criminal Justice.

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Jason D. Johnson was appointed to Director of Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on August 21, 2023. Mr. Johnson’s career in law enforcement began as a Probation Officer in San Bernardino, California. He has since held various leadership positions within DAPO, including Parole Agent, Unit Supervisor, Parole Administrator, and Chief Deputy Regional Administrator. Mr. Johnson is a highly respected member of several professional associations, such as the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs' Association, Orange County Chiefs of Police and Sheriffs Association, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Career Development Advisory Committee. His academic achievements include a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Redlands and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from California State University, Fullerton. Mr. Johnson’s progressive career and educational trajectory coupled with his extensive involvement in professional associations demonstrates his commitment to excellence in the field of law enforcement and restorative justice.

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Commissioner Zavaras began his career in Criminal Justice as a Community Parole Officer (CPO) for the Colorado Department of Corrections, Division of Adult Parole in 2005. As a CPO, he became knowledgeable on supervising virtually every type of caseload available from interstate cases to gangs and sex offenders. Following subsequent promotions, he became the Division's first supervisor of the Housing & Stabilization Unit, focused on hard to serve parolees experiencing homelessness and/or high mental health needs. In that capacity, Mr. Zavaras built bridges between parole staff, re-entry staff and community partners to ensure a smoother transition and more effective supervision, leading to his promotion to manager of the Unit as well deputy compact administrator. In 2021, he was appointed as commissioner, serving as the manager of the Interstate Compact Unit and Westminster field office.

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Judy Mesick has been working in the Corrections field for 21 years and has worked in Interstate Compact for 20 years serving. Judy has been the Deputy Compact Administrator for the Idaho Department of Correction for 16 years. Besides her duties as DCA, Judy also supervises the Limited Supervision Unit which was mandated by Justice Re-investment. She supervises two Interstate Compact Coordinators, 3 Probation/Parole officers and 2 Tech Rec II positions. She conducts annual trainings with judges, PA’s, DA’s, and Felony and Misdemeanor P&P officers.

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Deon McDaniel is a graduate of the University of Nevada Reno, with a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology.  He has 22 years of experience in law enforcement. From 2000 - 2008, he served as a parole and probation officer.  From 2008 - 2016, he served as a sergeant.  From 2016 - 2022, Deon served as a Lieutenant at Nevada Highway Patrol and Nevada Parole and Probation.  He recently promoted to the rank of Captain in October 2022, and oversees the Interstate Compact, Sex Offender, and Specialty Court Units. Deon formally served as Nevada’s Deputy Compact Administrator from 2016 - 2020.

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Jeremiah Stromberg is currently serving as the Assistant Director of Community Corrections for the Oregon Department of Corrections. This role includes oversight of the community corrections grant in aid funding; development of statewide legislation, policies, and rules that govern community corrections; jail inspections; program evaluations; liaison between the Counties of Oregon and the Department of Corrections; and Interstate Compact.

Stromberg served on the Oregon Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision from 2009–2012, first as the Executive Director before being appointed by Governor John Kitzhaber as a member of the Board. From 1997–2009, he worked for Multnomah County Department of Community Justice in Portland, Oregon in a variety of roles including: Lead of the Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment Unit within the Juvenile Detention Center; Manager of the Adult Secure Residential Treatment Program; Manager of the START Drug Court; Manager of the Parole and Probation Domestic Violence Unit, and Manager of the Local Control Supervision Unit.

In 2016, Stromberg was elected Vice Chair of the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision and in 2018 was elected as the Commission’s Chair. He is also a former Chair of the Commission’s Compliance Committee.

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Mac Pevey began his career with the Washington State Department of Corrections in June 1999 as a community corrections officer and has climbed the ranks, serving as a community corrections supervisor, field administrator for section 4-Pierce County, and as a regional administrator.

Pevey also serves as an adjunct professor of criminal justice at Seattle University (since 2004) and has sat on the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee since its inception.

Pevey has his Bachelor of Criminal Justice from Seattle University and his Masters of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Washington State University. Additionally, he is a graduate of the National Institute of Corrections' Executive Excellence Program in 2015. He is the 2013 recipient of the Secretary's Leadership Award.

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Jeremy Vukich graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice from Bemidji State University in Minnesota.  Jeremy began his career with the Wyoming Department of Corrections in 2003 and during his employment was privileged to have the unique experience of holding a broad range of positions in both the Prison and Field Services Divisions. He began working at the Wyoming Honor Farm in the capacities of a correctional officer, case manager and reentry case manager.  Mr. Vukich transferred to the Field Services Division in 2008 as a reentry coordinator and was promoted to the role of District Manager for Fremont County Wyoming in 2010.  He was selected as a Regional Manager to provide oversight to District Offices across the State in 2016.  In 2022 he assumed his current role as Regional Manager of Programming for Field Services, which includes the role of Compact Commissioner.

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