Impact Georgia May 2012 Newsletter Georgia Law Enforcement Memorial Wall Ceremony for PO Tiffany Bishop On April 16th, Georgia Department of Corrections Probation Officers, GDC Senior Staff, Blue Knights of Georgia and local law enforcement gathered at the Rome Probation Office to honor fallen Probation Officer Tiffany Bishop. The Moving Georgia Law Enforcement Memorial Wall, sponsored by the Blue Knights of Georgia, stopped in Rome to unveil PO Bish- op's name. With flashing lights, Probation Officers stood by their vehicles as the procession began. Local law enforcement escorted the Bishop Family and Moving Memorial through the procession. The ceremony began with the Presenation of Colors by the Floyd County Sheriff's Office. The Invocation was performed by PO Gary Vaughn of the Rome Judicial Circuit. Chief Probation Officer Chad Dabbs welcomed all who attended this special ceremony. "Tiffany was a ray of sunshine on a dark and dreary day," CPO Dabbs said. "She was a true professional she was my hero, added Dabbs." Commissioner Brian Owens followed CPO Dabbs. He pointed out the many names displayed across the wall and stated, "Life on earth is finite for all of us. Sometimes it may end suddenly and it may end after a long duration." Ed Christian of the Blue Knights of Georgia explained that the wall is a reminder and permanent tribute of the sacrifice the fallen officers made. Christian then asked Tom and Maureen Bishop to come up to the memorial, which represents 653 fallen officers, to revealed their daughter's name. Tom Bishop thanked the Department and its employees for everything they did and continue to do for Tiffany and their family. The ceremony ended with closing remarks by CPO Dabbs and a Benediction by Center Administrator Ken Ward of the Rome DRC. Did You Know...GDC Canine Unit Won the Commissioner's Challenge for the 2nd Consecutive Year! Georgia DOC Vision & Mission Statements VISION The Georgia Department of Corrections is the best corrections system in the nation at protecting citizens from convicted offenders and at providing effective opportunities for offenders to achieve positive change. We are a leader and partner in making Georgia a safer, healthier, better educated, growing, and best managed state. MISSION The Georgia Department of Corrections creates a safer Georgia by effectively managing offenders and providing opportunities for positive change. The Department Celebrates Employees at the Quarterly Awards Ceremony L to R: Commissioner Owens, Award Recipients Humphreys and Tolson, Employment Services Manager Carlton, Director of HR Smith and Asst. Commissioner Ward L to R: Commissioner Owens, GCHC Bob Bradford, GCHC Dr. Ed Bailey, Director of Health Services Sittnick, Asst. Commissioner Ward, Division Director of OPT Smith L to R: Commissioner Owens, General Counsel Jones, Asst Counsel Pham and Asst Commissioner Ward On April 17th, the Second Quarterly Awards ceremony of 2012 commenced in Roberts Chapel at State Offices South at Tift College. Unsung Hero Bill Blackburn Probation Training Operations, Planning & Executive Operations Customer Service Champion Kristine Pham Legal 10-Year Anthony Davis 15-Year Avis Owens 30-Year Johnny Sikes Pat Lehn Clarence Griffin Deborah Gilchrist Recognition of new hires during January 1st to March 31st included: Billy Sanders, Engineering; Kevin Howell and Ronald Mullis, Fiscal Audits; Jessica Sherman, Accounting, Allen West and Tyler Moss, 12 For Life; Barry Crowder and Daniel Garrett, Fleet; Quamesha High, GA Corrections Academy; Har- Training Customer Service Champion Lourdes Monterrosa Campus Operations Unsung Hero Michelle Perry Patricia Sweat Training Operations Presentation of Unsung Hero Mike Tolson Jan Humphrey Human Resources Faithful Service 5-Year Joyce Wilson Donna McCullough Steve Jones Della Grubbs 20-Year Keith Lank 25-Year Patricia Smith Philip Cherry Angela Alexander David Burnette Lee Russell Louis Monfort Ray Spivey Congratulations to all the award recipients of the Second Quarterly Awards Ceremony of 2012! ish Boyapati, IT; Samantha Commissioner's Coin Shanett, Offender Adminis- Dr. Ed Bailey tration; and Karen Jenkins, GCHC Personnel. Administration The ceremony continued with Customer Service the presentation of awards to Champion the following employees: Nancy Jackson Business Management Unit Corrections PO of the Quarter SO Steve Shierling Unsung Hero Ginger Green, John Howard Valdosta Probation Office CO of the Quarter CO Brian Harvey Barry Boalch, Amy Pataluna Richard Moore, Merrill Knight, Dave Hess, Marcella Sawyer, Christine Yawn, L to R: Commissioner Owens, Lt. Hopkins, Superintendent Williams, Asst. Commissioner Ward and Division Director of OPT Smith L to R: Commissioner Owens, Dir. of GCI Norm Wilson, GCI Website Team, Asst. Commissioner Ward and Division Director East Phillips State Prison Randy Hooper, Ronnia Fann, Barbara Godlewski, Customer Service Champion Celeste Jones Sherrie Anderson, Nancy Daily, Laura Bain GCI Website Team Offender Administration 2 Impact Georgia First Place Winners - Canine Second Place Winners - Valdosta SP The 3rd Annual Commissioner's Challenge Contributed by Special Operations Coordinator Amy Fortner On April 13th, the final events for the 3rd Annual Commissioner's Challege were held Obstacle Course Cobra 1 at the Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Training Complex. Team Rope Challenge Dodge State Prison Special Operations is proud to say that this event was a huge success. There were 13 finalists which consisted Congratulations to the following winners of the 2012 Commissioner's Challenge Championship: of 10 Tactical Squads, 2 Probation Tactical Teams and 1 team from Canine. Third Place Winners Southeast Probation The challenege included a Firearms Test, Leadership Second Place Winners Valdosta State Prison Reaction Course, Obstacle And for the second year Course and the GDC Team running............ Rope Challenge. The Department would like to congratulate the following First Place Winners Canine GDC employees who accumulated the most points in individual events: The 2012 Commissioner's Challenge Champions, Canine Unit, recieved the Marksmanship Christoper Lawrence Cobra 1 Commissioner's Cup, a $500 bonus per member, a commemorative jacket and a year's worth of brag- Written Exam Terry Hood ging rights! Southeast Probation Physical Fitness Georg Trexler Southeast Probation The Department would also like to congratulate the team award recipients: Marksmanship Southeast Probation Leadership Reaction Course Canine Buster King holding the 2012 Commissioner's Cup Third Place Winners - Southeast Probation Top Seller of the 2nd Annual Special Olympics Chicken-que Contributed by Chief Probation Officer Scott Chitwood On April 24th, Chief Probation Officer Scott Chitwood presented a Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run padfolio to PO III Tim Housley for being the top ticket seller for the 2nd Annual Chickenque for the Special Olympics of Georgia. PO III Housley was responsible for selling 90 of the 400 tickets. The fundraiser netted $1830.05. CPO Chitwood would like to thank all his staff for their hard work for this great cause. Calendar of Events Thursday, May 3 Board of Corrections Friday, May 4 GPWA Golf Tournament Monday-Friday, May 6-12 Public Employee Recognition Week (PERW) Thursday, May 10 Board of Public Safety Monday, May 14 GDC Roll-Up "Day in Central Office" Monday, May 28 HOLIDAY Memorial Day Tuesday, May 29 8th Annual Awards Ceremony at State Offices South at Tift College Stay Connected to GDC facebook.com/georgiacorrections youtube.com/user/ GACorrections PO III Tim Housley and Mountain Judicial Circuit Chief Probation Officer Scott Chitwood 3 Impact Georgia Senior Leadership Off-Site at State Offices South at Tift College President's House Courtyard before barbecue 2012 Senior Leadership Off-Site Group Photo On April 25-26, 2012, Senior Commissioner's Strategic On April 25th, presentations Leadership gathered at State Plan on Criminal Justice re- were given by Chief Oper- Offices South at Tift College form and Justice Reinvest- ating Officer Bart Gobeil of for the first Senior Leadership ment and to achieve a com- the Governor's Office; Chief Off-Site of the year. mon understanding of recent Financial Officer Debbie Legislative decisions and Dlugolenski-Alford of the Of- The purpose of an Off-Site is the impacts they will have on fice of Planning and Budget; to provide continuing coordi- the Department. and Policy Advisor to the nation, education and profes- Governor on Criminal Justice sional development for GDC's To prepare of the Off-Site, Thomas Worthy. Senior Leadership while fos- staff members were asked to tering the priciples of a learn- read Society 3.0 by Tracey The Keynote Speaker was ing organization. Wilen-Daugenti. The book Public Service Assistant Mat- focuses on the continuously thew Hauer of the Carl Vin- The objective of this Off-Site changing structure of the son Institute of Government was to develop and educate family dynamic, the new of the University of Georgia. leaders on Department initia- ways of balancing work and Hauer shared his knowlege tives, achieve a common un- personal lives and the rapid of demography of the state of derstanding of the advancements in technol- Georgia with the Senior ogy. 2012 Senior Leadership Off-Site Leadership team. On April 26th, the last day of the Off-Site, Senior Leadership After the presentations, the formed break out groups and de- Commissioner presented veloped the Agency's five year COO Gobeil, CFO Dlugolens- plan as well as set the ground ki-Alford, Policy Advisor Wor- work for the Department's Strate- thy and Public Service Assis- gic Plan through 2032. tant Hauer with wooden bowls made by state inmates. Special guests included the newly appointed Mayor of Forsyth, John Howard; County Commission Chairman, James Vaughn; Board of Corrections Members Carl Franklin, Rose Williams, Wayne Dasher and Tommy Rouse. L to R: COO Gobeil and Polciy Advisor Worthy L to R: FOM Sandra Thomas and Statewide Transitional Center Coordinator Jamie Apple Anderson Superintendent Williams and Dir. of Probation Operations Cooper networking during the Off-Site Commissioner Brian Owens Public Affairs Director, Joan Heath; Managing Editor, Gwendolyn Hogan We welcome all submissions. Please submit articles and photos to: Gwendolyn Hogan by May 17th E-mail: hogang00@dcor.state.ga.us