Assistant Sheriff, Boulder County Sheriff’s Department, Boulder, Colorado.

Ranking officer of a county sheriff’s department with a staff of 250 employees and a jail of 290-inmate capacity.

President and sole owner of Voorhis Associates, Inc.

This firm provided planning and management expertise throughout the United States. Mr. Voorhis was awarded four major National Institute of Corrections grants to provide new facility planning, training and technical assistance to more than 500 communities throughout the country. One grant enabled Mr. Voorhis to develop and implement the “Planning of New Institutions” (PONI) program. Two major evaluations by independent firms concluded this was the most successful program offered by the National Institute of Corrections.

Chief of Police, City of Boulder Police Department, Boulder, Colorado.

Directed the activities of a 150 person department, and administered the department’s budget.

Undersheriff, Boulder County Sheriff’s Department.

Responsibilities included administering the budget and overseeing the operations of patrol, detectives and jail divisions.

Mr. Robertson has worked in the corrections and criminal justice fields since 1972. He started as a Correctional Officer and rose to the position of Deputy Director of the Prince George’s County, Maryland Department of Corrections. He has served as a private consultant to government agencies and as a senior consultant to the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Corrections since 1978.

Mr. Robertson’s areas of expertise include:

• new facility planning
• operational analysis
• inmate classification/special population management
• population reduction strategies
• correctional staff training and development

Consultant for the National Institute of Corrections, Longmont, Colorado.

Provides technical assistance, management training, operational practices, staffing analysis, facility planning, facility design, construction management and project management to city, county, and state level correctional facilities.

Director of the “Planning of New Institutions” (PONI) Program at the National Institute of Corrections Jail Center, in Boulder, Colorado.

This nationwide program provides intensive training to local government and criminal justice system officials in the strategies and methodologies proven most useful in creating a new correctional facility. The PONI curriculum covers planning, design, and construction for adult local detention facilities.

Served as Deputy Director of the Prince George’s County, Maryland Department of Corrections.

Mr. Robertson was a county representative on the design team for a new 1,130-bed direct supervision jail, which opened in 1986. This facility design earned a citation from the American Institute of Architects. Mr. Robertson planned and supervised the transition from the old jail to the new facility. In addition, he managed the daily operation of the main jail, the work-release center, and the facility for alcohol-related traffic offenders (combined average daily population of 2,500 offenders including those assigned to pre-trial release). Also, as Department Administrator, he handled budget preparation, staff development and training, labor relations, and employee discipline for a total staff of approximately 400 with a $18 million per year operating budget.

Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Corrections.

Began as a Correctional Officer and rose to Supervisor of the Inmate Intake and Classification Unit.

B. A.

University of Maryland, 1972

M.A.

Bowie State College, Maryland, 1979.

Mr. Hall has over thirty-four years of experience in the criminal justice system ranging from serving as a police office to managing the population management division of a major corrections system in Prince George's County, MD. Most recently, he has served as a Correctional Program Specialist with the National Institute of Corrections. In this capacity, his primary focus has been on population management and the coordination of the criminal justice system.
Mr. Hall's areas of expertise include:

• Inmate population management
• Criminal justice system analysis
• Inmate tracking analysis
• Pre trial programs and intermediate sanctions

Served as a Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections, Washington, DC.

Served as the liaison to coordinate a national initiative to focus on the dually diagnosed offenders in the Criminal Justice System. Served as a technical assistance provider to conduct Local System Assessments. The LSA is a service to provide a limited number of jurisdictions with a comprehensive review of the process for moving defendants through the criminal justice system.

Served as the Division Chief, Management Services Division of the Prince George's County, Maryland Department of Corrections.

During his tenure, Mr. Hall was response for population management and inmate classification. In this capacity, he was responsible for the management of the inmate population in a variety of custody settings and programs. The ultimate goal of each was to manage the offender population in a manner that balanced public safety, the needs of the offender and operational budgets.

B. S.

University of Maryland, 1978

Ms. Platt has over seven years of experience in the review and analysis of criminal justice facilities, including jail data systems and programs.

Ms. Platt’s areas of expertise include:

• Facility data analysis
• Criminal justice system needs analysis and report production
• Facility manual development
• Development of correctional staff training

Manager and Agent for Brownwood Insurance Agency, Inc., Santa Barbara CA.

Ms. Platt acted as lead Agent of an Allstate Insurance Agency while the President was on an extended leave of absence. Under her guidance, the Brownwood Agency became the second highest commercial sales office for Allstate Insurance nationwide. She managed five fully licensed agents, and a support staff of three.

Data and Clerical Support for VRJS, Inc. of Boulder, CO.

Ms. Platt provided data analysis and clerical support for numerous VRJS, Inc. contracts with counties across the United States. Ms. Platt used both jail system data and correctional system documents to develop data analysis and summaries of each county’s criminal justice system. She then translated this information into comprehensive documents and reports for the different counties. Ms. Platt also responded to specific county needs by identifying and presenting alternative to incarceration programs. Other responsibilities included grant applications and responses to county proposals.

Legal Secretary and Research Assistant, Boulder Colorado.

Ms. Platt provided secretarial and research support for two general practice legal firms. Duties included transcription, legal research, and drafting of legal documents.