2008 Class of Experienced and Emerging Leaders Program Graduates

New Castle, Indiana (October 15, 2008)—On Tuesday, October 14, 2008, fifty-nine (59) Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) employees graduated from the 2008 Commissioner’s Experienced and Emerging Leaders (EEL) program at the Correctional Training Institute.

The EEL program began in 2007 to bring together promising mid-level staff to engage in numerous workshops conducted over an eight month period with the goal of improving their leadership skills and develop them into tomorrow’s great correctional leaders.

Commissioner Buss extended his congratulations to the graduates by saying, “Each of you demonstrates qualities that will further your paths of leadership within the agency. By participating in this program, you have taken a step to ensure that the Department of Correction will continue to be led by dedicated, accomplished employees.”

This year’s graduates included:

Andre Patterson Angela Sutton Audrey Molina Catherine Bowie Cathy Osborne Charollette Long Chawn H. Davis Christine M. Blessinger Christopher Stokes Craig Grage Donald Emerson Drew W. AdamsElizabeth Johnson Eric Courtney Eric Niccum Esa Ehmen Esther Hinton Evan HawkinsHeather Robertson James C. Hurt

James Reese Jeermal Sylvester Jeff Hendershot Jennifer Saroka Jerry Hooley John McLaughlin Karl Pruett Kathy Goen Katie Knutson Kaz A. DoyleKeith Butts Kevin Mulroony Kristin Herrmann Latoya Lane Lisa CottinghamLisa Holloway Lisa Powers Mia Black Michael A.Leavell Michael G. Austin

Mike Conyers Mike DeGraw Mike Minthorn Mike Voigtschild Natalee Woodward Pam Ferguson Pamela Bane Philip Sonnenberg Randy Crawford Ray Nornes Robert Latour Ryan L. Harrison Shannan Sturgeon Teresa R. Miller Timmy Phegley Tina Keelor Tricia Pretorius Troy Smith Victor Manzo

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Media Contact:Douglas S. Garrison, Chief Communications OfficerPhone: (317) 232-5780dsgarrison@idoc.in.gov