Joe Winkler has over 25 years of experience in Corrections. During his tenure with the Florida Department of Corrections he has advanced through the ranks starting as a Correctional Probation Officer to his current position as the Assistant Secretary of Community Corrections.

In his current position, Director Winkler is responsible for providing support and policy direction to approximately 3,000 staff who supervise over 165,000 individuals. In addition, he provides oversight to the Bureau of Interstate Compact/Probation & Parole Field Services and the Bureau of Community Programs & Victim Services.

Prior to his current position, Assistant Secretary Winkler has held several leadership positions in Community Corrections that have included a Probation Supervisor, Probation Senior Supervisor, Circuit Administrator in two Judicial Circuits, Northern Region Assistant Regional Director, Region 2 Director, and Director of Community Corrections. These assignments have provided him with valuable experience in critical agency missions within Community Corrections.

Assistant Secretary Winkler is a graduate of Saint Leo University where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice.

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Chris Moore has served as Interstate Compact Administrator/Commissioner for the State of Georgia since 2012. Chris began his career in Community Supervision in 1989 as a Probation Officer. In 1998, he moved to Central Office as a Field Support Specialist and his program area was Sex Offender Supervision. In 2005 he was promoted to Center Administrator of a Day Reporting Center and in 2009 he was promoted to Chief Probation Officer. Chris received his BBA from Mercer University in 1989. He is also a Certified P.O.S.T Instructor and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor.

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A 13-year veteran of the Department of Corrections, Turner began his career working as a correctional officer at the Frankfort Career Development Center in 2005. In 2006 he promoted to a classification and treatment officer position at the facility. Shortly afterwards he transferred to the home incarceration program area at Central Office as the original central region classification and treatment officer. In 2008 Turner promoted to deputy compact administrator for the Interstate Compact Office where he helped build a solid foundation for the controlled movement of over 6,000 probationers and parolees across state lines. In this capacity, Turner was a key player in Kentucky’s transition to the Interstate Compact Offender Tracking System (ICOTS). He gained national recognition for his efforts toward ensuring all interstate compact policies and procedures are followed in accordance with statute. Turner took the initiative to spearhead the department’s DNA collection efforts during a difficult time in 2013. His unwavering commitment to this task was pivotal in that he not only coordinated the undertaking, but also played an instrumental role in updating and enhancing processes and procedures to establish a system of accountability across the state. Turner is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. In 2013 he graduated from the Commissioner’s Executive Leadership Program and later served as a mentor in the program. He received a DOC Deputy Commissioner’s Award in 2012 and was a co-recipient of the Deputy Commissioner’s Award for Support Services in 2018. Turner is an active member of the Kentucky Council on Crime and Delinquency (KCCD) and currently serves as the Capitol Chapter president.

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Deputy Commissioner Nathan Blevins worked his way through the ranks of Community Corrections at the Mississippi Department of Corrections to lead the division and serves with the distinction of having a sworn law enforcement officer background. He began as a probation and parole officer, also known as a field officer, in January 2003, and was promoted to Community Corrections Associate Director and then Community Corrections Director. Seventeen years later, he had become the leader. In addition to managing the supervision of individuals on supervision in Mississippi’s three Community Corrections Divisions, he is also in charge of the Emergency Response Teams.

Blevins was a member of the Mississippi State University Police Department for five years before joining the MDOC. He graduated the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy in Pearl. The Aberdeen native, who grew up in Caledonia, attended East Mississippi Community College, where he earned an As​sociate of Science Degree and received All-American honors while playing football under the renowned Coach Tom Goode. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice and sociology at Mississippi State University. He served in the Mississippi Army National Guard for nine years.

Blevins, a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, is the recipient of numerous awards, including Employee of the Month and Employee of the Year Nominee for the MDOC. He also received Top Cop honors while serving in the academy and was nominated for Professional of the Year at MSU. He has completed several courses taught by the FBI and is trained in both basic and advanced SWAT.

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Chris Hill, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Community Supervision, oversees felony probation and parole operations and community corrections programming, with responsibility for more than 1,100 TDOC employees and approximately 77,000 supervised individuals. Reporting directly to the Assistant Commissioner are the Field Services Administrator, the Probation/Parole Administrators, the Community Corrections Administrator, the Community Supervision ACA & Policy Director, and an Executive Administrative Assistant.

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