David L. Cady Deputy Director, Division of Field Services, NH Department of Corrections:

Mr. Cady has served as the Deputy Director of the Division of Field Services since July 2020. In this role, he serves and directs all central office activities in the areas of collections, Interstate Compact, fugitives, and all related records. Mr. Cady serves as acting Director for the Division to fulfill all responsibilities in the absence of the Director. In addition, he leads, maintains, and develops the Division’s training programs. He assists in monitoring and preparing budget expenditures as well as developing legislation and participating in legislative hearings. Prior to this role, Mr. Cady was a Chief Probation/Parole Officer for 19 years and a Probation/Parole Officer for 5 years. He works closely with victim services as well as community corrections. Mr. Cady was awarded, a BS in Psychology in Human Services from Lyndon State College.

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In 1997, Susan Gagnon began her career with the Maine Department of Corrections as a Juvenile Probation Officer. She was promoted to Regional Correctional Manager in 2007, supervising and coaching the probation officers, in evidence-based practices and current correctional practices.
In 2011, she was promoted to Regional Correctional Administrator, supervising a nine-county division within the Department of Corrections of juvenile probation officers. Susan transferred to the Adult Division of Probation and Parole in 2013, coordinating all functions of a seven-county region, including programming, recruitment and policy development. 
In 2019, Susan was promoted to Director of Adult Community Corrections, managing a sixteen-county division for the State of Maine. The Director is part of the Executive Leadership Team for the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. Her responsibilities include developing and implementing policies & initiatives, supporting the goals and objectives of the department and providing guidance to the community stakeholders to the mission of the department. 
In addition to these responsibilities, Susan is responsible for the coordination of the Parole Board and Executive Clemency Board in the State of Maine. She has served  as a Board Member with the New England Council on Crime and Delinquency since 2014 . 

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Raquel Colón was appointed Deputy Compact Administrator and Commissioner in 2010. She also serves as the Coordinator of Inmates in US Prisons for Puerto Rico. Prior to this position, she was a Case Manager. Every legal situation of PR’s probationers, parolees and inmates with another jurisdiction goes through this office, including transfer requests of inmates to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Ms. Colón graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a BA in Social Sciences and from the “Interamericana” University with a MA in Criminal Justice. She has worked for the Department of Corrections since January 20, 1995.

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Wayne began his career in 1987 as a Law Enforcement Specialist in the United States Air Force working patrol and corrections. Six years later he separated from active duty to become a Correctional Officer progressing through the ranks to Warden for a municipal ACA accredited facility in Rhode Island. Wayne has over thirty-five years of jail and prison experience as a practitioner, auditor, and administrator. Wayne is currently the Acting Director of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. Since joining the department in March 2016, Wayne has served in the roles of Deputy Warden and Warden of the departments Intake Service Center. Wayne also served as the Deputy Warden overseeing the Training Academy for over three years and was the Assistant Director of Administration for two years. Wayne holds an associate degree in Law Enforcement, bachelors’ degrees in Criminal Justice and Cyber Security along with a master’s degree in Public Administration.

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Deputy Chief Heidi Collier completed her Correctional Officer training in 2003 and was assigned as an Officer to multiple security posts at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center.  In 2008 she completed Basic Officer Training Course and was assigned as a Probation Officer to the Domestic Violence Unit in the Hares Corner regional probation office.  In 2011 she was promoted to Senior Probation Officer and was assigned as reentry coordinator for Kent County where developed and implemented procedures to guide reentry services, supervision and referrals to community-based treatment and social services in collaboration with state and non-profit partners.  In 2017 she was promoted to Probation and Parole Supervisor with responsibility for intake, reentry, interstate compact and institutional release across Kent County.  In 2018 Collier was named the Department’s statewide Director of Classification and Special Programs.  In this leadership position she has engaged with leadership and staff across all DOC facilities and bureaus, the courts, and treatment and program providers to direct the DOC’s classification system which assesses supervised individuals risks and treatment needs, makes security classification and inmate housing assignments, makes training and treatment program recommendation based on individualized classification reviews, and directs and oversees inmate movement between DOC facilities and levels of community supervision.  Collier has completed numerous specialized training courses, including the FBI LEEDA Executive Leadership Institute and Supervisor Leadership Institute, and is a 2020 graduate of the Delaware State Police Civilian Leadership Development Program.  In April 2021 she was named DOC Employee of the Year for her leadership in returning to Delaware 300 inmates who were temporarily housed in Pennsylvania. Collier led that mission which was made more challenging by COVID pandemic by facilitating constant communication between the states, collaborating with Wardens and DOC healthcare staff, completing hundreds of classification reviews, and ensuring that complex transportation arrangements were developed and carried out.  She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and Master of Science Degree in Public Administration from Wilmington University and a Project Management Professional Certificate from the University of Delaware.

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Matt is currently employed by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives. He manages the Probation Interstate Compact Office.

Matt was a probation officer with the Albany County Probation Department for 14 years.

Matt is a graduate of Siena College.

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