Robert M. Maccarone serves as the Deputy Commissioner of the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services and Director of the Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives. He also serves as a Special Advisor to the Governor.  Prior to his state appointment in 2002, Mr. Maccarone served as a Deputy Bureau Chief and Senior Assistant District Attorney for the Westchester County District Attorney, 1998-2002. He had previously served as Deputy Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Correction, 1995-1997, where he oversaw medical, dietary and program services for the corrections population of 2,000. Earlier, he served as the Director of Criminal Justice Services for Westchester County, where he managed county, state and federally funded criminal justice programs and services including the development of the County’s comprehensive alternatives to incarceration programs. Mr. Maccarone holds a B.S. in Psychology and M.A. in Sociology from Fordham University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Pace University School of Law. He was admitted to the NYS Bar in 1985.