Louie L. Wainwright
President of the Corrections Foundation
President & CEO, Wainwright Judicial Services
Mr. Wainwright received his Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from Nova University, later serving as an adjunct faculty member. He was the acknowledged Dean of American Correctional Administrators and served as Secretary for the Florida Department of Corrections for 25 years.
He received the American Correctional Association's highest tribute, the E.R. Cass Award for outstanding service. His efforts in support of accreditation in Florida and nationwide earned him the 1986 Accreditation Achievement Award from the Commission of Accreditation for Corrections.
Mr. Wainwright was appointed to the Corrections Foundation Board in 2001 and re-appointed as President for consecutive terms since.
Thomas A. Rush
Vice President of the Corrections Foundation
Chief of the Bureau of Consumer Assistance
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service
Mr. Rush attended Louisiana State University, Palm Beach Junior College and Florida State University, majoring in Business Management. He has also been the Chairman for the Leon County Republican Executive Committee, as well as Chairman for the Republican Party of Florida's 2nd Congressional District. Mr. Rush served on the Foundation Board from 2000-2003 and was reappointed in 2005 and has served as Vice President for consecutive terms since.
Dave Mecusker
Treasurer of the Corrections Foundation
Florida Department of Corrections
Retired - Assistant Warden, Lawtey CI
Mr. Mecusker is retired from the Department of Corrections with more than 36 years with various positions from Tower Officer, Correctional Officer, Business Manager, Chief of Administrative Services and Chief of Internal Audit. He retired as the Assistant Warden at Lawtey Correctional Institution.
Mr. Mecusker obtained his first Bachelor of Science Degree in Education (with a major in Mathematics) from the University of Florida in 1973. His second Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (with a Major in Accounting) was obtained from the University of North Florida in 1977. He has worked through Lake City Community College as a GED Instructor at RMC and as an Accounting Instructor at Cross City, Florida. He also operates a small consulting/federal tax preparation office in Lake Butler, Florida.
Mr. Mecusker has been an active member of SSCA, ACA and Florida Council on Crime and Delinquence. He is a past Executive Director and Executive Secretary for FCCD, having served in those capacities for the past seven years. He is a Past President of the Lake Butler Rotary, Union County Athletic Boosters Club, Past President of the Union County 4H Club, Past President of the Union County Historical Society, Past Chairman of the Union County Republican Party and Past State President of the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency.
Mr. Mecusker was appointed to the Corrections Board of Directors in 2003 and serves as Treasurer.
Betty Bennett
Development Committee Chair
Ms. Bennett has recently retired as a Sr. Drug Testing Consultant with Varian Incorporated, a world leader in manufacturing drug testing products. She received her BS in Criminology with minors in Psychology, Sociology and Government from Florida State University in 1972. Prior to working for Varian, she worked as a Drug Testing Consultant for Roche Diagnostics for 10 years and has approximately 28 years experience working in the Criminal Justice field with both Juvenile and Adult Offenders as a Probation and Parole Officer and Supervisor in the State of Florida. Betty was appointed to the Corrections Foundation Board in 2002.
Betty serves as Chairman of the Corrections Foundation's Development Chair.
James L. Williams
Membership Committee Chair
Finance Committee Chair
Co-owner and Chairman of the Board
Allstate Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Mr. Williams is a native born Floridian married to the former Sonya Bryan of Jasper, Florida. Together, they have 2 grown children and four wonderful grandchildren. They have been married more than 50 years. Mr. Williams is the co-owner and Chairman of the Board of Allstate Electrical Contractors, Inc. in Jacksonville. He received his BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1960 and holds contractor's licenses in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. He has more than 45 years experience in the electrical industry and is the past President of the Florida Association of Electrical Contractors.
He has ministered as a volunteer in jails and prisons throughout Florida, the United States and abroad and is currently a Deacon, Sunday School Teacher and Prison Ministry Director at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. At Union Correctional Institution he has served as a volunteer with First Baptist Church at the faith based dorm, currently in its 10th year of operation.
Mr. Williams served on the Governor’s Ex-Offender Task Force for Re-entry in 2006. He has promoted re-entry and its importance to our state legislature helping to reinforce that it is critical for ex-offenders to be connected to positive and productive activities in their community and that re-entry must be seen as a part of our public safety mission.
Mr. Williams received the Department of Corrections Volunteer of the Year Award in both 1997 and 2005. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Corrections Foundation since 1997 helping to increase membership from 500 in 1998 to more than 19,000 today. He believes in supporting our corrections officers and staff and strives to promote correctional officers and probation officers as proud and indispensible law enforcement vital in protecting our public safety and we are very fortunate to have him serve on our board.
Robert L. Woody
Director of Jails
Alachua County Sheriff's Office
With a 25-year career as a Correctional Probation Officer and volunteer, Mr. Woody was appointed as Chief of Community Relations in March 2003 where he served for four years before taking a position s Director of Jails for the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
Mr. Woody graduated from the State University of New York at Oneaonta with a B.S. in Sociology and Black/Hispanic Studies. In 1979 he was awarded a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida .
Mr. Woody was appointed to the Corrections Foundation Board in 2003.
Mary Ellen Dayan-Varnum
Warden
Holmes Correctional Institution
Ms. Dayan-Varnum joined the Corrections Foundation Board in 2002. She has served as the Assistant Warden at Liberty, Wakulla, and Holmes Correctional Institutions. She is currently the Warden at Holmes Correctional Institution and has more than 27 years experience with the Florida Department of Corrections.
Ms. Dayan-Varnum received her certificate in Certified Public Management from Florida State University.
Jason T. Clinger, MHS
Psychological Specialist
Lake C.I.
Mr. Clinger was born and raised in Central Florida. As an undergraduate student at the University of Florida, he double majored in English (Bachelor of Arts) and Psychology (Bachelor of Science).
He went on to attend graduate school at the University of Florida where he earned a Master of Health Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. He worked as a Juvenile Probation Officer in the Department of Juvenile Justice while completing his master’s degree.
He has been employed by the Department of Corrections since 1998 as a Psychological Specialist. He began his career at Florida State Prison. He went on to work at Central Florida Reception Center and currently works at Lake C.I.
He has and continues to participate in numerous institutional activities, programs and committees. He stays very busy outside of the Department of Corrections as well, including: FCCD CH 27, Orange County Juvenile Justice Council, Orange County Elections Board, American Correctional Association, Apopka Little League Coach, American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team, and Apopka’s Men in the Community.
Mr. Clinger was initially appointed to the Corrections Foundation Board of Directors in July 2006 and was reappointed in 2008.
Rosa McNaughton
General Counsel
Agency for Workforce Innovation
Rosa McNaughton, formerly, Rosa Carson, was appointed to the Corrections Foundation Board of Directors in May 2006. Rosa has extensive legal experience in the private and public sectors. A 1980 graduate of Florida State University's School of Law, Rosa has received the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory’s highest attainable rating, AV, based on scores provided by other Florida attorneys and judges.
Rosa began her legal career as a staff attorney in the Supreme Court of Florida’s Office of the State Court Administrator in 1980. She moved to the Parole Commission as Assistant General Counsel later in 1980 and to the Department of Corrections in 1981. She served the Department as Assistant General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel through 1991.
In 1991, Rosa ventured on her own and was a partner in Carson and Adkins, PA, representing public sector clients. In 2001, she rejoined the Department of Corrections. During her second tenure with the Department, she served as Assistant General Counsel, Attorney Supervisor, and General Counsel.
Since February 2007, Rosa has been the General Counsel for the Agency for Workforce Innovation.
Richard W. Pearce, Jr.
Program Manager, Probation and Parole
Dick Pearce was appointed by Secretary James McDonough in June 2006. A graduate of Lakeland High School in 1969 and Florida Southern College in 1973, Dick served as a Lieutenant in the US Army's Police Corps from 1974 through 1976 and earned his Certificate in Police Standards in 1976.
Dick joined the Department of Corrections in 1984, rising from the rank of Correctional Probation officer to Program Manager.
COL(Ret) Norman L. "Butch" Redding
Norman L. “Butch” Redding is a retired Soldier after serving over thirty-six years in the Florida Army National Guard.
He is a native Floridian and graduated from Bradford High School in Starke, Florida in 1966. He is a graduate of the University of Tampa and received an advanced degree from the University of Florida.
He enlisted in the Florida Army National Guard and received his commission in 1972 from Officer Candidate School. During his military career he held a number of key assignments in Special Forces, Camp Blanding Joint Training Center and was the Director of Military Support for the Florida National Guard. He was assigned as Deputy Commander of the 53rd Separate Infantry Brigade and subsequently deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from 23 June 2005 to 14 July 2006.
Among his military awards, Colonel Redding holds the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, two Meritorious Service Medals and the Florida Cross. He is a combat veteran who holds the Pathfinder Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Special Forces Tab and Combat Infantryman Badge.
He is married for the former Mary Gnann and they have two grown sons, Jamie and Andy, and two grand children, Tricia and Remington.
In Memorium Bishop Frank Costantino, Ph.D.
Correctional Program President
Bridges of America
Bishop Costantino had a distinguished career in prison ministry and has written books detailing the ministry of aftercare. Bishop Costantino is the President of Christian Prison Ministries - Bridges of America, which he began in 1975.
In 1989 he was the recipient of the Prison Minister of the Year award, presented by the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. He opened and operated residential drug and alcohol treatment facilities around the state, including The Turning Point Bridge, The Sanford Bridge, The Dade County Bridge, the Auburndale Bridge, the Gainesville Bridge , and the St. Petersburg Bridge.
He developed in-prison drug and alcohol treatment programs, which include 27 institutions from Ocala to Key West. During 1996-1998, Mr. Costantino developed the first statewide Aftercare Treatment Program in Florida. In 2001, he received a Doctorate in Divinity from St. Michael's Seminary in San Clemente, CA.
Bishop Costantino was appointed by Secretary Crosby to the Corrections Foundation Board in 2003. Bishop Frank Costantino is survived by his wife Cheryl, six children, 12 wonderful grandchildren. Bishop Costantino and Cheryl were married more than 40 years.
Bishop Costantino's good works continue at Bridges of American and Christian Prison Ministries through the leadership of his daughter Lori Costantino. |
