National Association of Counties Conference (NACo)

Katie Green is a Correctional Program Specialist with the National Institute of Corrections overseeing and actively participating in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of resources to enhance the competencies of criminal justice practitioners. Prior to joining NIC eight years ago, Katie was a criminal justice practitioner in the Commonwealth of Virginia leading organizational change efforts and improving pretrial and community corrections services and programming with the implementation of evidence-based practices. Included in her portfolio with NIC, Katie manages resource development, training and technical assistance projects to advance the work of community corrections and local criminal justice systems.

Mike Jackson is a Correctional Programs Specialist with the Jails Division at the National Institute of Corrections and has been in this capacity since July 2007. He is currently responsible for the National Sheriffs’ Institute, the Large Jail Network, the New Jail Planning Initiative and serves as the Technical Assistance Manager for the division. He has served the National Sheriffs’ Association as the Jail Operations Training Manager. He started his career in corrections with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia and retired as the Commander of the Correctional Services Division.