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The "Conversations with Policy Leaders" series is a regular convening of elected officials, policy makers, community leaders and others interested in lively public policy discussion. Topics of the events relate directly to the Public Policy Institute's work to improve the low-income communities in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin.
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"Conversations with Policy Leaders"
Presents
Wisconsin Secretary of Corrections
Edward F. Wall
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Secretary Wall and his senior staff from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections will discuss their efforts to reduce recidivism by implementing evidence-based practices, including a look at specific initiatives targeted to the Milwaukee area.
Date and Time
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Remarks begin at 4:30
Light refreshments will be served.
Community Advocates
728 N. James Lovell Street
Tom Brophy Community Conference Center (2nd Floor)
RSVP
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Secretary Wall will be joined in his presentation by:
Jule E. Cavanaugh, Reentry Director
Floyd Mitchell, Warden - Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility
Niel Thoreson, Region 3 Chief - Division of Community Corrections
Stephanie Hove, Regional Chief - Division of Juvenile Corrections
Other members of the Department of Corrections leadership team scheduled to attend include:
Deirdre Morgan, Deputy Secretary
Anthony Streveler, Policy Initiatives Advisor
Jacqueline Guthrie, Director of Public Affairs
Cathy Jess, Administrator - Division of Adult Institutions
Denise Symdon, Administrator - Division of Community Corrections
Cari Taylor, Administrator - Division of Juvenile Corrections
Stacey Rolston, Administrator - Division of Management Services
Michael Cockroft, Superintendent - Felmers Chaney Correctional Center
Gary Mitchell, Superintendent - Marshall Sherrer Correctional Center
Pamela Zank, Superintendent - Milwaukee Womens Correctional Center
Gerald Konizer, Sector Chief - Bureau of Offender Classification
About Secretary Wall
Ed Wall is the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, appointed by Governor Scott Walker as a member of his cabinet, with the advice and consent of the State Senate. Secretary Wall leads an exceptionally talented group of state employees who are dedicated to public safety. The Department of Corrections employs more than 10,000 people who are responsible for administering the department's resources across Wisconsin.
Secretary Wall earned his Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Management from Excelsior College and is a Graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California.
Secretary Wall has spent his entire professional career in emergency public services. He began his law enforcement career in 1986 as a police officer in Meriden, Connecticut, before being appointed in 1989 as a State Trooper in New Hampshire. In New Hampshire, he worked uniformed patrol for five years before being appointed to Detective in the Narcotics Investigation Unit for five years. In 1999 he moved his family to his wife's home state of Wisconsin, where he was appointed as a Special Agent with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). During his law enforcement career, he has worked in Uniform Patrol, Undercover Narcotics, Major Crimes, Special Operations and Criminal Intelligence.
Secretary Wall served as Special Agent in Charge of the DCI Investigative Services Bureau when he was appointed by Governor Jim Doyle as Administrator of Wisconsin's Division of Emergency Management. In April 2010, he returned to DCI when appointed by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen as the Division Administrator. In October 2012, he was called upon to continue his public safety service by Governor Walker to serve in his cabinet role as the Secretary of the Department of Corrections.
Secretary Wall holds numerous leadership positions with state and national boards dealing with law enforcement training, national security, criminal intelligence and law enforcement executive-related functions.
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Parking
Limited parking will be available in Community Advocates' adjacent lot on the south side of the building. Street parking is available in surrounding blocks. Nearby lot parking is available at the MacArthur Square lot (841 N. James Lovell Street), adjacent to the Milwaukee Public Museum, and within the structure located at 633 W. Wisconsin Avenue. For a full list of area parking lots, visit ParkMilwaukee.com.
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