Committee Information
APAI’s operational body consists of an Executive Committee which includes the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, U.S Regional and International Vice Presidents. The President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer are elected; all remaining positions are appointed.
Executive Committee
| President | Kecia Rongen | Chair, Washington Indeterminate Sentence Review Board | Olympia, Washington |
| Vice President | Vacant | Treasurer | Francis Abbott | Executive Director, Louisiana Board of Pardons & Committee on Parole | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Secretary | Chris Barnett | Executive Director, Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Immediate Past President | Jonathan Ogletree | Chair (Retired), Kansas Prisoner Review Board | Topeka, Kansas |
Regional Vice Presidents
| Northeastern USA | MaryJane Ainsworth | Executive Director, Vermont Parole Board | Waterbury, Vermont |
| Central USA | Scott Widmer | Vice-Chair, Ohio Parole Board | Columbus, Ohio |
| Southern USA | Benita Murphy | Chairperson, West Virginia Parole Board | Charleston, West Virginia |
| Western USA | John Bailey | Chair, Oregon Board of Parole | Salem, Oregon |
| International | Joanne Blanchard | Canada | |
| International | Alistair Spierling | Manager, New Zealand Parole Board | New Zealand |
Northeastern USA — Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Rhode Island, U.S. Parole Commission and all U.S. Military Parole Boards.
Central USA — Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming
Southern USA — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands and Territories, and West Virginia.
Western USA — Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
International
APAI Committees
Engagement and Professional Development
To determine and approve all official APAI education.
| Jessica Dillard, Chair | Texas |
| David Blumberg | Maryland |
| Jessica Dillard | Texas |
| Kecia Rongen | Washington |
| Lamicia Bailey | Nevada |
| Ladeidra Jones | Kentucky |
| John Bailey | Oregon |
| Gene Demello, Jr | Hawaii |
Standards and Resolutions
To Promote the Use of Best Practices in Parole
| Christopher Barnett, Chair | Georgia |
| Dan Fetsco | Wyoming |
| Benita Murphy | West Virginia |
| Kevin Smith | Arkansas |
