VCA Leadership

2025–2026 Officers and Board of Directors

Message from the President

My Dear Virginia Correctional Association (VCA) Members and Friends:

On behalf of the Officers and the Board of Directors of VCA, I want to welcome you to the Virginia Correctional Association. Your membership automatically includes being able to participate in monthly business meetings, scholarships and regular networking programs for VCA. Our main event will be the annual Training Institute in October. We are happy to help you find something that meets your interests and serves your professional needs.

The Virginia Correctional Association is a time-honored professional organization which goes back 44 years. VCA, Established in 1979 as a state chapter affiliate of the American Correctional Association (ACA). We will continue to highlight the remarkable collaboration and innovation that define both our local chapter and the collective efforts of membership of ACA while providing more focus on the combined goals of both organizations.

I am excited to be the President of VCA. I would like to take this time to welcome you to The Year of Re-envisioning the Future. At the heart of VCA is the belief that together we can maintain an effective criminal justice system by providing training and assisting in the professional growth of all our members. I have found that the more energy I put into the organization, the more I get back, and I am sure you will also find this to be true as you get more involved.

We ask that you please keep your contact information updated as we will send out most communications via email. We suggest that you use your personal contact information as our members change positions and organizations during their careers. Again, we ask that you take advantage of all of your ACA Member Benefits including publications, meetings and events, webinars and courses, and more!

Please feel free to contact us via our contact link if you have any questions, and again, welcome! You have made a sound investment in your professional future.

Warm regards,

Dana Ratliffe-Walker, President

Virginia Correctional Association

Board of Directors – Elected Officers

Dana Ratliffe-Walker

President

Warden, Virginia Correctional Center for Women

Jennie Amison

President-Elect

Peer Recovery Specialist, Strength in Peers

Captain June Williams-Hopson

Past President

Retired, VA Department of Corrections TDCS

Libbie Miller

Secretary

Manager, Data Collections & Analytical Support, VADOC Research Unit

Curly Sellers

Vice President

Casework Counselor, Patrick Henry Correctional Center

Lois Fegan, MS, PMP

Treasurer

Research Analyst, Department of Criminal Justice Services

Board of Directors – Members-at-Large

Vanessa Crawford

Sheriff, City of Petersburg

Charles J. (Chuck) Kehoe

Chief Operating Officer, Kehoe Correctional Consulting, LLC (Past President of ACA)

Mark H. Murphy MS, LPC, CSSBB

Owner, Consultant, Dynamic Insight Solutions & Consulting

Larry Edmonds

Retired Warden, Virginia Department of Corrections

Ernest L. Giles, Sr.

Sheriff, Sussex County

Jose Quiroz

Sheriff, Arlington County

Courtney Blakey

Registered Nurse, Virginia Department of Corrections

Misganaw Beyene

Health Service Specialist, American Correctional Association

Caroel L. Selby, D. Min

Faith Based Community Volunteer, ACA Auditor, VCA Past President, Retired Certification Analyst VA JJ

Officer & Board Member Biographies