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