Racial Justice Townhall: Part IV

Marcus Hodges the immediate past-President of the National Association of Probation Executives, began a trajectory of impressive public service when he joined the Virginia Department of Corrections in 1992. Throughout his career he has worked to promote programs and processes that support the reintegration of released offenders to the community. Experienced in prisons, community corrections, and probation and parole, Hodges joined the National Institute of Corrections as a Correctional Program Specialist with the Community Corrections/Prisons Division. With a primary focus on community corrections, his tenure included work in the areas of transition from prison to community, evidence-based practices in corrections, and pretrial services.
As a Chief Probation and Parole Officer and as a Regional Administrator for the Virginia Department of Corrections, Hodges promoted strategic and innovative risk management, offender programming, and comprehensive and robust processes for reintegration success.

Jeremiah Stromberg is the Assistant Director of the Community Corrections Division for the Oregon Department of Corrections. In this capacity, he governs the funding, legislation, policies, and practices of parole and probation supervision for the state of Oregon. He is also the Chair of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.

Prior to this role, he served as the Executive Director and Member of the Oregon Board of Parole. He spent 12 years working for the Multnomah County Department of Community Justice where he oversaw a variety of specialized units.