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Mark Dyea is an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna and Disabled Veteran. Mark is the Tribal Grants Manager for the American Probation and Parole Association where he collaborates with Tribes to secure training and technical assistance in program planning, implementation, and enhancement. Mark has 20 years of Community Supervision and Treatment Court experience. Mark worked for the Pueblo of Laguna’s Probation & Parole Services for over ten years (2004-2015) as a Probation Officer, Wellness Court Coordinator, and Program Manager. During his time with Laguna’s Probation & Parole Services Mark co-founded the Pueblo’s Community Wellness Court and served as its Co-Coordinator from 2007 to 2014. Mark has also worked as a Case Manager for the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Specialty Courts and Coordinator for the Pueblo of San Felipe Healing to Wellness Court. Mark served as a Sr. Consultant for the NADCP Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Planning Initiative and as faculty for TLPI. As a consultant, Mark has worked with numerous jurisdictions across the country to develop and enhance Treatment Courts.

Andrea Henderson is APPA’s Probation and Parole Liaison for Region 6 (TX, NM, OK, LA, MS). Andrea earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 1994 and retired as a Supervisor from the Harris County CSCD in Houston in 2022. She possesses extensive experience working with clients in Felony Substance Abuse facilities, as well as those on probation for DWI and sex-related offenses. With nearly a decade of experience working directly with Harris County Criminal Courts and clients under Pretrial Bond supervision, Andrea has been a certified DWI Education Instructor for the State of Texas since 2006. She is dedicated to educating DWI offenders about the significance of applying classroom lessons to prevent further offenses and save lives.

Paul brings over 30 years of experience working with justice-involved individuals, including those convicted of impaired driving offenses. He began his career in community corrections, providing supervision and case management to individuals returning from prison or serving diversion sentences in community-based programs. Paul later served as the Director of a Day Reporting Center before joining Colorado's Division of Probation Services within the State Court Administrator’s Office. In this role, he trained adult and juvenile probation officers on risk assessment tools, Motivational Interviewing, Relapse Prevention, and the guiding principles of Problem-Solving Courts. Paul also managed the Alcohol and Drug Driving Safety Program, overseeing the assessment and supervision of all impaired driving offenders in Colorado. He played a key role in launching the state's first five DUI courts through a State Highway Safety Grant. Since retiring from state government, Paul has continued to train community corrections staff nationwide on assessment tools for adult, juvenile, and DWI populations. He has been an UBER Driver and currently serves as the Probation Fellow for NHTSA Region 8. A Colorado native, Paul resides in Denver.

Travis Johnson, is a Program Associate of Grants and Research with the American Probation and Parole Association. In his role, he assists with work on the association’s various grant-funded projects involving training, technical assistance, and research/evaluation to the community corrections field. Travis is currently working on several projects. BJA’s Project Safe Neighborhood as well as several different tribal initiatives. His interest lean towards supervision through technology and supervision of radicalized domestic terrorists. He received his Master’s in Safety, Security and Emergency Management from Eastern Kentucky University.

Gwyn is a Program Analyst with the American Probation and Parole Association. She serves as grant manager for APPA’s grant projects with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) focused on the reduction of impaired driving. Her previous experience includes project management on federal and state grant funded programs including delivery of training and technical assistance; toolkit development; and policy analysis. She has created and provided training for various criminal legal system providers including courts, probation, victim advocates, and law enforcement.

Les P. Schultz began his journey with APPA in August as a Probation Fellow for Region 5, which encompasses Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. He retired as the Probation Director for Brown County Probation in Minnesota in 2022, concluding nearly three decades of dedicated service. During this time, he also contributed to the field as an adjunct professor in the criminal justice department at a local state college. His involvement with the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) has been extensive; he has served as a Regional Representative, Representative at Large, Program Chair, and most recently, as the Chair of the Constitution and By-Laws Committee.