Intensive Session: From the Street to the Stove: Seven Strategies that Every Probation Officer Needs to Know
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SESSION INFO

Sunday, August 24, 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session Type: Intensive
Join us for an immersive 4-hour intensive session featuring New York Times bestselling author Chef Jeff Henderson, a lived experience, credible messenger who will share powerful insights from his journey from incarceration to Las Vegas top chef. In this master class, Chef Jeff will reveal 7 crucial strategies that every probation officer should understand about the client experience, rehabilitation resources, workforce development, and building authentic connections with justice-involved individuals. Chef Jeff will be joined by a distinguished panel of other credible messengers - individuals with lived experience in the justice system who now serve as mentors and change agents in their communities. Together, they'll provide probation and parole officers with practical strategies to enhance supervision effectiveness, increase client success rates, and develop a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the reentry process. The session concludes with an interactive Q&A, allowing attendees to engage directly with Chef Jeff and the panel to address specific scenarios and challenges from their daily practice. This master class will deliver actionable insights to bridge the gap between supervision requirements and the human journey of transformation.

SESSION PRESENTERS
Jeff Henderson
Chef, The Henderson Group


Jeff Henderson started his culinary career in the unlikeliest of places, prison. While serving nearly ten years he discovered his passion for cooking which led to executive chef positions at some of the top hotels and resorts in the country. Jeff's inspiring story has been featured on Oprah's Life Class, Good Morning America, Today Show, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, The Steve Harvey Show, and in major publications such as The New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, People Magazine, the Washington Post, and many others. When Jeff is not traveling the world teaching his life-changing lessons, he resides in Las Vegas with his wife Stacy and their five children.