Health, Wellness and Safety Listening Session 2.0

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Mark Dyea (Laguna Pueblo) began as APPA Tribal Grants Manager in 2022 and brings 20 years of experience working with Tribal and State Justice agencies and as a consultant to enhance community corrections, therapeutic justice, and reentry programs. He uses his experience to collaborate with Department of Justice agencies, State, Local, Tribal, and other training partners to facilitate training and technical assistance to federal grant recipients to enhance the outcomes of their community corrections and reentry programs. APPA’s Tribal Grants Manager strives to improve Tribal Community Corrections impacts and outcomes through partnerships on programs aimed at improving community reintegration, reducing recidivism, and improving public safety. APPA works on projects to provide resources to the Tribal Justice professionals to improve state/tribal communication, intergovernmental collaboration, conduct forums, develop fact sheets, address racial inequalities in community supervision, and conducting training workshops at state, regional, and national trainings. Mark began his career in 2004 with the Pueblo of Laguna Probation & Parole Services in New Mexico as a Probation Officer and was later promoted to Program Manager. During his time in Laguna, he was a founding member of the Pueblo’s Community Wellness Court program and collaborated with state, federal, local, and other tribal agencies to develop and administer alternative supervision programs including electronic monitoring, community custody, courtesy supervision, and reentry notification. Mark worked as Case Manager for Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court and coordinated the creation of a state/tribal agreement providing courtesy testing to enhance outcomes for native participants of the Specialty Court programs. Mark served as a Sr. Consultant for the NADCP Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Planning Initiative and as faculty for other Training and Technical Assistance providers. As a consultant Mark worked with numerous jurisdictions across the country to develop and enhance Treatment Courts, Community Supervision programs, and enhance intergovernmental collaboration.

Ms. Morales-Aina has over 26 years of professional experience as a criminal justice practitioner and licensed therapist working with justice-involved individuals in El Paso, Texas.  She has extensive program development and training experience in the procedures of Best Practices in Community Supervision, Jail Diversion, Competency Restoration, and Civil & Forensic Commitments. She is an experienced public speaker and presenter in areas of Cultural Competence, Equity & Inclusion, Substance Use Disorders, Behavioral Health, Trauma Informed Care, Specialty Courts, and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) in justice settings. Ms. Morales-Aina was appointed as the Director of the El Paso County Community Supervision & Corrections Department in 2011. As Director, she reports directly to judges trying criminal cases in El Paso County, Hudspeth County, and Culberson County where she has the overall responsibility for the administration, management, and supervision of operations. Ms. Morales-Aina serves on numerous multidisciplinary committees at local, state, and national level. She served on Board of Directors for Texas Probation Association and is Co-Chair of the Health and Wellness Committee for American Probation and Parole Association (APPA). She is a faculty member of National Association Drug Court Professionals (NADCP), National Drug Court Institute, and Senior Consultant for SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation. She is certified to provide train-the-trainer workshops for PRA’s How Being Trauma-Informed Improves Criminal Justice System Responses for Criminal Justice Professionals and a facilitator for Communities of Practice (COP).