Parole & Probation Officers To Graduate From Oregon Public Safety Academy -09/25/19
The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) is pleased to announce the graduation of its 80th Basic Parole & Probation Officer Class on Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Oregon Public Safety Academy at 4190 Aumsville Hwy SE in Salem, Oregon. The event will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a reception to follow after the ceremony. Commissioner Sebastian Tapia, of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, will be the guest speaker. All family and friends of students, supervisors, department heads and elected officials are welcome to attend.
The graduating students appreciate the family, friends and guests who make graduation an appropriate conclusion to their basic training at the Oregon Public Safety Academy.
Reception immediately following.
Roster of Basic Parole and Probation Class 80:
Parole & Probation Officer Alexandra Arneson
Washington County Community Corrections
Parole & Probation Officer Taylor Bonawitz
DOC/Linn County Community Corrections
Deputy Sheriff Yvonne Burdick-Garcia
Tillamook County Sheriff's Office
Parole & Probation Officer Emily Cobb
Jackson County Community Justice
Deputy Sheriff Katrina Curfman
Crook County Sheriff's Office
Parole & Probation Officer Andrew Gniffke
Klamath County Community Corrections
Parole & Probation Officer Kimberly Hulke
Tri-County Corrections
Parole & Probation Officer Kasi Jackson
Lane County Parole & Probation
Deputy Sheriff Richard Kirby
Baker County Sheriff's Office
Parole & Probation Officer John Lambert
Umatilla County Community Corrections
Parole & Probation Officer Catherine Lowery
Jefferson County Community Corrections
Parole & Probation Officer Ebuka Mgbadigha
Lane County Parole & Probation
Parole & Probation Officer Cassandra Newman
Klamath County Community Corrections
Parole & Probation Officer Mercedez Popp
Lane County Parole & Probation
Supervisor Juan Rivas
Jackson County Community Justice
Parole & Probation Officer Francisco Robles
Lane County Parole & Probation
Parole & Probation Officer Heather Simes
Jefferson County Community Corrections
Parole & Probation Officer Sandra Torres
Washington County Community Corrections
Parole & Probation Officer Valarie Truelove
Lane County Parole & Probation
Parole & Probation Officer Nelson Wadman
Lane County Parole & Probation
Parole & Probation Officer Cassidy Wilson
Jackson County Community Justice
## Background Information on the DPSST ##
The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) operates the Oregon Public Safety Academy which spans more than 235 acres in Salem. The Academy is nationally recognized for its innovative training programs and active stakeholder involvement. Eriks Gabliks serves as the Director, and Patricia Patrick-Joling, public citizen representative, serves as the Chair of the Board. The department implements minimum standards established by the Board for the training and certification of more than 40,000 city, tribal, county and state law enforcement officers, corrections officers, parole and probation officers, fire service personnel, telecommunicators, emergency medical dispatchers and private security providers.
DPSST provides training to more than 25,000 students each year throughout Oregon and at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem: certifies qualified officers at various levels from basic through executive; certifies qualified instructors; and reviews and accredits training programs throughout the state based on standards established by the Board.