Executive Committee

Howard Wykes began his career in the juvenile justice field in 2001, working as a youth correctional officer for the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections. He has always enjoyed working with juveniles and felt this was a way for him to provide wisdom that could lead to opportunities for the juveniles. In 2004, Howard was promoted to Parole Officer and got the opportunity to have a more direct impact on the juveniles in the system. This was also his first exposure to ICJ as a supervising field officer. In 2014, Howard was promoted to Parole Supervisor which enabled him the opportunity to have a greater reach on the number of juveniles he was coming into contact with. He has since transitioned from field supervision of juveniles to mentoring those doing the field supervision of ICJ youth. This offered a chance to share his experience and lessons learned from his time in the field. In 2019, Howard was promoted into an administrative position including taking over as the Deputy Compact Administrator for the Arizona ICJ office. He attended his first ABM that year in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he loved meeting other ICJ practitioners from around the country. Howard got further involved with ICJ by serving on an Ad Hoc committee, the Training Committee, Technology Committee, and Rules Committee. In 2022, Howard was appointed the Arizona ICJ Full Time Designee and was elected as the Western Region Rep at the 2022 ABM in Vermont.  

Stephen Horton is the Commissioner for North Carolina and the Deputy Compact Administrator for the North Carolina ICJ Office with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety; Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. He has served as DCA since 2014 and has over 13 years of service with the North Carolina ICJ office. He was appointed Commissioner in 2021. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Appalachian State University in 1996. Mr. Horton began his career in juvenile justice over 24 years ago and has worked as a Court Counselor, Court Counselor Supervisor, and as a Staff Development Specialist. Stephen is an adjunct General Instructor for North Carolina and holds Specialized Instructor certifications in Restraint, Control, and Defensive Tactics (self-defense) and Wellness and Fitness. He has chaired the Rules Committee for the past two years during this “rules promulgation cycle.” Stephen also serves on the Training Committee. Beyond work, he likes spending his time outdoors.

Dale is the current Commissioner of the Interstate Compact for Juveniles Office in the State of New Mexico. Prior to taking this position in 2002, he worked as a Juvenile Probation and Parole Officer in New Mexico since 1998. Dale’s experience includes working with juveniles in both California and New Mexico as a Juvenile Detention Center supervisor as well as a manager of a residential treatment facility in California before moving to New Mexico. An active member of the Association of Juvenile Compact Administrators, Dale served three terms on the Executive Board and numerous other Committees. Dale currently serves as the West Region Representative and is a member of the Executive Committee for the Interstate Commission for Juveniles.

Jacey Rader was appointed as Assistant Deputy Administrator of the Administration & Operations Division in May of 2018.  Jacey serves as the Commissioner for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) and the Interstate Commission for Juveniles in the State of Nebraska. Jacey graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2002 and has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. She began her career with probation in 2004, and served as a probation officer until 2013, when she was promoted to Compliance Officer with the Administrative Office of Probation. In 2014, she was appointed to the Deputy Compact Administrator position and currently serves as the Commissioner for the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS). 

Anne joined the Idaho ICJ Office as the official Designee in December 2017. Anne was previously the ICJ Commissioner for Nevada, having been appointed by Governor Brian Sandoval on November 28, 2012. She began her Interstate career at the Nevada ICJ Office in March 2010, coming from the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services and the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office. As the sole practitioner in the Nevada ICJ Office, Anne was responsible for the day to day operations of the Nevada ICJ Office and provided training to juvenile parole and probation staff across the state regarding ICJ.

Anne was responsible for the development of an internal database to track Nevada’s ICJ youth in 2010 and was a designated “power user” representing the West Region in the development of the National database (JIDS) currently used by all member states within the ICJ. She has been one of two JIDS Trainers since the system went live in November 2012 and is currently involved in the development of ICJ’s new UNITY database. As the Chair of the Training, Education and Public Relations Committee from 2015-2017, Anne presented trainings on a variety of topics including Rules, Rule Amendments, JIDS, JIDS Enhancements and Returning Youth via ICJ.  In addition, she has been privileged to provide training about the ICJ to national juvenile justice stakeholders such as NCJFCJ and APPA. After assisting in the development of a Best Practice for States in Transition, Anne provided countless hours of support, training and technical assistance via WebEx, by phone and on-site to member states across the country. She was also, along with the four Region Representatives, one of the designated ICJ Mentors for the Commission from 2014-2019.

In October 2012, Anne was elected as the Western Region Chair and in October 2013, she was elected as the Vice Chair of the National Interstate Commission serving until August 2015. Anne served as Chair of the Training, Education and Public Relations Committee as well as the Human Trafficking Ad Hoc Committee from 2015-2017. In September 2017, Anne was elected as the Commission's Chair and served 2 terms. She received the ICJ Commission’s Leadership Award in 2015 and again in 2018 in recognition of her dedication to the National Commission for Juveniles.

Mike Casey is the Compact Administrator for the State of Delaware (ICPC, ICJ and ICAMA). Mike began his career in juvenile justice in 1990, serving for 12 years as a counselor in a residential care setting. Mike spent the following 15 years gaining extensive child welfare experience with the Division of Family Services as both a case manager and supervisor in the Adolescent Treatment/Permanency Unit. Mike joined the Interstate Compact Unit in 2017 and in 2020, was promoted to supervisor of the Liaison Services Team, which includes the Interstate Compact Unit and Statewide Family Court Liaison Unit. Mike currently serves as the Vice Chairperson of the Commission’s Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, serves on the AAICAMA Executive Board as member at large, and previously served on the AAICPC Executive Committee as member at large.

Julie Hawkins received her Bachelor of Social Work from William Woods University in 1998. She has been employed with Missouri Division of Youth Services for over 20 years. During this time, she has worked as a Youth Specialist, Facility Manager, and in her current capacity as Commissioner/Deputy Compact Administrator for the Interstate Compact for Juveniles. Her favorite quote is, “As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way." -Mary Anne Radmacher - Commissioner Hawkins provides a vast wealth of knowledge from a historical perspective as a longstanding member of the Rules committee and never shies away from responsibility. She often volunteers to draft language or provide further information to aid in the decision-making and rule proposal process. During her tenure she has served as chair of the Adult/Juvenile Ad Hoc Committee, Rules Committee and currently in the capacity of Vice Chair of the Commission.

Kellianne Torres serves as the Deputy Compact Administrator and Full Time Designee for Iowa. She received her Bachelor’s in Social Work from Tarleton State University in 2009. Ms. Torres started her career working for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in 2009 as a conservatorship caseworker with Child Protective Services. She quickly moved into supervision where she gained experience supervising units in multiple program areas before moving into a training supervisor position. She returned to her home state of Iowa in 2016 where she continued working in child welfare as a social work supervisor. Ms. Torres transitioned into the DCA position in August of 2019. She currently serves as the Chairperson of the Information Technology Committee and been part of several sub committees with the Commission.

Raymundo Gallardo is the Deputy Compact Administrator and Designee for the State of Utah’s Interstate Compact for Juveniles Office. Prior to joining the Utah ICJ Office in 2017, Raymundo served as a juvenile probation officer in the Fourth District Juvenile Court in Provo, Utah, for five years. During this period, Raymundo was a member of the Utah Juvenile Court’s Probation Officer Safety Committee and trained probation officers in safety tactics. Raymundo began his career in public service as a wildland firefighter for the state of Utah, where for five years he traveled across the Western US battling wildfires as a member of a wildland firefighting crew. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Utah Valley University.

Trissie Casanova, LICSW serves as the ICJ/ICPC Deputy Compact Administrator and Human Trafficking Consultant for the State of Vermont.   She has served within these roles for the last six years.  Ms. Casanova has worked for the Vermont Department for Children and Families Family Services Division for 20 years, in that time she has worked as a child protection worker, juvenile probation officer and child protection investigator. She sits on Vermont’s Human Trafficking Task Force Training & Outreach Committee, she co-chairs a Human Trafficking MDT in Vermont’s largest county and co-chairs DCF’s Human Trafficking Work Group that helped develop DCF’s screening tool to screen for risk of sex trafficking. Ms. Casanova obtained her Master’s in Social Work at the University of Vermont and her undergraduate degree in Psychology at St. Michael’s College. 

Jacey Rader was appointed as Assistant Deputy Administrator of the Administration & Operations Division in May of 2018.  Jacey serves as the Commissioner for the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) and the Interstate Commission for Juveniles in the State of Nebraska. Jacey graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 2002 and has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. She began her career with probation in 2004, and served as a probation officer until 2013, when she was promoted to Compliance Officer with the Administrative Office of Probation. In 2014, she was appointed to the Deputy Compact Administrator position and currently serves as the Commissioner for the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS). 

Felicia L. Dauway is the Community Justice Administrator for the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. In her role as Community Justice Administrator she serves as Deputy Compact Administer and full-time Designee for the Interstate Commission for Juveniles. In addition, she oversees several areas to include, Statewide Arbitration, Prevention & Intervention, Teen After School Programs (TASC) and all community agency initiatives.  She received her B.A. from Claflin University. She has worked in various state agencies over the years to include the South Carolina Governor’s Office and the South Carolina Department of Social Services. Felicia is a board member for the non-profit Lighthouse for Life which is the only human trafficking shelter in the state of South Carolina. Felicia was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Office of Victims Services Education & Certification now known as the Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, and Statistical Analysis. Felicia has served as an instructor for state organizations, victim services and criminal justice organizations, including the National Institute of Justice Conference, South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Annual Victims’ Rights Week Conferences, and South Carolina’s Victim Assistance Academy, among others. She loves volunteering especially with her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Nina Belli serves as the Juvenile Interstate Compact (ICJ) Commissioner and Deputy Compact Administrator for Oregon, employed by the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) since 2018 and is currently serving as Chair of the ICJ Executive Committee. She has worked in diverse juvenile justice systems by overseeing and conducting the daily operations of 2 state’s ICJ offices in 2 separate regions over the course of 8 years: those being the Ohio and Oregon ICJ Offices. Ms. Belli served as Ohio’s ICJ Commissioner from 2014-2018. During her time with OYA, Ms. Belli has assisted in drafting legislation within the state of Oregon as well as various state policies in both Oregon and Ohio to ensure their state’s compliance with ICJ. Ms. Belli currently serves on the Oregon Department of Justice Trafficking Intervention Advisory Committee. Ms. Belli served for 4 years as the Midwest Region Representative and served on the Executive Committee in that role. In addition, Ms. Belli has also served as Vice Chair of the ICJ Executive Committee, Vice Chair of the Finance Committee and as the Alternate West Region Representative. Ms. Belli has conducted and participated in numerous ICJ trainings and seminars with juvenile courts, state juvenile justice departments, law enforcement, and social service agencies. Prior to her work with ICJ, Ms. Belli served as a Victim Advocate and as a Court and Agency Investigator at the city, county, and state levels of government. Ms. Belli is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work.