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.  

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.

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.

Roy Curtis has been with the Maine Department of Corrections for 26 years after completing his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from the University of Southern Maine.  Roy Currently serves as a Regional Correctional Manager for Juvenile Field Services where he works closely with local Community Corrections Officers and Stakeholders covering 3 Counties.  Roy has served on Executive Committee for the Juvenile Restorative Justice Council, as well as the Department of Corrections Restorative Justice Committee.  Roy has been working within the Interstate Commission for Juveniles since 2018 and currently serves as the Deputy Compact Administrator and ICJ Commissioner for the State of Maine.  Over the past 5 years, Roy has worked to enhance the ICJ State Council as well as ICJ protocols within the Department of Corrections.  For the past two years, Roy has been part of the Technology Committee, most recently serving as Vice-Chair.  Previously, Roy served on the Rules Committee as well as the Unity User Acceptance Team.

Mr. De Jesus works for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Juvenile Justice. He oversees the daily operations of the California Interstate Compact Office, and as a Parole Agent III he manages a DJJ duel commitment caseload of youth, and conducts intake screenings for youth referred to DJJ. Prior to his assignment at DJJ headquarters, Mr. De Jesus worked for 12 years as a Casework Specialist at both N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility and Preston Youth Correctional Facility. He was assigned to the Intensive Behavioral Treatment Program which provides education and treatment to California’s youthful offenders up to the age of 25 who have the most serious criminal backgrounds and most intense treatment needs. Mr. DeJesus graduated in 2005 from Chico State University with his Master’s degree in Social Work. 
 

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. 

Corrie Copeland is an employee with the Tennessee Department of Children Services, currently serving as the Commissioner for Interstate Compact for Juveniles (ICJ) within the Office of Juvenile Justice.  Ms. Copeland has been with the department for 18 years and has served in various positions.   Ms. Copeland is responsible for providing daily oversight of interstate probation/parole cases and the process of returning runaway youth, absconder, and escapees.  She currently chairs the Finance Committee and serves on the Racial Ad Hoc committee.   She previously served on the Compliance Committee, which ensures states adhere to the rules and protocols of the Compact, and on the Training Committee in which she was a panel participant for the  2019 Annual Business Meeting.  Ms. Copeland also participates in the Southern Regional ICJ workgroup, making sure the region complies. It addresses any interstate issues that may affect the Southern region and ICJ stakeholders.  Ms. Copeland obtained her undergraduate degree in History from Fisk University and a Master’s degree in Public Serve Management from Cumberland University.

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.