SSCA Executive Board Officers rotate through a six-year cycle, starting with Secretary, Second Vice President, First Vice President, President-Elect, President and finally Immediate Past-President.
The association’s Executive Treasurer and Executive Secretary are also members of the Executive Board. New board members are installed at the Annual Summer Training Conference each July.
Below are the current members of the SSCA Board for the 2024-2025 Term.
Dexter Payne
President
Arkansas Department of Corrections
Director of the Division of Corrections
6814 Princeton Pike
Pine Bluff, AR 71602
870-267-6200
Tonya Ashley
President-Elect
Georgia Department of Corrections
(229) 467-3025
Dana Ratliffe-Walker
First Vice President
Virginia Department of Corrections
Kevin Murphy
Secretary
Arkansas Department of Corrections (retired)
PO Box 1579
Cabot, AR 72023
(501) 412-2198
Andrew Ruh
Second Vice President
Arkansas Community Corrections
(501) 332-8202
Renee Delouche
Louisiana Department of Corrections
Immediate Past President
(225) 936-2639
Deputy Director of Probation and Parole
Stuart Holt
Executive Treasurer
Georgia Department of Corrections (Retired)
200 Pinnacle Ct
Macon, Georgia
Cookie Crews
Executive Secretary
Kentucky Department of Corrections
PO Box 928
Crestwood, KY 20014
Past Presidents contribute advice and service to the membership and become lifetime members of SSCA after their term.
Past Presidents can be seen below.
Renee Delouche
2023-2024
Karen Stapleton
2022-2023
Amanda Dees
2021-2022
Tom McElhenney
2019-2021
Kevin Murphy
2018-2019
Carol Gilcrease
2017-2018
'Buck' Rogers
2016-2017
Lorraine Rea
2015-2016