professional background
PRESENT FOCUS
Juvenile/Criminal Justice Consultant providing technical assistance to individuals and families with loved ones in the system.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
- Chairman, Vice Chairman, Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles
- Commissioner, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
- Deputy Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
- Commissioner, Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority
- Assistant Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Children's Services
- Superintendent, Tennessee Youth Correctional Center
ADDITIONAL CAREER INFORMATION
- Retired from executive management in the Georgia State Government
- Recipient of the ER Cass Award for career lifetime achievement, American Correctional Association
- CEO of Albert Murray Enterprises. Inc. Registered through the office of the Georgia Secretary of State
- Lifetime member of the American Correctional Association (ACA)
- Served on Delegate Assembly, Board of Directors, Standards Committee, Commission on Accreditation
- Certified Auditor by ACA
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's Degree in English
- Master's of Education Degree in Guidance and Counseling
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
- Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
- Alabama Department of Youth Services
- American Correctional Association, Auditor
- Rockdale County Sheriff's Office
- Newton County Sheriff's Office
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS
- Who's Who in Black Atlanta
- Chairman Emeritus, Georgia Parole Board
- ER Cass Award Recipient
- Kansas Correctional Association, Past member
- Tennessee Correctional Association, Past member
- Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Board of Directors, Vice Chair