The 109TH Vermont Correctional Academy Graduation

109th Graduating Class

"Integrity, Honor, Communication"



Joseph Beamon SSCF, Jacob Carnelli CRCF, Brendan Clements CRCF, Dustin Cota CRCF, Adam Darling NSCF, Katie Irish MVRCF, Joy Ladue NERCF, Robyn Lewis MVRCF, Brandon Lynch SESCF, Michael McGinnis NWSCF, Jennifer Mulcahy MVRCF, Regina Payette NERCF, Garrett Peryer CRCF, Abigail Record SSCF, William Russell SSCF, Matthew Sayward CRCF, Shane Voisine SSCF, Joel Wilson SSCF, Daniel Zorzi CRCF

Opening Ceremony
DOC Honor Guard

National Anthem

Mark Shelton
Academy Staff

Opening Remarks

William Cathcart

Academy Staff

Academy Achievement Awards
Ross Farnsworth

Academy Staff

Class Speaker
Abigail Record

Officer Candidate

Commissioner’s Address

Andrew Pallito

Department of Corrections

Secretary’s Address

Robert Hofmann

Agency of Human Services

Certificate Presentations

  

Professional Oath Administration

William Lawhorn

Director of Security, Operations & Audits

Officer’s Oath

I, (state your name)/, acknowledge this oath and the badge of my profession/ as symbols of the public trust in my ability and commitment/ to provide for the public safety as a professional correctional officer./ I agree to maintain the highest ethical standards/ and serve the Vermont Department of Corrections to the best of my ability./ I freely accept this responsibility/ and swear to uphold the humanitarian and legal principles/ of the corrections profession throughout my career.

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Delores Burroughs-Biron

Dr. Burroughs-Biron affectionately known to us as Dr. Dee began her tenure with the Vermont Department of Corrections on August 13, 2007 as the Health Services Director. Dr. Dee is a MD and MSN with over 20 years experience in the medical field including 5 years with the Massachusetts DOC.

Dr. Dee led the department’s health services through challenging events always looking to improve systems. She represented the department at the legislative level on many occasions providing lawmakers and advocacy groups with an insight to the department’s commitment to inmate health care.

Always a cheerful person, Dr. Dee never hesitated to answer questions posed by department staff from the Correctional Officer in a facility to the Commissioner. She consistently supported her own staff on many of the tasks she set for them.

Dr. Dee recently stepped down from her position with the Vermont DOC to return to private practice. We will miss her and wish her well in all her future endeavors and are honored to have her speak at this graduation today.

Honoring Our Deployed Staff

DOC Honor Guard

Passing of the Guidon

Class Recessional

Each graduate of the 109th Vermont Correctional Academy has completed 200 hours of training. Below are some of the chapters and modules covered during their Academy.

Orientation, Academy Rules & Regulations, Ethics, Corrections Professional, AHS Overview, Rights & Responsibility of Offenders, Legal Issues in Corrections, Offender Grievance, Medical & Mental Health, Suicide Prevention, CPR/First-aid, Sexual Abuse & Assault, PREA, Sexual Harassment, Supervision of Offenders, Offender Discipline, Working with Women Offenders, Conflict & Crisis Management, Advanced Communication Skills, Non-Lethal Use of Force, Security Management, Contraband & Searches, Report Writing, Security Threat Groups, Emergency Prevention & Response, Fire Safety.

The 109th Vermont Correctional Academy would like to thank our instructors and training assistants for their valuable services.

Instructors:

Joseph Aldrich, Kyle Beckwith, Leslie Bourgeois, William Cathcart, Trudee Ettlinger, Ross Farnsworth, Travis Denton, Gary Dillon, Michaela Hammond, Kurt Kuehl, Robert Kupec, William Lawhorn, Rob Lowell, Karen Rhodes, Emilio Rosario, Jason Sanders, Nancy Simoes, Michael Simonds, Jennifer Sprafke, Trp Michael Studin, Wendy Yoder, Mirinda Windrow.

Training Assistants:

Chad Fontaine, COI

Ruth Goodrich, COII

Shawn Stocker, COII

Jason Sanders, COII

Aaron Stetson, COI

Class Photo Album for the 109th VCA