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Probation Officers Advisory Board
The Probation Officers Advisory Board consists of Indiana probation officers elected from 17 districts, as well as 6 probation officers appointed by the Chief Justice of Indiana. The Advisory Board meets quarterly and works on issues relevant to improving probation services. In particular, the Advisory Board has worked to modernize Indiana’s risk and needs assessment instruments, published a Best Practices Guide, and has worked to integrate evidence-based practices into educational programs. In addition, the Probation Officers Advisory Board annually awards “The Order of Augustus” to an outstanding Indiana probation officer.
District 1 - Stacy LaPatra
Lake County Probation - Adult
District 3 - Kristin Fee
St. Joseph County Probation - Adult
District 5 - Kara Shively
Kosciusko County Probation
District 7 - Misti Biggs-Reader
Hamilton County Probation
District 9 - Hannah Cochran
Montgomery County Probation
District 11 - Stephanie Buttz
Marion County Probation
District 13 - Anthony Heber
Vigo County Probation
District 15 - Leslie Jackson
Vanderburgh County Probation
District 17 - Galadriel Ballard
Clark County Probation
District 2 - Shantell Dingman
LaPorte County Probation
District 4 - Joseph Kearby
Allen County Probation
District 6 - Matthew Risk
Clinton County Probation
District 8 - VACANT
District 10 - Laurisa Nunn
Marion County Probation
District 12 - VACANT
District 14 - Jennifer Whipker-Davis
Bartholomew County Probation
District 16 - Melanie Kuntz
Washington County Probation
At Large Board Members
Vacant
Vacant
Lindsey Villalpando, POPAI Liaison
Montgomery County Probation
Kory George, CISC Liaison
Wayne County Probation
Shannon Chambers, Chair
Johnson County Probation
Ryan Hull
DeKalb County Probation
Ashley Stevens
Rush County Probation
Shannon Schmaltz
Ripley County Probation
The Order of Augustus
The Order of Augustus is an honorary award presented annually by the Probation Officers Advisory Board of the Judicial Conference of Indiana to those persons in the profession of probation whose commitment and personal dedication have exemplified the ideals and philosophy of John Augustus, the undisputed “Father of Probation.” The creed of John Augustus was “To raise the fallen, reform the criminal, and so far as my humble abilities would allow, to transform the abode of suffering and misery to the home of happiness.”
1993-Dr. Valorous "Val" B. Clear
Madison County Court Services
1995-Neil Hannon
Porter County Probation
1997-Thomas N. Fredrick
St. Joseph County Juvenile
1999-Leonard Simpson
Marion Superior Court Probation
2001-R. Todd McCormack
Hendricks Superior Court
2004-Linda Brady
Monroe County Probation
2006-Eric Zimmerman
Allen County Adult Probation
2008-Wayne Addison
Hancock County Probation
2010-Donald J. Travis
Howard County Probation
2012-Robert Chamness
Wayne County Probation
2014-Christina Ball
Marion County Probation
2016-Lisa Brueggeman
Marion County Probation
2018-Carole Kinder
Morgan County Probation
2020-Stacey Beam
Noble County Probation
2022-Laura Rood
Howard County Probation
2024-Kevin Elkins
Lake County Juvenile Probation
1994-Kenneth E. Watson
Allen County Court Services
1996-Virgil L. Seay
Floyd County Probation
1998-K. Allan Henson
Vanderburgh Circuit Court
2000-Denise Z. Ware
Clark Circuit Probation
2002-Amber Stirrup-Leonard
Lawrence County Probation
2005-Suzanne Miller
Johnson County Juvenile Probation
2007-Susan Allen
Monroe County Probation
2009-Stephen T. Eyrick
LaPorte Superior #4 Probation
2011-Joe S. Hooker
Tippecanoe County Probation
2013-Susan Lightfoot
Henry County Probation
2015-John Thorstad
Starke County Probation
2017-Mary Jane Walsworth
Marshall County Probation
2019-Cindy McCoy
Grant County Probation
2021-Brad Barnes
Bartholomew County Probation
2023-Troy Hatfield
Monroe County Probation