ACCA LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION
Executive Council shall be composed of President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Membership Secretary, Recording Secretary Treasurer, Immediate Past President, Special Counselor to the President, Faith Endorsers, Regional Managers, National Faith Representatives, Chairs of Standing Committees, and Past Presidents Council. The President can also request other committee representatives to attend the Executive Council. This group conducts business at national meetings.
Executive Committee shall consist only of the national officers—President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and, Immediate Past President. This group conducts business between national ACCA conferences and meetings.
2021-2022
Rev. Dr. Norma Gillom, President
Rev. Dr. Teresa S McIlwain Vice President
Rev. Dr. Tosha Jones Secretary
Major, Dale Hale Chief Financial Officer
Rev. Deacon John Tomandl Chancellor
Rev. Dr. David Young Chief Information officer, Publication
Encourage ACCA members to publish articles in professional journals or publications of any kind Review and update all communication handouts annually. Stimulate research in correctional chaplaincy. Serve as a clearing office for collection, analysis, and distribution of existing research in correctional chaplaincy.
Honorable Helen G. Corrothers, U.S. Sentencing Commission (ret.) Advisor
Deacon John Tomandl also serves as Media Manager, Zoom, web page, Facebook page and Photo Shots
REGIONS
Deacon Rev. John Tomandl Northeast Regional Manager
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont; the District of Columbia; the Maritime Provinces; and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec
Sylvia Mosley East Central Region Manger
Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
Rev. Dr. David Young Northwest Regional Manager
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming; the Canadian
province of British Columbia
Rev. Leo Brown South Central Regional Manger
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Vacant West Central Region -- Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska; the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan
Vacant Southwest Region -- Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
COMMITTEES
Continuing education CPE Units through Rev. Dr. Soomee Kim, ACPE Certified Educator Executive Director of Center for Integrative Pastoral Practice (CIPP)
General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM)
The United Methodist Church (UMC)
Prayer Breakfast: Organize a Prayer Breakfast for both the winter ACA/ ACCA conference and the Summer Congress of Corrections.
Hospitality: Fellowship Dinner for all member of ACCA attending the conferences Summer and winter.
Awards COP The American Correctional Chaplains' Association (ACCA) has established this award to give recognition to creative, effective, outcome-based chaplaincy programs. The award is presented annually at the summer Congress of Correction.
A Chaplaincy Offender Program is defined as one in which a chaplain has duties that are important in the operation of an effective program that is making a positive difference in the lives of offenders in an institution or in community supervision.
Nominating Committee
Northeast region: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont; the District of Columbia; the Maritime Provinces; and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec
1.Malachia Brantley. Jr, New Jersey,
2.Charles Williams, Connecticut
East Central: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
3.Sylvia Mosley, Ohio
Northwest: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming; the Canadian province of British Columbia
4.David Young
Southeast: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.
5.Sheila Hubbard, TN
6.Johnny Frambo, Sr. Florida Director or Religious Services
7.Prinn Deavens North Carolina,
South Central Arkansas: Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas.
8.Leo Brown regional manager Oklahoma
9.Vance Drum, Past President Texas
COMING CONFERENCES ...
Summer 2022 New Orleans, LA August 5-9
Winter 2023 Orlando, FL TBD
Summer 2023 Philadelphia, PA TBD