Meet the Leadership Team

Merideth began her career with the Division in December 2000, as a Community Parole Officer. In May 2002, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Merideth was promoted to Team Leader in 2007, Supervisor in 2008, and Manager in 2010. While a Manager, Merideth served as the Deputy Compact Administrator for the Interstate Commission for Colorado from 2015 through 2018. In 2018, Merideth was promoted to Associate Director, serving as the Director of Executive Clemency, and appointed by Governor Hickenlooper as the Interstate Commissioner in May of 2018. In 2019, she was reappointed Commissioner under Governor Polis and in 2020 was promoted to Deputy Director of the Division.

Throughout her career, Merideth has had the opportunity to serve on many different Department Committees, to include strategic planning teams, legislative task forces, and community advocacy/reform projects; a few of her current projects include the Normalization Committee and the EDI initiative known as the GRAACE Alliance.

As a Division, we are charged with ensuring best re-entry practices. This involves establishing intentional transition planning while engaging Department staff, clients, and community partners alike in these efforts. Combining the individual expertise with support services and resources designed to meet the needs of our releasing clients helps us to achieve the goal of successful transition. Merideth is committed to serving the many stakeholders while supporting the mission of the department. 

Dave began his career with the New Jersey State Parole Board in 1985, serving in a number of positions including Chief of the Parole Revocation Hearing Unit, Assistant Director of the Community Programs Division and Executive Director of an agency consisting of 650 sworn and civilian staff members responsible for all facets of parole release and revocation hearing proceedings and the supervision of 16,000 individuals.  He is a graduate of The College of New Jersey with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology and is a Certified Public Manager. 

Dave is a tireless advocate of correctional and supervision best practices. He has spent a significant portion of his career developing, improving and expanding community programming to include day programming, residential reentry programming, licensed outpatient mental health treatment programs and licensed outpatient and residential substance use disorder treatment programs. In tandem with quality supervision practices, New Jersey has experienced significant and consistent reductions in returns to prison for technical violations and new crimes, the prison population, as well as significant declines in statewide criminal activity as reported in the FBI's Uniform Crime Report.  

Dave is excited to join a tremendous team of professionals at the Colorado Department of Corrections and will actively collaborate with all staff to increase public safety while simultaneously improving the lives and future prospects of those we are entrusted to supervise. 

Siobhan began her DOC career in 1995 at the Buena Vista Correctional Complex as a Food Service Supervisor, promoting through the ranks in Food Service, Training and Custody & Control before holding management positions in Programs and Administrative Services while at BVCC.  Siobhan was promoted to Associate Warden in 2015, serving in this capacity at Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility (CTCF), the Youthful Offender System and in support of the Corrections Training Academy as the Interim Associate Director of Training. Since December 2016, Siobhan has held the position of Warden at San Carlos, LaVista, Trinidad, CTCF and Fremont Correctional Facility. 

Since 2013, Siobhan has worked closely with Parole inside the facilities and has aided in the development of various re-entry initiatives alongside Parole leaders and facility based Parole staff creating re-entry classrooms, start-up for Facility Based Parole Officers, Phase III at YOS and assisting with the RESTORE pilot integration at FCF. Through these partnerships, Siobhan and her teams have worked cohesively and purposefully with Parole staff to build a better transition for our inmate populations into the community. Siobhan has had the opportunity to audit, review and work with various parole offices on single initiatives focused on departmental consistency. 

Siobhan was a member of the Critical Incident Response Team for much of her career and has also participated in numerous committees, teams and temporary assignments. Siobhan is very dedicated to the department and is very passionate about staff development, mentoring and support.

Her mission: To aid in offender re-entry by fully investing in our staff and developing them into well engaged, mission-focused contributors who are balanced in their dedications to work, family and community. 

John Bogner earned his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2002 and later received a Master of Science in Security Management from Bellevue University in 2006. Since joining the Department of Corrections, Division of Adult Parole in 2008, John has served across Colorado in Colorado Springs, Englewood, Denver and Westminster.

Over his tenure, John has held a variety of key roles, including supervisor in Colorado Springs, supervisor of the Training Unit, manager over Fugitive Apprehension Unit, Training Unit, Command Post and Armory/Equipment, and manager over the Colorado Springs parole office. With extensive expertise in training, parole operations and budget management, John brings a dept of knowledge and dedication to his work in Adult Parole.

John is committed to enhancing public safety and promoting successful reintegration for individuals on parole. He believes in fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the Colorado Department of Corrections. 

Andy is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. In 2005, he started with the division as a Community Parole Officer. In 2010, Andy was promoted to Team Leader and in 2015 he became the first Supervisor of the newly formed Housing & Stabilization Unit (HSU). In 2017, Andy was promoted to Manager and oversaw the HSU, West Denver, and Westminster offices at various times. Andy has served as the Deputy Compact Administrator of the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) and in 2022, he was appointed by Governor Polis as Commissioner of ICAOS for the State of Colorado. In addition to his ability to connect and foster relationships with other state agencies, Andy is passionate about intentional leadership and working through barriers that affect performance and culture.

In 1999, John graduated from Colorado State University–Pueblo with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Criminology and a minor in Psychology. One month prior to graduating from college, he was hired by the CDOC as a Correctional Officer at the Denver Complex. In 2008, John continued his CDOC career with the Division of Adult Parole. 

In April 2022, John promoted to Assistant Director and oversees administrative services, community corrections, command post and fugitive apprehension for the Division of Adult Parole. Throughout his CDOC career, he has worked as a Correctional Officer, Sergeant and Lieutenant with Prison Operations and a Parole Officer, Team Leader, Manager and Assistant Director with the Division of Adult Parole. John constantly analyzes and evaluates processes to ensure best practices are implemented.

Jessica Bertolas graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts, with an emphasis in Criminal Justice. Jessica began her career with the Department of Corrections in 2008 as a State Service Professional Trainee. After successfully completing the Peace Officer Standard and Training program she became a Community Parole Officer. Throughout her career, she has worked in various field offices and supervised clients with various backgrounds. She spent the majority of her career working with clients that have a sexual conviction. She was promoted from Team Leader, Supervisor, and Manager to Assistant Director in April of 2022. Jessica currently oversees the Transitional Services Unit, formerly Offender Services. 

Jessica will be working collaboratively with department staff to implement more intentional release planning for clients as well as providing support to clients on Parole. 

Heather graduated from the University of Colorado- Colorado Springs with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in both Psychology and Sociology with an emphasis on Criminology, a Master in Criminal Justice (MCJ), and a Master in Public Administration (MPA). She has oversight of Administrative Services for the Division, to include, Parole Administrative Supervision, Community Referral Unit, Division Administrative Regulations, Strategic Planning, Executive Clemency, and Special Projects. Heather has managed various grants and collaborations with State/local agencies and community/faith-based agencies. She has served on various committees in Colorado; Correctional Treatment Board, Health Care Justice Transition, ID Task Force, Behavioral Health Disorders in Criminal Justice System Task Force, Interagency Council on Homelessness, Pathways Home Advisory Committee, Fatherhood Initiative, Colorado SOAR Project, City and County of Denver Crime Prevention and Control Commission, Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, and Community Corrections Task Force. 

Coming soon!

Division of Adult Parole December 2024

Southern - Western Area - December 2024

Administrative Services -SSU - December 2024

Denver Area - December 2024

Westminster, Inter. Compact and Northern Area - December 2024

Transitional Services -December 2024