Our Team

Andrea Turk is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Addictions Specialist. She is the Director of Recovery Services at Jefferson Center and has over 15 years of experience working in community behavioral health settings, specializing in Substance Use Disordered treatment for those involved in the criminal justice system. Andrea’s areas of practice include crisis services, criminal justice, mental health, and substance use for adolescent and adult populations. She is a presenter on vicarious trauma, active listening, and de-escalation and behavioral health in forensics to criminal justice professionals, including Law Enforcement and Emergency Medical Responders and has presented on several topics for Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) trainings.

Matt Rivera is the Owner of k&e SOLutions, LLC, a consulting and training company specializing in corrections. He also serves as the Director of Community Safety and Well‐Being for Adams County, Colorado. Strongly committed to equity and inclusivity, he focuses on community, people, and connection when helping organizations realize lasting, systemic transformation. His 16 years of experience in local government includes jail/prison administration, criminal justice reform, human resources, social justice, DEI, and leadership. He holds a position on the Board of Directors for the Local Government Hispanic Network. Matt has compiled more than five years teaching in higher education, working as Professional Faculty for both the University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management and Metropolitan State University in Denver, CO. Mr. Rivera served as Deputy Director and Chief for the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center, where he managed a 2300-bed jail thar was under Federal Consent decree. While there, he devised and executed court reforms, and helped to lower the facility’s census as a member of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

Emily Oosterhouse is a licensed professional counselor and substance abuse counselor in Michigan and Colorado. Emily graduated from the University of Denver with a MA in Forensic Psychology. Emily has a passion for clinical work with those involved in the criminal justice system. She has previously worked in a community corrections facility, a county jail, and provided oversight for clinicians supporting treatment courts in Colorado. In all of these experiences, Emily educated staff regarding the importance of effective behavioral health care and how to work successfully with different populations. Emily’s focus as a clinician in these roles was helping individuals reintegrate into the community and setting up appropriate behavioral health services to support success. Suicide prevention has been a major focus of her work.

Catherine Fontenot has worked in prisons or jails her entire adult life. Initially assigned as a Classification Officer at Louisiana’s only maximum-security prison, she became the first Executive Staff Officer at the Louisiana State Prison (LSP) and its Director of Classification, in addition to serving as the ACA Accreditation Manager and assisted other prisons across the state in achieving accreditation with the American Correctional Association. Ms. Fontenot was an original member of a unique and innovative program, titled Lousiaiana Department of Corrections Restorative Justice Task Force and Victim/Offender Dialoque Program. She has served as an expert witness in corrections litigation, and is a nationally recognized for her innovative leadership in prisons and jails. Ms. Fontenot served as one of the state’s youngest assistant wardens and gained her master’s degree in criminology in 2006. She has taught criminal justice and corrections at the university level, has been a warden at a local jail, and worked as a director of a reception and diagnostic unit.

Chinere (Cece) Jenkins has distinguished herself as a dedicated member of law enforcement. Rising to the position of Assistant Commander of the Special Investigations Division at the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, at the rank of Detective Sergeant. Over the course of 17 years, Cece has immersed herself in a range of roles, whether meticulously investigating crime scenes, working in the fugitive warrants division, patrol, supporting court services, or shaping the next generation of officers at the Passaic County Police Academy.

Driven by a passion for improvement and education, Chinere embraced opportunities to instruct on a national scale. In 2021, she became a National Instructor for the ABLE project, and just two years later, she joined the Heroes program, both of which are designed to foster accountability, reduce mistakes and misconduct, and highlight the importance of mental health in policing. In her pursuit of excellence, she completed extensive training as an FBI Trilogy recipient, a testament to her expertise in leadership, crisis intervention, and media relations.

After graduating from the University of Colorado, Robert Nanney began his career corrections with the Jefferson County, CO) Justice Services Unit, followed by two years with Correctional Psychology Associates. He joined the Adams County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) in 2002. Since then, he has successfully worked his way up the career ladder, and now serves as Captain of the ACSO, where he manages all aspects of jail operations. In addition to his leadership at the Jail, Captain Nanney also serves as an Instructor for Mental Health First Aid. A gifted instructor and public speaker, he uses his vast experience in corrections and law enforcement to make his classes effective and credible.

Michael McIntosh currently serves as the Chief Deputy for the Douglas County (CO) Sheriff’s Office. From 2015-2019, he served as the elected Sheriff of Adams County, Colorado. With more than 35 years of law enforcement experience and volunteer service, he has received numerous awards for excellence in service and leadership. In 2009, he was selected to attend and graduated from Session 237 of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy. He has served as Director of County Sheriffs of Colorado, the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, as well as the Colorado Special Olympics. He is well known for his transformative leadership approach and has a proven track record of successfully leading teams and organizations through periods of change.

Ann Farrell lives in the Pacific Northwest in Washington state. She is the founder of Align & Unify 2 Thrive which helps leaders, teams, and organizations define and build healthy mission and values driven cultures to fulfill their highest purpose. In addition to her work with Heroes Active Bystandership Training, Ann is working with Metropolitan Police Department, Baltimore Police Department, and WA State Criminal Justice Training Commission as an instructor/facilitator for 21st Century Police Leadership (21CPL) which is offered to all leaders working in law enforcement. 21CPL works to help leaders develop greater Emotional Intelligence, build effective communications skills, and develop mission and values driven cultures that focus on officer wellness, officer and public safety, and public trust. Since 2006 Ann has been a board member and past board chair of her local Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound and volunteers both regionally and nationally for The Boys & Girls Clubs of America, representing local boards in WA, AK, ID, and OR.