MichiganDOC-FOA

Congratulations to Kalamazoo Parole/Probation Agent Dan Webb!! Agent Webb has been selected as the 2026 Candice Dunn Agent Of the Year! #Compassion #Commitment #Purpose #WhatYouDoMatters

Congratulations to the new agents/FSA in the 2026 Russ Cilibraise class who recently took the Oath of Office. #WhatYouDoMatters The new staff were supported by numerous family and friends in attendance. #Support #Purpose

Agent Finley of Branch County received a DD coin for his creative idea to convert his report day into a resource fair for his clients and others in the office. Agent Finley contacted several employers who attended, interviewed and hired some of his clients. #LifeChanging

Isabella Agent Brenda Leos received a Deputy Director coin for showing unwavering support to a client in need. Joining the office wide recognition was Judge Spencer-Noggle. #Excellence #Support #WhatYouDoMatters

FOA welcomes the Sandy Wilson class! New agents and a Field Service Assistant took the oath of office on 10/03/25. #Purpose #WhatYouDoMatters

Congratulations to the 2025 Laura Young FOA academy class. 15 agents took the Oath of Office ready to #MakeADifference. Thank you to all of the new agents’s family and co-workers who came out to show their support. #WhatYouDoMatters #Purpose

Peer Recover Coach Kara Thompson is doing amazing work in Genesee County. #MeetAndGreet #Resources #Recovery #WhatYouDoMatters

Congratulations to Macomb Probation Agent Mickaela McKellar, she is the recipient of the 2025 Candice Dunn Agent of the Year Award!! #Outstanding #Passion #WhatYouDoMatters

Operations Administrator Russ Cilibraise retired with over 36 years of service. Special guest, retired DD Rubitschun stopped by to wish him well. #ThankYou #NewChapter

Great job Genessee Supervisor Tom Arand and Greenfield Agent Valencia Wheeler presenting at the #APPA 2025 Winter Training Institute with #Recidiviz. FOA increasing efficiency and improving outcomes with data driven dashboards. #Efficiency #DataDriven #WhatYouDoMatters

Congratulations to the 2025 Stephen Davis FOA academy class. They took the Oath of Office and will begin their journey of #MakingADifferrence. Great speech by class speaker, Ingham Probation Agent Stephen Gren. #WhatYouDoMatters

It was my privilege to present OPPS ADD @WarrenW21919239 his 30 year service pin. #DedicatedService #WhatYouMatters #ThankYou

Recovery Coach David Harris held a Recovery 2025 event at the Kalamazoo Parole/Probation Office today. Community support agencies attended and a line up of great speakers telling their success stories. #RecoveryCoaches #WhatYouDoMatters

Parole Board Member Melissa Jennings is retiring after 30 years of MDOC service. Melissa has voted on over 14,000 parole decisions since 2016. #WhatYouDoMatters #NextChapter #ThankYou

ARU Lieutenant Brady Bostain received his 25 year service pin today. #Service #ThankYou #Accomplishment #PublicSafety

Macomb County Job Fair was a success!!

After 35+ years of dedication and passion with #MichiganDOC, it’s hard to imagine FOA without you. Your commitment and impact in FOA and the MDOC will be greatly missed. Wishing you a well deserved and fulfilling retirement. #ThankYou #Retirement #WhatYouDidMatters

The 2024 Michael Alexander New Agent Academy took the Oath of Office on Friday. We welcomed 17 new agents to FOA. It was great to see so many co-workers, friends and family of the new agents come out to show their support. #WelcomeToFOA #WhatYouDoMatters #Purpose

👇👇👏👏 Congrats Agent Wagner! #Milestone #WhatYouDoMatters

Director Washington and I presented ARU Sgt. Maxwell and Investigators Poindexter, Arnett and Cook with Director and Team Work coins for their swift work apprehending a parolee and keeping MDOC staff safe. #Teamwork #Excellence