Board of Management
| Ron Woodham | Commissioner |
| Ian McLean | Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management and Operations |
| Gerry Schipp | Deputy Commissioner, Corporate Services |
| Peter Peters | Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner and Human Resources |
| Brian Kelly | Assistant Commissioner, Inner Metropolitan Regions |
| Bernadette O'Connor | Assistant Commissioner, Outer Metropolitan Region |
| John Dunthorne | Assistant Commissioner, South West Region |
| Colin Kelaher | Assistant Commissioner, North West Region |
| Don Rodgers | Assistant Commissioner, Logistics & Strategic Operations |
| Luke Grant | Assistant Commissioner, Offender Services and Programs |
| Paul Irving | Assistant Commissioner, Probity and Staff Development |
| John Simon | Executive Director, Legal Services |
| Wayne Ruckley | Executive Director, Information Communication and Technology / Chief Information Officer |
| Jo Quigley | Executive Director, Learning and Staff Development |
| Jennifer Mason | Director General, Department of Juvenile Justice |
Commissioner
Ron Woodham PSM
Ron Woodham was appointed Commissioner of Corrective Services in January 2002. Commissioner Woodham has been with corrective services since 1966. He is responsible to the Minister for all of the Department's activities.
Under Commissioner Woodham's leadership, the Department has undergone significant changes regarding the management of offenders in custody and the community which strengthen community safety as well as reduce risks of re-offending.
Commissioner Woodham has directed a capital works program which resulted in modern correctional facilities at Silverwater, Kempsey, Windsor and Wellington. The integration of the Department's custodial and community-based operations is one of Commissioner Woodham's significant achievements.
Commissioner Woodham has been directly involved in establishing the Special Purpose Centre and the highly regarded therapeutic programs for specific offender groups at the Long Bay Correctional Complex. He has improved mental health facilities and services, and initiated full-time education in the Young Adult Offenders Program. He has established an effective system for internal investigations into allegations of corrupt conduct.
Commissioner Woodham has improved and expanded programs and services to Aboriginal offenders particularly in rural and remote areas.
Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management and Operations
Ian McLean MBA
Ian McLean was appointed Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management and Operations in January 2006. Prior to this, Mr Mclean was Senior Assistant Commissioner, Inmate and Custodial Services since 28 June 2002. Mr McLean has been with the NSW Department of Corrective Services for over 30 years and has been employed in a variety of correctional centres. Mr McLean has a Masters in Business Administration and has held various senior management positions for the past 14 years. As Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management and Operations, he is responsible for the management of the custodial and community corrections of the Department.
Deputy Commissioner, Corporate Services
Gerry Schipp MBA, MNIA
Gerry Schipp was appointed Deputy Commissioner, Corporate Services in January 2006. Prior to this, Mr Schipp had been Executive Director Finance and Asset Management since January 1998. He has over 27 years experience in the finance, economics and corporate support functions in the public sector. Prior to joining the Department of Corrective Services, Mr Schipp was Assistant Director General, Corporate Services in the NSW Department of Training and Education Co-ordination. In his current role, he is responsible for the overseeing of all corporate functions including Finance and Asset Management, Human Resources, Information Management and Technology and Legal Services.
Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner and Human Resources
Peter Peters
Peter Peters was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner in November 2006. Previously he was the Executive Director, Office of the Commissioner, a position he held since June 2002. Mr Peters has extensive senior management experience in operations, strategic planning, human resources and financial management, administration and work place reform. He is responsible for planning, policy co-ordination, legislation and parliamentary support, FOI and privacy, media and community relations, research, evaluation and statistics, strategic development, sentence compliance administration and executive services, and other major Department-wide initiatives.
As of October 2007, Mr Peters is also responsible for the Department's Human Resources Division.
Assistant Commissioner, Inner Metropolitan Regions
Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Inner Metropolitan Region on 1 June 2006. Mr Kelly had been acting Assistant Commissioner, Security and Intelligence since 12 August 2005. He has 29 years experience with the Department of Corrective Services and has held a variety of positions including Commander Security and Investigations, Commander South West, Superintendent Operations, and Superintendent Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre. He has extensive experience in specialist security related fields.
Mr Kelly is responsible for all correctional centres and Community Offender Services District Offices in his regions.
Assistant Commissioner, South West Region
John Dunthorne
John Dunthorne was appointed Assistant Commissioner, South West Region in June 2006. He has 29 years experience in corrections including appointments in South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales in both the private and public sector. He has managed the Goulburn Correctional Complex, Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre, Townsville Correctional Centre, Junee Correctional Centre, Adelaide Remand Centre and Port Augusta Correctional Centre.
Assistant Commissioner, North West Region
Colin Kelaher
Col Kelaher was appointed Assistant Commissioner, North West Region in June 2006. Prior to this appointment, Mr Kelaher held the position of Executive General Manager Operations for the GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd, the largest provider of outsourced correctional management in Australia. In this role, Mr Kelaher was responsible for the operational management of correctional facilities in NSW, Queensland and Victoria.
He brings to the NSW Department of Corrective Services over 24 years of experience in government and private sector correctional management.
Assistant Commissioner, Logistics & Strategic Operations
Don Rodgers
Don Rodgers was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Logistics & Strategic Operations in 2007. Prior to this he was Assistant Commissioner, Security and had previously been temporarily appointed Senior Assistant Commissioner, Inmate and Custodial Services in January 2005. Mr Rodgers has been with the Department of Corrective Services for over 29 years and has held all custodial ranks. He gained extensive senior executive experience when he was appointed in 2000 as Commander Metropolitan Remand Facilities and then as Commander, North West Region in 2002. During that time he relieved in the position of Commander, Security and Investigations Branch in 2003.
Mr Rodgers is responsible for Security, Intelligence and Court Escorts and associated areas, such as the state-wide Emergency Unit comprising: state-wide K9Units; Security Units; AWARES Wildlife Centre; Armoury and Corrections Intelligence Group including Tactical Intelligence Group, Urinalysis and DNA Forensic Testing Team, Technical Support Unit, Corrective Services Investigation Unit, Taskforce SKY, Fire Control Unit, Inmate Transfers Co-ordination Unit, Special Purpose Centre, Dawn Deloas Correctional Centre, Kariong Juvenile Correctional Centre and Security Operations.
Assistant Commissioner, Offender Services and Programs
Luke Grant MSc
Luke Grant was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Offender Services and Programs in June 2006. Before he was Assistant Commissioner Offender Management since December 2000. Mr Grant has held a number of positions in the Department in the areas of inmate classification, programs and education and comes from a background in tertiary education.
The Assistant Commissioner Offender Services and Programs is responsible for offender services and programs in custody and in the community including Corrective Services Industries and inmate classification and case management.
Assistant Commissioner, Probity and Staff Development
Paul Irving AM, RFD, B Com, B Leg Stud, Grad Dip Strat Stud, Dip Lab Rels & Law
Paul Irving was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Probity and Staff Development in October 2007. He had been Executive Director, Human Resources Division, of the Department since October 2003. Mr Irving has extensive senior management experience for over 30 years in human resources and related areas in the NSW public sector, including statutory authorities, central agencies and departments. Prior to his appointment, Mr Irving was the General Manager of Personnel for the Department of Education and Training. Mr Irving is responsible for all human resources and associated functions, including OHS, Workplace Relations and Staff Health Services for the Department.
Executive Director, Information Communication and Technology / Chief Information Officer
Wayne Ruckley
Wayne Ruckley was appointed Executive Director, Information Management and Technology in 2004. In 2007 he was appointed Executive Director, Information, Communication and Technology (Chief Information Officer). He is responsible for developing an Information Communications Technology (ICT) environment which fulfils the contemporary needs of the Department.
Previously, Mr Ruckley was the Executive Director, Corrective Services Industries (CSI) for over a decade, bringing about a transformation of the performance of CSI that enabled CSI to be recognised as a world leader in correctional industry development. He has occupied a range of senior management positions within the Department, and in each has been required to significantly improve the traditional performance of those areas. His original appointment to the Department was as the Chief Accountant in 1982.
Executive Director, Learning and Staff Development
Jo Quigley B.Soc Stud, Grad. Cert T&D
Jo Quigley has worked in the Department of Corrective Services and in the former Department of Courts Administration for 20 Years. She has substantial experience in Community Offender Services and in a variety of management roles, and has worked at the Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy for the past 5 years. She was appointed to the position of Executive Director in March 2007. Ms Quigley is responsible for the delivery of staff learning and development programs across the Department, the provision of library services and the Spokeswomen's Program.
Director General, Department of Juvenile Justice
Jennifer Mason
Jennifer Mason was appointed Director General of the Department of Juvenile Justice in October 2005. She worked for a decade for the Attorney General of NSW and the former Minister of Corrective Services, and previously held positions in the Office of the Ombudsman and the Legal Aid Commission. Ms Mason is responsible for the management of juvenile facilities across the State and the community and conferencing functions of the Department of Juvenile Justice.