Our Board of Directors & executive team

Brian's shared passion for corrections reform and social justice prompted him to end his 28-year career in corrections and start SPC.  Through his tenure as warden at five separate facilities, Brian experienced firsthand the existing gaps and opportunities within the criminal justice system. His personal mission is to reform corrections.

Brian is a security expert and has vast experience in the field of corrections, which includes 14 years as warden at five separate facilities.  He has managed contracts in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the United States Marshals Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as multiple state, and county jails.  Brian served as Director of Security over 65 secure facilities.  He is an engaged member of the American Correctional Association (ACA) and participates in several committees. 

Brian served in the United States Marine Corps and Army National Guard. He holds a bachelor's degree from St. Cloud State University and is an Ironman triathlete.

Brandon is President and Co-Founder at Dialog Health, Inc., a senior executive with international experience in management, business development, strategy creation, and program execution in healthcare and consumer product arenas. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, and has more than 15 years of business and program development experience in healthcare; working with some of the leading employers, physicians, and hospital systems including GTE (now Verizon), BCBS of TN, and Hospital Corporation of America.

He is a thought leader in the area of improving patient, employee, and consumer engagement with products, services, and program development. A pioneer and advocate for digital health technology for the healthcare industry. An experienced strategic advisor who garners collaboration from all key internal and external stakeholders to develop successful solutions for real problems.

Mr. Gregorio E. O. Kishketon is a resident of Chevy Chase, Maryland and serves as the Contracting Officer at U.S. Dept. of Interior, Staff Advisor to the Secretary of the VA at the Department of Veterans Affairs and Native American/Alaskan Native Liaison to the Secretary of the VA OSVA at US Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office - Washington, DC

Mr. Kishketon previously worked in Washington DC with the Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. He recently received an award from the Dept. of Justice for “Improvement for IT for VA” .

Mr. Kishketon served in the United States Marine Corps. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, The University of Texas, Oklahoma City Community College (Hall of Fame 2018) and The Dept. of Defense Contracting Officers School – Boston, MA.  He received in 2014 the VA/NCA/DAV employee of the year/National Commanders Award. Mr. Kishketon has worked 22 years in the Federal Government, 5 years with the Non-Profit, and 12 years in the private sector as an Assistant Director and subsequently a director with Med-Net.  

Gregorio E. Kishketon is a Tribal Elder with the Water Clan – Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma. He is board member of The Buffy Red Feather Foundation and also serves on the Board of Trustees for Saint Augustine University.

Adam Bentley Clausen is a Leader, Life Coach, Trainer and Entrepreneur whose purpose in life is to inspire others to live into their full potential. In 2001 he was sentenced to 213 YEARS in federal prison with no chance of parole. He spent 20+ years transforming his life while compiling an extensive list of “extraordinary and compelling” achievements that eventually earned him a “second chance” at life.

While trapped behind 50-foot walls, Adam acquired all of the knowledge and skills he needed to not only survive for over two decades in federal prison, but which allowed him to consistently thrive in the face of unfathomable adversity. He is highly regarded as an expert in; crisis management, conflict resolution, public speaking, physical fitness, leadership and networking.

Hello, I am Morgan Penny, a twenty-one-year-old junior attending Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh, North Carolina. I am majoring in criminal justice and English. I am well-known for my outgoing personality, wittiness, ambition, grace, leadership, and perseverance through adversity. Coming from a single-parent home, I have had to exhibit those traits when my mom and I were down on our luck. As a member of the Honors College - the most prestigious academic status at the school - and being a 4.0 student, I have learned to turn my obstacles into fuel to stay on the path of irrefutable success. 

My passion to join the SPC team stemmed from a very young age, as I witnessed my biological father go in and out of prison. As a child I did not understand why he could not stick around, but as I grew older and experienced many injustices, I began to understand the challenges he faced trying to reintegrate back into society after incarceration. I am honored to be part of a team who cares and is acting for people, much like my father, to acclimate into society and become law-abiding citizens who feel they have a true purpose in life. I am ecstatic for this opportunity as it aligns perfectly with what I want to achieve, who I want to be, and the energy I’d like to put into the world. 

 Paul wrote both the Charter for the American Correctional Association’s (ACA) Sustainability Committee and the resulting Standard and Policy on Sustainability in Corrections. In addition to his work with SPC, Mr. Sheldon continues to advise ACA on sustainability-oriented practices, with particular emphasis on saving money, increasing income, and tracking the ways in which applying sustainability-oriented principles and practices in corrections maintain safety and increase security. Paul Sheldon is also the primary author of the National Institute of Justice Greening Corrections Technology Guidebook, and has led workshops on transforming correctional culture for ACA, the American Jails Association, and the North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents. Among his many successful projects have been Planting Justice, which employs formerly-incarcerated individuals to create community gardens in underprivileged neighborhoods and, www.Dreamosophy.com, which initiates and operates ‘Dream Academies” in correctional institutions in 4 states. Mr. Sheldon has also advised the US Department of State, USAID, Natural Resources Canada, and numerous other organizations and communities on implementing principles and practices of sustainability. Paul is a certified management analyst. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College and a lifetime Community College Teaching Credential in Business and Industrial Psychology. 

Keith M. James Sr. is an amazing demonstration of the possibilities of change.

Keith is Certified Coach, Leadership Trainer, and Curriculum Developer who specializes in public speaking and effective communication. Using various motivational techniques, Mr. James collaborates with individuals and organizations who desire to bring into fruition the very best version of themselves.

Mr. James currently serves as the Director of Operations for Therapeutic Wellness Services, an outpatient mental/behavioral health center in Baltimore, Md. He is one of the founding members of the Minority Human Services and Healthcare Alliance (MHSHA) which protects the interests of and educates minority owned human service businesses in the greater Baltimore area; ensuring they are properly informed and positioned to provide optimal behavioral and mental health services to the community. He also serves as the fiscal oversight and logistics manager for 2 non-profit organizations – TWS Community Outreach and Empowered Inc. – spearheading and organizing operations which have provided more than $750,000.00 in fresh produce and non-perishable groceries to the local community to combat the economic damage of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Along with being competently bi-lingual and teaching Beginner Spanish classes in his spare time, you can also add to the extensive list of responsibilities Keith’s role as an Organizational Culture Coach/Consultant for Craft Consulting, Inc., and yet he will unapologetically remind you that his positions as a devoted father and grandfather are at the top of his priority list.

Keith has spent more than 13 years of his life in prison and once he decided enough was enough, he worked very closely with the education and reentry departments behind the fence to develop programs which shifted the mindsets of the staff and inmate populations, and ultimately shifted the paradigms of deep seeded cultures.

The pain and loss Keith witnessed his children suffer while “Doing time on the outside,” (an intentional reference to the book by Donald Braman), is the impetus that has inspired him to contribute his life energy to the creation of systems of sustainable change. His ultimate purpose is to develop innovative systems which promote the cultivation of strong, healthy families and socially responsible communities by assisting them with developing a clear vision of what they truly desire and bridging the gap between that vision and their current reality.

Dr. Gibson is a board-certified physician executive with decades of experience in optimizing health care delivery for government-provided health services, and for both for-profit and not-for-profit businesses. He has served as a health services consultant for dozens of clients to include state departments of corrections, local detention operations, and private health systems. Brent completed his AB with distinction at Cornell University where he focused on the Biological Sciences and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa society, the oldest and most prestigious academic honor society in the Untied States. During his senior year he was commissioned in the United States Army and upon gradation enrolled at the Medical College of Georgia.

After earning a United States Meritorious Service Medal for that work, Brent continued his training at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he earned a graduate degree in Public Health and completed a residency in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Soon after he earned board-certification by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Upon honorable discharge, he was awarded a second Meritorious Services Medal.

Dr. Gibson has dedicated over a decade of continuous work to clinical care and quality improvement for the incarcerated and other challenging populations. He has served as a medical center Clinical Director for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, as a Certified Association Executive for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, and as the Chief Population Health Officer for a large publicly traded, private correctional services corporation. Brent is also a Certified Correctional Health Professional.

Dr. Gibson founded Avocet to enable direct and independent expert technical relationships with clients and partners nationwide. Based in Chicago, Avocet is responsive, thorough, and mission focused.