Sedgwick
County Department of Corrections
Director
Mark
Masterson M.Ed.,NCC
Mr. Masterson
is a native New Yorker who moved to Wichita to attend Wichita
State University in 1969. He graduated with honors in 1973,
earning a bachelors degree with major course work in sociology
with emphasis in criminology. He went on to earn a masters
degree in education (counseling) from WSU in 1978. He has been a
National Certified Counselor since 1984.
Mark began
working in corrections in 1982 as a juvenile court services
officer in the 18th Judicial District. He has been with Sedgwick
County since 1983, when he went to work at Judge James V. Riddel
Boys Ranch (JRBR). He rose through the ranks working as juvenile
counselor and chief counselor at JRBR, project director at
Sedgwick County Youth Aftercare Project, program coordinator and
assistant director at the department of youth services. In 1995
when the youth services and community corrections departments
merged, he was named youth services division administrator with
responsibility for the four juvenile offender facilities
operated by Sedgwick County. In January, 1998 he was named
Director of the Sedgwick County Department of Corrections.
Mark also
serves as the administrative contact with the Juvenile Justice
Authority for the 18th Judicial District. He is a
member of the American Correctional Association, the American
Counseling Association and the
Kansas Community Corrections Association.
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