Office of the Director

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Office of the Director

The Office of the Director functions as the central administrative unit of the Missouri Department of Corrections. The office oversees functions of the department's four main divisions as well as special units and offices.

Valarie Moseley, Director

Travis Terry, Deputy Director

Adam Albach, Assistant Deputy Director

Office of the Director: 573-526-6607


 

Valarie Moseley

Director Valarie Moseley

Valarie Moseley is Acting Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections. Since December 2023, Moseley had served as the department’s Deputy Director, managing responsibilities including strategic planning, operational efficiency, crisis prevention and management, stakeholder engagement, and the development and implementation of department policies and procedures. Before taking that position, Moseley was the Director of the Division of Offender Rehabilitative Services (DORS) for the department, a role in which she and her team launched Reentry 2030, making Missouri the first state in the U.S. to join the national initiative. Moseley previously served as the Assistant Division Director for Employee Health and Safety in the department’s Division of Human Services (DHS), developing the Prevent-Respond-Support model for employee care and trauma response and playing an instrumental role in successfully navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Moseley also has extensive executive leadership experience in the not-for-profit sector, with a strong professional background in organizational transformation. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and a master’s degree in business administration from William Woods University. 


Office of Professional Standards

Scott Weber, Director

573-526-7000

Office of Research, Planning and Process Improvement

David Edwards, Director

573-526-6587

Budget & Finance Unit

Susan Pulliam, Director

573-526-7844

Legal Department

Legal Services

573-522-1634

Office of the General Counsel

Matt Briesacher, Chief Counsel

573-526-1634

Legislative Affairs Office

Taylor Hagenhoff, Legislative Liaison

573-751-8218

Public Information Office

Karen Pojmann, Director

573-522-1118

Constituent Services

573-526-2695

Office of Victim Services

Amanda Douglass, Victim Services Coordinator

573-526-6516


Division Directors

Division of Adult Institutions

Myles Strid, Director

573-526-6524

Division of Probation and Parole

John Mosley, Director

573-751-8488

Division of Offender Rehabilitative Services

Annie Herman, Director

573-526-6493

Division of Human Services

Mike Strong, Director

573-526-6472