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MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The American Jail Association (AJA) selected Marine Master Sgt. Mark Archambeau as its 2019 Supervisor of the Year, he was presented with the award during the AJA conference in Louisville, Kentucky, May 21.
Archambeau led AJA professional certification program at Naval Consolidated Brig (NAVCONBRIG) Chesapeake, making it the first Department of Defense military correctional facility to administer the challenging examinations. Additionally, he accomplished 100% certification of eligible staff with the American Correctional Association (ACA) and contributed to reducing the overall prisoner recidivism rate to 16.3 percent.
“Honestly, I am completely shocked,” said Archambeau. “It was a huge honor just to be considered for the nomination, never mind actually being selected. I am a nothing more than a product of those that mentored and trained me, and never gave up on me. I have a vested interest in the success of this command and the people that serve here, I continued to work hard to help this command in any way I knew how.”
The AJA is a national nonprofit organization that supports the professionals who operate the nation's jails. It is the only association that focuses exclusively on issues specific to the operations of local jail facilities. The ACA is responsible for setting the standards for correctional facilities nationwide.
Archambeau is responsible for the daily operations of the brig where he oversees an average of more than 100 multi-service personnel, staff and upwards of 100 prisoners, as well as acting as the Command Evaluator. He has also served as the Technical Advisor, Armed Escort Program Manager, and Certification Liaison for the ACA and AJA.
The Chesapeake facility handles both pretrial and post-trial prisoners and is used by all Department of Defense military branches and the Department of Homeland Security for the Coast Guard. The brig team is committed to following their facility’s standards of “safety, security and accountability” to ensure their facility is run efficiently, humanely and to the highest achievable standards.
Archambeau said his job is to advise the Commanding Officer on all operational matters of a correctional facility, and he is responsible for the selection, training and management of the brig’s Command Duty Officers. He also selects, trains and manages the armed escort teams that conduct both armed and unarmed prisoner transfer and deserter recovery missions around the country.
“For me, the award shows that despite me retiring (soon) from active duty, my efforts were helpful in the grand scheme for this command,” Archambeau said. “Personally, it will be a great way to close a job interview as I move on with my life and next career in the civilian sector. Participating in the certification program was a major step in helping my career in corrections. It will help as level of recognition as a correctional professional.”
“Even for those that have no desire to continue a career in corrections, becoming certified through a national certification program in an area other than your normal duties shows that you are versatile,” Archambeau added.
He was enthusiastically nominated for the award by both his chain of command and AJA and ACA personnel, said Cmdr. Marcus Devine, commanding officer of NAVCONBRIG Chesapeake.
“Without a doubt, his positive attitude fostered an environment that enabled NAVCONBRIG Chesapeake to excel in 2018. He is an innovative leader, problem solver and consistently delivers superb results. His efforts enabled the enactment of sweeping changes and achieved immediate positive results command-wide and throughout the corrections profession.”
“He is one of the best leaders I had the pleasure of knowing, and he is richly deserving of recognition,” Devine said.
“I just know that I am a part of a team, and my responsibility is to my commander, and to the people entrusted under my supervision,” said Archambeau. “If that is what got me to this point, then I only have those that led, mentored and trained me to thank. I just hope that I was able to do the same for the people I serve with.”
| Date Taken: | 05.23.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 05.23.2019 13:21 |
| Story ID: | 323710 |
| Location: | US |
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