Deborah Blanch
Newport News,VA
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Adjunct Professor
Saint Leo University
Fort Eustis, VA
03.2014 - Current
- Teach and facilitate courses that provide traditional and non-traditional adult learners with a high-quality curriculum, improving their quality of life and that of their families
- Preparing future doctorate candidates for our expanding education students
Adjunct Instructor
Bryant and Stratton College
Hampton, VA
09.2014 - 12.2019
- I taught and facilitated courses that mentored, enhanced, and prepared working adults and military members for a degree that would improve their lives upon completing their studies
Faculty Instructor
University of Phoenix
Virginia Beach, VA
08.2013 - 11.2016
- I taught and facilitated courses that mentored, enhanced, and prepared working adults for a degree that would enhance their lives upon completing their studies
Various Roles
City of Newport News
Newport News, VA
08.1999 - 08.2024
- Over the past 14 years, I have been promoted into roles with increased responsibility and accountability, enabling me to fulfill the organization's strategic goals
- I worked under the direction of a Lieutenant, managing 473 inmates and 22 deputies in a progressive correctional facility
- Advise inmates on their charges, custody levels, and historical concerns, and assist in coordinating internal and external referrals
- Counsel recruits are trained in policy changes and safe working procedures
- Revamp guidelines regarding inmate transporting and behavior management to ensure a safe and productive work environment
- Assist in the preparation of inmate reports for middle- and upper-management
- Develop and maintain effective relationships between inmates and staff to ensure safety
- Coordinate inmate contacts with appropriate community service connections for transition purposes
- Instrumental in opening, supervising, and operating the original Newport News Rehabilitation Center
- My task in 2010 was to revamp the Trusty Worker program, an internal work-rewards system for NNSO inmates
- Based on the application and review of charges and history, inmates were approved for employment as kitchen, maintenance, floor, or laundry workers
- The inmate hours worked showed cost savings of approximately $200,000 per year, as outside contractors typically staffed these positions
- The program allowed inmates to experience a sense of accomplishment and acquire skills necessary to find employment upon release, and the facility saved thousands in contractor costs
- My contact with the surrounding communities helped create a positive, win-win opportunity for the inmate population, which in turn generated jobs for the Newport News Sheriff's Office Correction facility
- My responsibilities also required me to personally document and train new personnel in 2011 to take over the program
Timeline
Adjunct Instructor
Bryant and Stratton College
09.2014 - 12.2019
Adjunct Professor
Saint Leo University
03.2014 - Current
Faculty Instructor
University of Phoenix
08.2013 - 11.2016
Various Roles
City of Newport News
08.1999 - 08.2024
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