PITTSBURGH — Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato today named 21 people to the committee that will search for the Allegheny County Jail’s next warden. Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas President Judge Donna Jo McDaniel, who also serves as chair of the Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board, will be the search committee chair. The search committee’s work is being generously funded by a $30,000 grant from the Human Services Integration Fund through the Pittsburgh Foundation. Additional details and the committee’s meeting schedule will be forthcoming.

The warden search committee members are:

Judiciary

• Hon. Donna Jo McDaniel, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas President Judge
• Hon. Jeffrey Manning, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Criminal Division Administrative Judge
• Hon. Beth Lazzara, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Criminal Division Judge
• Hon. Kevin Cooper, Magisterial District Judge

Attorneys

• Chris Connors, Allegheny County Chief Deputy District Attorney
• Patrick J. Thomassey, Defense Attorney

Law Enforcement

• Nate Harper, Pittsburgh Police Chief
• David Laux, Fox Chapel Police Chief & Allegheny County Chiefs of Police Association President
• Charles Moffatt, Allegheny County Police Superintendent
• Hon. Bill Mullen, Allegheny County Sheriff

Community Groups

• Rev. William Curtis, Mt. Ararat Baptist Church
• Rev. James Earl Garmon Sr., Trinity Baptist Church
• Dr. Alex Johnson, Community College of Allegheny County President
• Gayle Moss, NAACP Pittsburgh Chapter President
• Bill Strickland, Manchester Bidwell Corporation President & CEO
• Robert F. Vagt, Heinz Endowments President

County

• Marc Cherna, Allegheny County Department of Human Services Director
• Erin Dalton, Allegheny County Department of Human Services Deputy Director
• Dr. Bruce Dixon, Allegheny County Health Department Director
• Chuck Mandarino, Allegheny County Prison Employees Independent Union President
• Jack Simmons, Allegheny County Shuman Juvenile Detention Center Director

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The mission of the Allegheny County Bureau of Corrections is to protect the citizens of Allegheny County from criminal offenders through a collaborative system of incarceration which securely segregates offenders from society, assures offenders of their constitutional rights, and maintains diagnostic rehabilitative treatment programs to enhance the success of offenders' reintegration into society. For additional information, visit www.alleghenycounty.us/jail.

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