Parole Supervisor Participates in Panel

From left: Carla Benjamin (Federal Probation), Ryan Svenkeson (Parole), Sulimar Colon (Federal Probation) and Michael Troy (Chester County Probation)

On Tuesday, April 16, Parole Supervisor Ryan Svenkeson was part of a panel of guest speakers for a community corrections class at West Chester University. The class is taught by Wendy Baigis, who is an adjunct professor at the university as well as a supervisor/training coordinator for Chester County Adult Probation. The panel consisted of Svenkeson, Senior United States Probation Officer Carla Benjamin, United States Probation Officer Sulimar Colon and Chester County Probation Officer Michael Troy.

During the open discussion, panelists spoke with aspiring future criminal justice professionals about their paths into the field of community supervision. They also presented them with potential career options at the county, state and federal levels as well as our roles within the criminal justice system as a whole. Overall it was a positive experience. The students were engaged and asked thoughtful and relevant questions.