Office of the Commissioner
Commissioner
J David Donahue
317.232.5711
Includes the divisions of External Relations, Finance & Performance, Human Resources, Legal Services, Planning & Research, and Media/Public Relations.
A Message From Commissioner Donahue
On behalf of the 9,400 men and women employed by the Indiana Department of Correction, I am pleased to welcome you to the department's website. I invite you to familiarize yourself with our agency as the website affords the department an opportunity to provide information regarding the state's prison system to related agencies, researchers, students, employees and citizens who may be interested in corrections. I am honored to serve as the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Correction. My pledge to the communities of Indiana is for this agency to be a good steward of public resources while never wavering from its mission to protect the public by operating facilities and programs in a safe, secure, effective and accountable manner. This agency will not compromise public safety in anything it does. Whatever prompted your visit to the Indiana Department of Correction's website, I trust you will leave well informed regarding the department and its mission. If Department can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact its administrative offices.
Staff Contact Information
Commissioner's Assistant
Wrae Jean Ellar
317.232.5711
wellar@idoc.in.gov
Chief of Staff
Randall P. Koester
317.233.5541
rkoester@idoc.in.gov
Chief Financial Officer
Joseph A. O'Connell
317.233.4787
joconnell@idoc.in.gov
Human Resources Director
Kathleen Cordial
317.233.5232
kcordial@spd.in.gov
Legal Services Director
Robert Bugher
317.232.5718
rbugher@idoc.in.gov
Communications Chief
Douglas Garrison
317.232.5780
dsgarrison@idoc.in.gov
Planning and Research Director
Amanda Thornton-Copeland, Ph.D.
317.232.1926
acopeland@idoc.in.gov
