Applying basic principles we already know can make our families, our workplaces, even our world better. Warden Patti Wachtendorf will share how she takes this simple concept and applies it to the women offenders she deals with on a daily basis.
Wachtendorf is currently warden of the Iowa Correctional Institute for Women. She began her prison career in 1980 as a Correctional Officer at Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, IL. She returned to Iowa in 1983 and was hired at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Ft Madison as a Correctional Officer. After servicing as Treatment Services Director, Security Director, and Deputy Warden, she was appointed Warden in 2009. Wachtendorf earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement Administration/Public Administration in 1988 and her Master’s Degree in Law Enforcement Administration in 1993 from Western Illinois University. She also teaches online classes for Kaplan University.
Wachdendorf is the proud mother of three children and has five grandchildren. She enjoys traveling with and watching her son compete in martial arts tournaments at a national and world level and loves to watch her granddaughters dance. She also scuba dives every opportunity she can find.
LOCATION: West Bank, The David L. Miller Conference Center, 1601 22nd Street, West Des Moines Map
DATE: Nov. 14, 2012
TIME: 11:30 am—1:00 pm
Networking begins at 11:30; meeting starts at noon.
COST: $20 for members | $25 for nonmembers | $10 for students
MENU: TBD
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RSVP deadline: 12:00pm Monday, November 12
*Note–PLEASE–No reservations or cancellations can be accepted after that time! Reservations not cancelled by this date will be invoiced for the cost of the luncheon. If you pay at the door, we may not be able to provide lunch.
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