Jim Terrones has been employed with the Johnson County Department of Corrections for eleven years. He was previously employed with the Kansas Department of Corrections for 17 years. Jim began his public service career in May of 1979 as a Corrections Officer at the Reception & Diagnostic Center located in Topeka. He has been employed in various positions including: Parole Officer, Institutional Parole Officer, Inter-State Compact Administrator, Parole Director and Community Program Consultant. In November 1997, Mr. Terrones was hired as the Deputy Director of Programs for the Johnson County Juvenile Detention Center. Jim is past President of the Kansas Correctional Association, former Chairman of the Olathe Human Relations Commission, Board Member of the Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission, Member of the National Organization of Hispanics in Criminal Justice and Member of the American Correctional Association.

My name is Robert D. Vinton. I have been a resident of Kansas for 11 years. I came to Kansas from Colorado. In Colorado I attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and obtained my undergraduate degree there. Later I attended the University of Northern Colorado and completed graduate work related to a Masters Degree in Education. Once I had completed my course work I took a position at a High School. I taught high school students for approximately 13 years. After 13 years of teaching I decided to work toward an administrative degree. As an administrator, I have worked as an assistant principal, a summer school principal, and as a coordinator of a grant. Currently, I am employed in USD 443 as an ESL/Migrant Director. 

Some of my past experiences include working as a migrant farm worker in Texas, Colorado, and South Dakota. Several years ago I was nominated and appointed to this board by the Governor of Kansas. I continue to serve on this board as I support the initiatives that it has historically undertaken and those efforts that lay before us in the near and approximate future. I am very honored to serve as a representative of the Hispanic community through this board.

Shala was appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius to the Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission in 2007. Shala's career of public service includes law enforcement, juvenile corrections, teaching, and work in the non-profit sector.

She began her career in law enforcement in 1992 serving Police officer and juvenile corrections official. In addition to Shala's law enforcement career, she also teaches administration of justice courses for Butler County Community College. Shala also serves as an Instructor at Kansas School for Effective Learning (KANSEL), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping non-traditional students reach their full potential.

Shala graduated Magna Cum Laude from Butler County Community College, receiving an Associates of Arts in Police Science. She received her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Wichita State University in 1999, and, in 2002, earned a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from Wichita State University, with certificates in Forensic Criminology and Law Enforcement. Shala also completed graduate studies in Public Administration and Management.

Shala has traveled extensively throughout the world, including numerous trips to Mexico, Central and South America. She serves on the board of directors for the Global Learning Center. In 2007, Shala was honored for her human rights work by Church Women United, a racially, culturally, and theologically inclusive group recognized by the United Nations as a non-governmental organization. Additionally, Shala has been nominated for Ethical Courage Award presented annually by the Ethics Center of the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA), of Dallas, Texas.

Shala is honored to serve as Commissioner, and will continue to address public policy concerns to improve the lives of all Kansans.