For Immediate Release: September 26, 2008
Contact: Carla Newman– 303.216.9455
cnewman@npipm.com

NEW TEAM MEMBER, NEAL GOODLOE BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE TO NORTHPOINTE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

Traverse City, Mich. – September 26, 2008 – Neal Goodloe recently joined the Northpointe Institute for Public Management team as a trainer and consultant. Goodloe has more than 25 years of experience in community corrections as a juvenile case manager, program director, adult probation officer, supervisor and administrator.  For the majority of his career Goodloe worked for the Virginia District 9 Probation and Parole Office, where he most recently served as the chief probation officer. In this role, he led a staff of 26 correctional professionals responsible for the effective supervision of approximately 1,300 adult felons placed on probation and parole. 

“Neal is a great addition to the diverse and experienced Northpointe team,” said Dave Wells, Northpointe president and CEO. “Neal’s tremendous experience in community corrections will bring new insights and perspectives to our team’s work in the industry.” 

Northpointe is a nationally recognized correctional consulting and research firm providing software products, training and implementation services to federal, state and local criminal justice systems and policy makers. Northpointe helps guide clients through the variety of challenges involved in creating an evidence-based organization. Northpointe’s main offices are in Traverse City, Mich. and Golden, Colo. 

For more than 20 years, Goodloe has been designing and conducting training. This focus will continue in his work with Northpointe. He has served as a frequent adjunct faculty member at the Virginia Department of Corrections Academy for Staff Development and developed a curriculum on liability issues for new probation officers as part of a quarterly “basic skills” training process. 

Goodloe has also prepared and given presentations on his district’s evidence-based practices implementation model at the Academy for Staff Development, other Virginia probation offices, various state-level conferences and at the conference of the International Community Corrections Association in Norfolk. He was a founding member of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Drug Court and served on its board of directors for 11 years. 

“I am excited to be a part of the Northpointe team,” said Goodloe. “This opportunity will allow me to use my first-hand knowledge to develop new training for our clients, and to build and strengthen the use of evidence-based correctional practices designed to make us all safer, now and in the future.” 

Neal earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and his master’s degree in public administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.