By Bryan Denson
The Oregonian
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon corrections officials have announced the appointment of new superintendents to prisons at Umatilla and North Bend.
Colette Peters, director of the Oregon Department of Corrections recently named John Myrick to lead Two Rivers Correctional Institution, near Umatilla, and Kimberly Hendricks to head Shutter Creek Correctional Institution (SCCI) in North Bend.
Their tenures as superintendent of the two prisons, now under the leadership of acting superintendents, begin Sept. 1.
“These professionals bring a collective wealth of experience and skills that will benefit our prisons and the agency,” Peters said in a news release. “They have proven leadership skills, are dedicated to the department’s mission, and value partnerships that bolster our accountability and rehabilitation efforts.”
Myrick, a 25-year veteran of the state prison system, has served as the assistant superintendent at TRCI, a medium-security prison and minimum-security prison near Umatilla, since March 2014, according to the release.
“Myrick began his career as a correctional officer at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution after serving five years in the U.S. Air Force,” according to the release.
Hendricks has served as administrator at Department of Corrections headquarters in Salem since 2009.
“She has spent the past 13 years with the department, starting as safety manager at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in 2001,” corrections officials reported. “Hendricks holds a Certificate in Public Management from Willamette University.”