Federal Bureau of Prisons

David D. Spears

David D. Spears recently formed a consulting company with a focus on agriculture policy and business strategies upon his retirement from his role as a senior executive of an agribusiness providing grain, agronomy, energy, feed, and risk management products and services. He served in that role from 2009 – 2024. Mr. Spears has spent his career in agriculture, combining experience in both the private sector and public service. His professional career encompasses 10 years in the banking industry, 12 years of policy and regulatory work in Washington, D.C., including as Ag Staff Director for Senator Bob Dole and as Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, followed by 23 years of senior executive management of two agribusinesses. He was appointed to the FPI Board in 2002.

Donald R. Elliott

As Vice Provost for Budget and Institutional Effectiveness at the University of Pittsburgh, Don Elliott serves as a key member of the Provost's executive leadership team, working closely with the Provost's cabinet and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to strategically plan, develop, and implement initiatives that enhance the overall effectiveness and efficiency of academic and administrative operations. Mr. Elliott is responsible for overseeing various administrative functions, ensuring alignment with the institution's mission, vision, and strategic priorities.

Prior to his time at Pitt, he served as a Chief Financial Officer with the Business Operations team at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, where he partnered with clients on operational excellence and strategic planning issues and steered financial administration, planning, budgeting, and compliance monitoring efforts.

Throughout his career, Mr. Elliott has held key leadership roles in project management, financial management, global operations, cost optimization, administrative oversight, compliance, and risk management, change management, and strategic planning.

Mr. Elliott has extensive operations and financial leadership experience across a diverse portfolio of industries in the private, public, and social sectors. He has held executive positions at Eaton Corporation (Global Operations Director), Lancaster County (PA) Commissioner's Office (Chief Administrative Officer), Dana Corporation (Plant Manager), Bank of America (Vice President/Program Manager), and Wesley Family Services (Chief Operations Officer/Chief Financial Officer).

Mr. Elliott received his bachelor's degree in economics and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia. He was appointed to the FPI Board in 2002.

Jolene Ann Lauria

Jolene Ann Lauria was appointed Assistant Attorney General for Administration in December 2023. In this role, Ms. Lauria serves as both the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Chief Financial Officer and Designated Agency Ethics Official. She is responsible for Department-wide financial reporting, the annual financial statement, budget formulation and execution, the assets forfeiture fund, and debt management. Ms. Lauria also oversees facilities, procurement, human resources, information resources, policy, and strategic planning and is a key executive liaison with the appropriations subcommittees. Ms. Lauria was the lead executive on the consolidation of seven separate financial systems into a single modern DOJ Unified Financial Management System supporting all 40 components and servicing over 16,000 users. For this effort, Ms. Lauria was honored twice as a Federal 100 awardee, in 2009 and 2015. She also received the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award in 2006, and the Distinguished Presidential Rank Award in 2010. Ms. Lauria holds a Master of Public Administration from American University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Class 252. She was appointed to the FPI Board in 2025.

Lee Lofthus

Mr. Lofthus served as the Assistant Attorney General for Administration and Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) from 2006 until his retirement in 2022. During his career at DOJ, he held several senior executive positions, including Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General/Controller, Justice Management Division. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lofthus served as Chief of the Finance Branch at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was appointed to the FPI Board in 2007.

Dee Reardon

Mrs. Reardon is the Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (I&L), Headquarters United States Marine Corps (USMC), Pentagon, Washington, D.C. She is the senior career civilian adviser to the Commandant and across the Department of Defense (DoD) on all I&L and USMC civilian executive matters. Prior to this, Mrs. Reardon served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment. Mrs. Reardon reformed DoD Logistics and Sustainment to repurpose funding and improve readiness, secured DoD Supply Chain removal from the Government Accountability Office's High-Risk List, transformed DoD supply and inventory processes and accountability to ensure auditability, and led USMC property accountability efforts resulting in a positive auditor opinion in 2024. She was appointed to the FPI Board in 2018.

Monty Wilkinson

During Mr. Wilkinson's 30+ years in federal service, primarily with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), he held various senior executive management positions, including Acting Attorney General from January until March 2021, Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, and Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Human Resources and Administration and Chief Human Capital Officer. Mr. Wilkinson held several senior management positions in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, served on the staffs of both the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General, and worked as a trial attorney in the DOJ's Criminal Division. He was appointed to the FPI Board in 2025.