Dr. Jennifer Feitel retired in 2018 as a Captain and Unit Manager for the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC). She has built a long career in corrections, starting as a correctional officer, then becoming a treatment officer, lieutenant, and ultimately a captain. She was the first female chemical weapons operator and impact weapons operator assigned to the Correctional Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) for the DOC. Toward the end of her career, she worked at the Maloney Center for Training and Staff Development, where she applied her leadership skills and passion for advanced training to both new and current correctional staff. In 2022, Dr. Feitel earned her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Hartford and continues to teach aspiring correctional leaders in the college classroom.