Membership Info
Renew Membership:
Complete attachment below and scan, fax, or mail back form with payment to the following:
Pennsylvania Prison Wardens Association
700 Rishel Hill Road, Bellefonte, Pa 16823
Fax (814) 548-1150
ppwa.prg@gmail.com
You can also renew your membership by calling Secretary/Treasurer Melanie Gordon at (814) 548-1041 and she'll be glad to assist.
Payment can only be accepted by check or money order, credit cards are not accepted.
Association Membership is divided into two classes:
1. Active Membership
2. Associate Membership
Active Membership: Consists of those who, at the time of election to membership, are Wardens, Superintendents, Deputy Superintendents, Sheriff-Wardens, Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, Central Office Directors of
the Department of Corrections, Chief Deputy Wardens, Chief Deputy Sheriff-Wardens, Members of the Pennsylvania Board of Parole and Probation, and Central Office Directors of said Board, and any other persons recommended by the
Executive Committee and passed by two-thirds of the active members present at Spring and Fall Symposiums.
To apply as an Active Member:
Any person holding any of the positions stated above, desirous of becoming an Active Member of the Association shall file his application with the secretary, giving his name, position, and residence. The dues for Active Membership shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00) payable annually at the beginning of the fiscal year*. All persons who have been Active Members, in good standing, may, after retirement from active duty, retain their membership by a continuance of the payment of annual dues, which shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year.
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Active Membership: Shall consist of those who at the time of application hold the position of Warden, Superintendent, Deputy Warden, Deputy Superintendent, Major, Program or Treatment Manager, the job equivalent of the aforementioned titles, Central Office staff of the PA Dept. of Corrections, members of the PA Board of Probation and Parole; or, any other upper or middle manager in a county, state or federal correctional facility and approved by the Membership Committee and the President. (Note: applications for other upper/middle managers must include an endorsement from the facility Warden/Superintendent.)
Associate Membership: Must be sponsored by an Active member of the Association and approved by the Membership Committee and the President. These membership applications should include a proposal explaining the interest in membership in the Association.
Honorary Membership: May be accorded to those persons who are unanimously approved by the Executive Committee.
*The fiscal years of the Association will be from January first to December thirty-first, inclusive.
Current and New Members: Be sure to read the Constitution of By-Laws of the Pennsylvania Prison Wardens Association. You can download the document from below.
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Pennsylvania Prison Wardens Association, 700 Rishel Hill Road, Bellefonte, Pa
16823
Phone (814) 355-6794 Fax (814) 548-1150
www.ppwa.org
Phone (814) 355-6794 Fax (814) 548-1150
www.ppwa.org