The Office of the Secretary is comprised of employees responsible for supporting the Secretary in the administration of the various duties of the Department pursuant to law and Board of Corrections’ policy.
The Office of the Secretary

Dina Tyler
Communications Director
Dina.Tyler@arkansas.gov
(501) 682-5190 (North Little Rock)
- Oversee constituent services, public information, DOC website and social media
- Point of contact for media

Nicholas C. Stewart, Human Resources and Training Administrator
Nicholas.Stewart2@arkansas.gov
(501) 682-3309

Tabrina M. Bratton, PhD, Quality Improvement and Program Evaluation Administrator
Tabrina.Bratton@arkansas.gov
(501) 682-3309
- Evaluate department programs and services
- Design and conduct applied research
- Oversee UALR doctoral residents

Richard Cooper,
Assistant Director, Construction & Maintenance & Arkansas Correctional Industries
Richard.Cooper@arkansas.gov
(870) 267-6625
- Oversees the Construction and Maintenance Division
- Director for ACI
- Oversees design and development of new projects
The Arkansas Department of Corrections is comprised of over 4,000 dedicated employees within the following:
- The Division of Correction (formerly the Arkansas Department of Correction)
- Dexter Payne, Director
- The Division of Community Correction (formerly Arkansas Department of Community Correction)
- Jerry Bradshaw, Director
- Arkansas Correctional School District
- Dr. Bill Glover, Director and Superintendent
- Post-Prison Transfer Board
- John Felts, Chairman
- The Sentencing Commission
- Tawnie Rowell, Director