EQUIVANT PRETRIAL
Team
Meet the individuals who make it happen.
Meet the individuals who make it happen.
Chris has more than two decades of experience in the criminal justice field, working with agencies across the nation in positions including equivant Supervision and Pretrial COO, Customer Success Manager, and previously as a Corrections Field Supervisor at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Division of Community Corrections. Chris has been involved in developing workflow and business processes, conducting gap analysis, and collaborating on initiatives including EBP Competency, Dosage, Evidence Based Response to Violations, Behaviors and Rewards, Advanced Case Planning, Pretrial reform, and gender-responsive initiatives. She is a standard COMPAS and COMPAS-R Master Trainer, and is also a certified trainer for the Women’s Risk/Need Assessment Trailer (University of Cincinnati) and trained to use both the LSI-R, LS/CMI and ORAS. Chris has also delivered training on Supervisor’s EBP BriefCASE (Carey Group), 4 Core Competencies (Carey Group), and Motivational Interviewing.
Chris began employment at Northpointe, Inc. in 2015 as an Implementation Specialist, responsible for managing the standard COMPAS and WRNA-T training curricula, as well as the production and delivery of all training services. She left the Professional Services team in 2019 for an opportunity to become the company’s Customer Success Manager, where she cultivated effective relationships with customers and corrections leaders. Chris collaborated with customers and key executives building trust, confidence, and long-term business relationships that highlighted the company’s practitioner perspective and technological advantages. Her primary responsibilities included translating business objectives into strategic success plans, helping drive product value and demonstrating ROI (Outcomes Management), optimizing customer engagement and proactively identifying priorities across the industry domain, and advising the company’s executive staff on business related matters.
Rachel Briggs is the Customer Experience Manager at equivant SCP, serving over 100+ government agencies across Corrections, Supervision, and Pretrial. She leads three teams — Customer Care, Customer Success, and Publications — overseeing the full spectrum of client support, from frontline resolution through strategic account management and technical documentation.
With over 13 years of progressive customer-facing experience, Rachel has built her career around making complex systems work better for the people who use them. At equivant, she led the company’s first CRM implementation, developed customer retention strategies that reduced churn, and designed executive dashboards and reporting infrastructure to bring data-driven visibility to CX operations. She’s equally comfortable building Power BI star schemas and writing DAX measures as she is coaching her team through tough conversations. Rachel is focused on building scalable, future-ready operations — developing KPI frameworks, OKR dashboards, streamlined documentation practices, and modern tooling that position her teams to deliver exceptional service as equivant SCP evolves.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Crime, Law, and Justice from Penn State and brings a blend of analytical rigor and a personable, hands-on leadership approach.
Rob has over three decades of experience both as a pretrial practitioner and as an executive at several software companies. Rob’s background includes an uncommon combination of government, software industry, and consulting experience. A strong believer in the benefits and efficiencies offered by modern case management systems, Rob has devoted his career to the development and implementation of software for Supervision, Pretrial, and Correctional agencies.
Rob began his professional career at the San Mateo County (CA) Pretrial Services Agency, a Bureau of Justice Assistance designated national model program, advancing from pretrial officer to Assistant Director. Responsible for supervision, treatment courts, IT operations, jail classification, and research, Rob served as liaison to the County Manager, Court, Sheriff, and justice and social service agencies, while managing the development of numerous software applications and programs.
In 2000, Rob co-founded Loryx Systems, a software development company focused on enterprise solutions for Supervision, Pretrial, Treatment Court, and Corrections. As President and Director of Operations, Rob created the sales and marketing program while directing product design and professional services, including full life cycle implementations for city, county, and state governments. Rob joined Capita Technologies (later cFive Solutions) in 2015. As Vice-President of Product Management and Professional Services, he led the production and implementation of Supervision and Corrections systems, as well as spearheading customer success, training, documentation, and Project Management Office (PMO) initiatives.
A former member of the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) Board of Directors and Member of the Year, Rob is also a former member of NAPSA’s national standard setting committee for release and the American Probation and Parole Association’s (APPA) committees for case management and procurement.
A San Francisco Bay Area resident, Rob enjoys spending time with family and taking advantage of the area’s diversity and attractions, including driving along the coast, and rooting for the Giants and 49ers.
Tina brings more than two decades of on-the-ground experience in community supervision and agency problem-solving. As an expert in aligning policy with evidence-based strategies, Tina is adept at leading cross-agency collaboration, analyzing complex business processes, and training diverse teams on large-scale implementations. As the Senior Implementation Specialist, Tina leads a team of Implementation Specialists, working closely with business operations and sales leadership to successfully deliver Northpointe’s products to new and existing customers. She does all of this by staying up to date on industry knowledge and maintaining an understanding of the main drivers in change management and adult learning theory.
As an Account Success Manager at equivant Supervision + Pretrial, Stephannie works with agencies to identify goals around their use of the Northpointe Suite and has ongoing contact with them to provide support, education, and guidance—and ensure they maximize their investment.
Stephannie started her career as a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate before transitioning to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections – Division of Community Corrections as a Probation and Parole Agent. She was an agent for five years before being promoted to a Corrections Field Supervisor, a position she held for almost two decades before joining the equivant team. As a Corrections Field Supervisor, Stephannie became a certified trainer for the COMPAS Risk and Needs Assessment, Case Planning, the Impaired Driver’s Assessment, 10 Steps to Risk Reduction, and Core Correctional Practices. She was involved with the state’s Unified COMPAS Coalition and led projects around interrater reliability and revising tool tips.
She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Superior with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Speech Communications. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their two adult boys. She is an avid adventurer and loves to ski, mountain bike, hike, swim, camp, and run.
Eugenie Jackson has been the Research Team Lead for equivant since 2020. She is responsible for initiating, planning, and managing research initiatives, which include service projects and ongoing assessment enhancements for the software. Service projects include design and execution of research studies in the areas of scale construction, validation, and norming. The research team works collectively to produce and/or analyze white papers, technical reports, peer-reviewed papers, professional research publications, and conference presentations. Most recently, Eugenie led the equivant Research Department in the COMPAS-R Core project, revising the standard COMPAS Core Risk and Needs Assessment to make it more efficient and transparent while maintaining high levels of accuracy.
She holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of Wyoming and an MS in Mathematical Sciences from East Tennessee State University. Like many of her colleagues at equivant, Eugenie’s career path began in a helping profession. She finds inspiration in the dedication of the agency practitioners who rely on equivant’s products to facilitate evidence-based practice in the management of their clients. Serving the greater good continues to inform her work. Before engaging in justice-related research, she worked as a post-doc at the School of Public Health at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, and as an educator in both secondary and post-secondary settings. She is currently pursuing an MS in Criminal Psychology at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Her research interests include Risk and Need Assessments, Reentry, and Women’s Pathways. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time outdoors.
Daniela Imig is a seasoned pretrial professional with 15 years of experience in various leadership roles in the criminal justice field. In previous roles, she spearheaded the development and implementation of criminal justice and behavioral health programming in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and oversaw resource planning, hiring, & facilitated communication with key stakeholders. She was a lead or co-writer on proposals, including copyediting and packaging for submission. Daniela earned a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM), and she has been recognized for her leadership throughout her career, earning accolades such as the WCS Outstanding Leadership Award, UWM Graduate Student Award, and the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) Member of the Year. She is also an Adjunct Lecturer at UWM where she has contributed her expertise in several Criminal Justice courses. Daniela brings a wealth of knowledge, strategic insight, and a commitment to excellence in the criminal justice and behavioral health domains.
As the General Manager of equivant SCP, Patrick directs strategic trajectory for three of equivant’s growing vertical business units. He draws upon his professional history as an accomplished operator and serial startup founder to innovate in the areas of operational efficiencies, measured growth, and market penetration.
In 2009, Patrick co-founded CDL Systems USA which he eventually sold to Lockheed Martin. He has over a decade of experience leading software businesses, with an emphasis in operations, software development and sales.
Patrick holds an MBA from M.I.T. and spent 11 years as a Naval Aviator. He is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapon’s School (TOPGUN) and completed over 40 combat missions. In his free time, he enjoys pickleball, hiking, and traveling the globe with his family.
With almost three decades in the criminal justice field and extensive knowledge of the Northpointe Suite, Michele joined equivant Supervision and Pretrial as a Product Implementation Specialist in April 2024. Her primary responsibilities include training customers on equivant’s robust software solutions and serving in a project manager role for various customers.
After earning her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, Michele began her criminal justice career in 1996 with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WI DOC). She started as a Probation and Parole Agent in Milwaukee, then in Madison, WI. In 2001, Michele’s career took her to London, England, where she served as a Youth Justice Officer for the Lambeth Youth Offending Service. Michele transitioned back to the adult system, working as a probation officer and supervisor for the National Probation Service of England and Wales in London, England.
In 2005, Michele returned to Wisconsin and re-instated with the WI DOC. From 2005 to 2024, she served in several positions including Probation & Parole Agent, Staff Development Specialist, Corrections Field Supervisor, and Reentry Project Manager. Michele led her teams through various evidence-based practice initiatives during her tenure, such as implementing the COMPAS risk/needs assessment with the integrated Northpointe Suite case plan and case management system, spearheading evidence-based response to violations, and more. She enjoys working with customers to ensure they get the full value of their software investment to realize operational and procedural efficiencies.
