Justice Reform - Clark Harms & Geri Miller-Fox

 

Geri Miller-Fox began her career with the Utah Department of Corrections as a correctional officer in 1995.  She is a certified correctional officer and peace officer.  She has served in a variety of positions, including correctional officer, training manager, organizational development specialist, Adult Probation and Parole agent, supervisor, and community correctional center director.

 

In 2007, Geri accepted the position of deputy director of Adult Probation & Parole, where she implemented evidence-based practices for the organization. She then accepted a unique opportunity to serve as the training director in 2010.  After serving in this capacity, Geri moved back to Adult Probation and Parole in 2013, where she remains the division director over the community supervision of adult offenders.  The Utah Division of Adult Probation and Parole monitors more than 17,000 offenders in the community. 

 

Geri has an Associate's Degree in Science, a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Biology, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. She has also served as the area chair of the University of Phoenix Criminal Justice Program for 10 years.  Geri is currently working on her Ph.D. through the University of Utah, Political Science program. 

 

 

Clark A. Harms was born and raised in Utah. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Utah in 1986, and his Juris Doctorate from J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 1990. After practicing law in Salt Lake City for five years, Clark joined the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office in 1995. At the District Attorney’s Office, Clark initially prosecuted asset forfeiture, drug, and public employee cases. IN 1998, he began working with the Special Investigations unit and Wasatch Range HIDTA Task Force, investigating and prosecuting organized crime, gang crime, and drug trafficking organizations. Clark was cross-designated as a Special Assistant United State Attorney in 1998, a capacity in which he served until his appointment to the Board. Following several years with the Wasatch Range Task Force, Clark eventually was made Unit Chief in Special Investigations. He later served as Unit Chief of the Gang Prosecution Unit and the General Felony Unit of the District Attorney’s Office. He is a member of the Utah State Bar, the Bar of the United States District Court for the District of Utah, and the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Clark was nominated to the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole by Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., in May 2006. He served as Vice Chair from May 2007 until August 2010, and as Chair from August 2010 until August 2014.