Mr. Hamdun joined the GEO Care Leadership team in September 2020 as Executive Vice President, Community Solutions. In this role, Mr. Hamdun provides contract administration and oversees annual performance and program fidelity for the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP). In addition, he is responsible for subcontracts with non-profit partners, stakeholder outreach, and customer relations with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership. Mr. Hamdun spent 16 years with BI Incorporated and has been involved with ISAP since inception in 2004. He most recently served as the Vice President and National Program Director for the ISAP III, Alternatives to Detention Program.
Mr. Hamdun has 10 years of public service experience that includes working as the Deputy Secretary of State for the California Secretary of State. He also held leadership positions with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and the San Francisco International Airport. Prior to his public service, he held a leadership position at a San Francisco-based public policy and strategy firm. Mr. Hamdun received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration with an emphasis in public law from California State University in San Diego, California where he graduated with distinction.
David Meehan is Executive Vice President of Partnership Development for GEO Care and joined GEO in 2005. He has extensive experience in marketing and strategic planning and his prior experience includes being a Brand Manager at The Walt Disney Company overseeing a DVD product line with over $400M in annual revenue. David received his Bachelors degree from Princeton University with a degree in Economics.
Dr. Schofield serves as the Executive Vice President for GEO Continuum of Care and GEO Reentry Services. The Continuum of Care division oversee the delivery of enhanced in-custody rehabilitation programs. The reentry divisions supports correctional agencies nationwide with flexible options such as residential housing and treatment, day reporting programs, and in-custody treatment and training. The Continuum of Care division coupled with Reentry Services provides meaningful programming to over 30,000 participants.
Prior to joining The GEO Group in 2016, Schofield had a distinguished career working in state correctional systems in Tennessee and Georgia for 26 years. He served most recently as Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC). Prior to being Commissioner, Schofield held numerous positions in the Georgia Department of Corrections to include; Warden, Assistant Commissioner and Chief of Staff at the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Dr. Schofield earned his doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership. He is an active member of the American Correctional Association (ACA) and serves on the ACA Standards Committee. Dr. Schofield also serves on the board of the Florida Association of Recovery Residences (FARR).
Executive Vice President, Security
Isabel Yang serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of BI Incorporated, a GEO Group subsidiary that provides technology and services as alternatives to incarceration for community corrections agencies supervising individuals on parole or probation and pretrial defendants.
Ms. Yang is responsible for optimizing operations to support accelerating growth through new product innovations and services for customers at local, state, and federal government agencies.
He is currently GEO’s Executive Vice President, Security. He develops staffing plans, reviews facility design for new projects, and reviews security electronics and physical security components to ensure optimal blending of operational security programs with physical security features. He works with the Directors of Operations in each regional office to provide GEO’s various clients with security operations that are based on contract requirements and industry-wide best practices.
Mr. Cauley previously served as GEO’s Director of Operations for the Eastern Regional Office. In this role, he was responsible for performing advanced administrative support work for the facilities of the Eastern Region.
Executive Vice President, Operations, Secure Services
John Sheehan joined GEO in 2022 as Executive Vice President, Operations. He is a retired Senior Federal Law Enforcement Executive with 24 years of experience leading national security, protection, investigative, and detention operations.
Prior to joining GEO, Mr. Sheehan was appointed to the Federal Government’s Senior Executive Service in 2019 and held the position of Assistant Director with the United States Marshals Service, where he oversaw the safe, secure, and humane treatment of all individuals remanded to custody by the Federal Judiciary.
In this role, Mr. Sheehan oversaw the development of critical processes and internal controls that ensured Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines and requirements were adhered to by state and county facilities housing federal detainees.
Mr. Sheehan is a veteran, having served proudly in the Unites States Navy onboard the aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Kittyhawk (CV-63). He holds a B.S. and M.S. Degree in Security and Protection Management from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Eastern Region Vice President
Paul Laird has over 31 years of correctional experience and presently serves as GEO’s Western Region Vice President. Before he was promoted to GEO’s Eastern Region Vice President in March 2024, Mr. Laird was also the Director of Operations in GEO’s Eastern Region Office before being promoted to Western Region Vice President in 2018.
Prior to his employment with GEO, Mr. Laird served 29 years in the Federal Bureau of Prisons in multiple positions of authority, including two assignments as Warden. He was appointed to the Federal Government’s Senior Executive Service in 2005. Mr. Laird was the Regional Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ North Central Regional Office, overseeing 20 Federal facilities. Prior to that assignment, he served 5 years as the Chief Operating Officer of Federal Prison Industries and Assistant Director of the Industries, Educational and Vocational Training Division. From 2005 through 2012, he served on the AbilityOne Commission as a Presidential Appointee representing the United States Department of Justice.
Mr. Laird has a BA Degree in Political Science and Criminal Justice from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. He also completed the Senior Managers in Government Course, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, in 2006.
Central Region Vice President
Frank Lara joined The GEO Group in August of 2018, as a Director of Operations in the Central Region. In May of 2021, Mr. Lara became the Regional Vice President for the Central Region.
Prior to GEO, he retired from the Bureau of Prisons after 26 years. As the Assistant Director for the Bureau of Prisons, Mr. Lara was responsible for the management and integration of goals, efforts, and accomplishments of Correctional Services, Correctional Programs, Emergency Management, Designations and Sentence Computations, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, Witness Security and Victim Witness Programs, and Sex Offender Certification and Management.
Frank Lara began his career with the Bureau in 1992 as a Correctional Officer at FCI Seagoville (TX). During his tenure in the Bureau, Mr. Lara went on to serve in positions of increasing responsibility at FCC Beaumont (TX), FCI Three Rivers (TX), FCI La Tuna (TX) and USP Canaan (PA). Mr. Lara served as Associate Warden at FCC Allenwood (PA) and FCI Otisville (NY). In 2011, he was selected as the Administrator for the Correctional Services Branch, Correctional Programs Division. He served as Warden at FCC Beaumont (TX) and in 2014 he was named the New Warden of the Year.
In 2015, he received the Director’s Special Recognition Award. Mr. Lara joined the ranks of the Senior Executive Service in 2016. He assumed the position of Assistant Director, Correctional Programs Division in June 2017.
Before joining the Bureau of Prisons, Mr. Lara served four years in the United States Marine Corps.
Western Region Vice President
Paul Laird has over 31 years of correctional experience and presently serves as GEO’s Western Region Vice President. Before he was promoted to GEO’s Western Region Vice President in 2018, Mr. Laird was the Director of Operations in GEO’s Eastern Region Office.
Prior to his employment with GEO, Mr. Laird served 29 years in the Federal Bureau of Prisons in multiple positions of authority, including two assignments as Warden. He was appointed to the Federal Government’s Senior Executive Service in 2005. Mr. Laird was the Regional Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ North Central Regional Office, overseeing 20 Federal facilities. Prior to that assignment, he served 5 years as the Chief Operating Officer of Federal Prison Industries and Assistant Director of the Industries, Educational and Vocational Training Division. From 2005 through 2012, he served on the AbilityOne Commission as a Presidential Appointee representing the United States Department of Justice.
Mr. Laird has a BA Degree in Political Science and Criminal Justice from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. He also completed the Senior Managers in Government Course, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, in 2006.
Vice President, Operations
GEO Transport Inc.
Eben Morales joined The GEO Group, Inc. in 2017 as Vice President, Operations. He is a retired Senior Law Enforcement Executive with 26 years of experience leading security programs and operations in the public sector. Prior to joining The GEO Group, Inc., Eben held the position of Assistant Director with the United States Marshals Service. He has been involved with the most sophisticated, complex criminal and civil cases including international and domestic financial crimes, seizures and forfeitures, and high-profile fugitive investigations.
In his last assignment, Eben oversaw the agencies National Detention Program. In this capacity, he was responsible for the secure and humane housing, transportation, and medical care of all detainees remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal Service.
Eben currently serves as the Vice President of Operations for GEO’s in-house transportation division, GEO Transport, Inc (GTI). GTI provides armed, secure transportation services to federal, state, and local government agencies in the United States and internationally.
Eben is a member of the FBI National Executive Institute and the National Sheriffs' Association. Eben received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Barry University in Miami, Florida.
Vice President, Staff Development & Emergency Preparedness
GEO Secure Services
Nelson Hackmaster joined The Geo Group, Inc. in 2020 as Vice President, Staff Development and Emergency Preparedness. Nelson retired as the Associate Director for the United States Marshals Service where he served as the No. 2 Career Official and Chief Operating Officer responsible for all law enforcement missions for the Agency to include Investigative and Intelligence Operations, Judicial and Witness Security, Prisoner Detention, Tactical Operations, and Dignitary Protection.
In his previous assignment, Nelson served as the Assistant Director for the Prisoner Operations Division where he executed an operating budget of $1.8 billion to lead the federal prisoner detention mission for more than 60,000 detainees remanded to the custody of the Attorney General. Nelson also served as the Chief of Operations for the USMS Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System where he was responsible for prisoner air operations based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Las Vegas, Nevada, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Nelson began his USMS career in the Western District of Texas where he served 15 years along the Southwest border.
Nelson has 29 years of federal service and is a proud veteran having served his country in the United States Air Force prior to his USMS career. Nelson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Master’s degree in Homeland Security from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Vice President, Transportation
Mr. Neill is a combat veteran who served as a Lieutenant during Operation Enduring Freedom. He came to GEO in 2011 after 8 years with the Colorado Department of Corrections. He started as an Officer at the Aurora ICE Processing Center and has worked his way through the ranks as a Field Training Officer, Transportation Officer, Transportation Supervisor, Transportation Manager, and Operations Compliance Manager for the Western and Central Regions, Assistant Director of Transportation, and now Vice President. He is also a T4T trainer. His current duties include the oversight of all transportation contracts, vehicles, air transports, policy and procedures, guidelines, and cost-related activities. Mr. Neill ensures that all transportation activities are accomplished on a timely basis in compliance with Federal/State laws, and GEO policies and procedures. Mr. Neill completed the American Correctional Association’s Certified Correctional Executive exam through the Corrections Certification Program and holds a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Southern Arkansas.