Leadership

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Rossana Rosado is the 13th individual – the first Latina, second person of color and only the third woman – to lead the Division of Criminal Justice Service since its creation in 1972. Prior to joining the agency in November 2021, she served as New York's Secretary of State for nearly six years. Commissioner Rosado's state service follows a 30-year career as a media executive and award-winning producer, which included serving as the first female Editor and Publisher of El Diario La Prensa, the largest Spanish-language newspaper in the country. 

Her transition to DCJS culminates her personal and professional passions and presents an opportunity to deepen the impact that the agency has on the criminal justice system to ensure that it works fairly, equitably, and efficiently for all New Yorkers.

Joseph J. Popcun, PhD

Executive Deputy Commissioner

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Joseph J. (Joe) Popcun serves as Executive Deputy Commissioner, which is the number two position at the agency. Prior to joining the DCJS, he served as Director of Policy and Practice at the Rockefeller Institute of Government and Executive Director of the Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium. At the same time, in partnership with the Department of State, Dr. Popcun was the Executive Director of the New York State Council on Community Re-Entry and Reintegration. During 2020 and 2021, he advised the New York Governor's COVID-19 response and recovery operations. Dr. Popcun also has served as Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning at DCJS, as well as Assistant Secretary and Policy Advisor for Public Safety in the New York State Governor's Office. He joined state service in 2013 as an Excelsior Fellow in the Governor's Office. He lives in Albany with his wife and their three children.

Adam Dean

Deputy Commissioner of Operations and Innovation

Adam Dean serves as the agency’s Deputy Commissioner of Operations and Innovation. In this role, he oversees the state’s Computerized Criminal History Repository and related data systems; provides agency direction for technology improvements and operational efficiencies; ensures program and system integration of new laws and policies impacting the dissemination of criminal history records; and leads partnership opportunities with other federal, state, and local agencies in the sharing of criminal justice records. Dean joined DCJS in 2004 and has been engaged at the national level with criminal justice data sharing policy since 2012. He lives in Clifton Park with his with wife and their two sons.

Dean J. DeFruscio

Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning

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Dean J. DeFruscio is the agency’s Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning. He joined DCJS in 2020 and in this role, he oversees the agency’s financial, audit and grant functions; leads strategic, organizational and change management planning processes; directs state and federal budgeting and accounting functions, and ensures compliance with state laws, policies, regulations and protocols in partnership with the agency’s counsel and chief risk officer. DeFruscio has more than 30 years of experience in budget monitoring, financial analysis and auditing, having previously worked at the New York State Division of the Budget, the Capital District Transportation Authority and several local banks. He lives in Loudonville with his husband and two children.

Colleen M. Glavin, Esq.

Counsel and Deputy Commissioner

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Colleen M. Glavin serves as the agency’s Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Legal Services. She joined DCJS in June 2021 after working as Higher Education Investigative Counsel for the State University of New York System Administration for three years. Glavin has extensive legislative and criminal justice system experience. As Senior Counsel and Assistant Floor Counsel with the New York State Senate, she handled negotiations and constituent and advocate meetings for several significant legislative changes, including Raise the Age, state workplace sexual harassment policy, and child sex abuse statute of limitations. Glavin also served as a prosecutor with the New York State Attorney General’s Office, and District Attorneys’ offices in Rensselaer and St. Lawrence counties. She lives in Brunswick with her husband and son.

Annette M. Harris

Senior Deputy Commissioner

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Annette M. Harris joined DCJS in 2022 and serves as Senior Deputy Commissioner. In this role, she provides executive oversight of the following program areas: Office of Youth Justice, Center for Safer Communities, Human Resources Management, Bureau of Labor Relations, and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Unit. For over twenty years, she worked in the private sector combining her skills as a paralegal and licensed real estate salesperson. She began her career in New York State government with the Environmental Facilities Corporation upon her appointment as Secretary to the Corporation, the senior corporate officer responsible for sustaining the governance framework of the corporation. She was later appointed as the Secretary of State's Chief of Staff at the Department of State before transitioning to the role of Chief Administrative Officer within that agency. She has extensive experience in administrative operations, business and strategic planning and operations management. Annette holds a B.S. in Public Administration.

Janine Kava

Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications and Engagement

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Janine Kava serves as Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications and Engagement for DCJS and its two hosted agencies, the state Office of Victim Services, and the state Commission of Correction. In this role, she serves as chief spokeswoman, and oversees media and public relations, crisis and strategic communications, social media, websites, publications, and internal communications, among other responsibilities. Prior to this position, she had served as the agency’s director of public information since 2012. Kava joined DCJS in 2007 as deputy director of public information after serving as director of communications and marketing at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. She also has experience in healthcare marketing and public relations, and worked as a journalist in New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey for more than a decade. She is a graduate of Boston University.

Listening tours held across New York State give DCJS leadership the chance to hear directly from the community. Discussions focus on public safety, partnerships, and collaborative approaches to building safer, stronger communities.⁠
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These conversations remain an invaluable opportunity to hear directly from the people doing this work every day about what's working, what's not, and where additional support and resources can have the greatest impact.