Kristine Najim

Kris (she/her) is an academy training sergeant for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in Honolulu, Hawaii. Assigned to the Training and Staff Development Center (TSD), Kris is responsible for all pre-service and in-service training, class coordination, course curriculum creation and revision, and in conjunction with the State of Hawaii's wellness efforts, a 'Blue-Zones' leader. She has numerous use of force and high liability certifications, is a first aid/heartsaver instructor through the American Heart Association (AHA), and serves as a Computer Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA) examiner regularly for Departmental recruitment. In previous roles, Kris has served as the Department Policy Coordinator, assistant to the State of Hawaii PREA Coordinator, and has acted as support staff for 20+ PREA Audits for the Western Consortium. Kris worked in Hawaii's only Women's Correctional Center where, in addition to regular correctional duties, she served as the institution's PREA Compliance Manager and PREA Investigator.