Chambers-Smith served in ODRC for over two decades, according to her bio on the agency website. It says she also worked as general manager of payment services for JPay Incorporated, a Florida-based company that provides communication services to corrections agencies.
ODRC Assistant Director Ed Banks was named interim director, Tierney said.
Banks has worked at ODRC since 1994, starting as a corrections officer and working up through the ranks to become assistant director in 2022, according to his agency bio.
The ODRC director oversees a $2.5 billion budget, according to the Ohio Checkbook. The agency manages the state’s 24 prisons, including Dayton Correctional Institution, Lebanon Correctional Institution and Warren Correctional Institution locally.
