Mrs. Diana Knapp’s career in criminal justice spans nearly three decades, including work with adult and juvenile offenders, in secure settings and in the community, and across the federal, state, and municipal levels. She began her career with the Missouri Department of Corrections as a probation and parole officer in Kansas City and was promoted to managing the district probation and parole office in Boone County, Missouri. More recently Mrs. Knapp has been with the Jackson County Detention Center since 2017 and was appointed director of corrections in March 2018. She has an undergraduate degree from Pittsburg State University in history and secondary education and a graduate degree from Columbia College in criminal justice administration.