Executive Team

Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins

Sheriff, M.P.A.

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Steven W. Tompkins, a member of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department since 2002, was appointed to serve as the Sheriff of Suffolk County on January 22nd, 2013 by Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick. In November of 2014, he was elected to the office and he was reelected in 2016 and in 2022.

Lakia Jones

Chief of Staff and Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Operations and Planning

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Lakia Jones is the Chief of Staff and the Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Operations and Planning for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department (SCSD).

Joining the SCSD in July of 2003 as an Employee Relations Manager, Chief of Staff and ADS Jones held oversight of Detail Administration, Internal and External Deputizations, the Tracking Personnel Division Hotline, and assisted the Department with the Worker’s Compensation process.

Michael Harris

Interim Special Sheriff

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Former Superintendent/Special Sheriff Michael Harris returns to the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department (SCSD) as Interim Special Sheriff with over thirty years of experience as a corrections professional.

Joseph Smoot

Superintendent/Deputy Special Sheriff

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Joseph Smoot has served the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department for 35 years. He joined in November 1991 as a correctional officer and rose through the ranks to Superintendent and Deputy Special Sheriff. Over his career he has worked in nearly every area of the Department, from direct custody and inmate supervision to reentry programming and fugitive apprehension.

Jose Mojica

Superintendent of the Suffolk County Jail

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With more than twenty-nine years of service for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, Superintendent Jose Mojica’s leadership is underpinned by a robust background in law enforcement training and crisis management. Since his date of his arrival to the Department in July of 1995, Supt. Mojica’s role over the years has encompassed the supervision of critical units including K9, the Tactical Response Team and Task Force Officers group., ensuring the Departments readiness and effectiveness in high-stakes situations.

Dana Johnson

House of Correction Superintendent

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Dana Johnson began his career with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department as a Correction Officer in May of 1993. Throughout his career, he has served in a variety of assignments, including Booking, Transportation and as a SERT (Sheriff’s Escort and Response Team) Officer, gaining extensive operational and institutional experience.

Melissa Garand

General Counsel

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Melissa currently serves as the General Counsel for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department where she represents the Department and its employees in state and federal court matters involving negligence, discrimination, and civil rights claims. She also represents the Department before the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination, and the Department of Labor Relations. As General Counsel, Melissa advises the Sheriff and his leadership team on legal and administrative matters, manages policy review, and responds to subpoenas and public records requests.

John J. McLaughlin

Superintendent of Financial Services and Information Technology

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With almost 30 years of service with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department, John McLaughlin – Superintendent of Financial Services and the Information Technology Division – brings a wide breadth of experience to Sheriff Tompkins’ management team. With his expertise in the financial operations of the agency, in addition to years of work in the field of labor relations, Superintendent McLaughlin brings both experience and knowledge of the institutional history of the Department.

Rachelle Steinberg, Esq.

Assistant Superintendent

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Assistant Superintendent Rachelle Steinberg began her career at the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department as an intern in 2002 with the Boston Reentry Initiative (BRI), and in 2003, was hired by the Sheriff’s Department to oversee BRI.

In 2005, she was promoted as the Assistant Director of Classification and Custody Assessment. In this role, she oversaw the Special Management, Disciplinary and Classification units and the movement of inmates and detainees throughout the House of Correction.

Michael Bevilacqua

Assistant Superintendent , Sheriff’s Investigative Division

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Michael Bevilacqua is a seasoned law enforcement and investigative professional with more than three decades of experience in criminal investigations, staff misconduct investigations, fugitive apprehension, and interagency law enforcement operations.

Nicholas Lopriore

Assistant Deputy Superintendent, Training

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ADS Nicholas Lopriore began his career with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department in December of 1993. Throughout his career, he has served in numerous capacities both inside and outside the correctional facility, gaining extensive experience in corrections, training, leadership, and specialized operations. In 2012, he was selected to join the Department’s Training Division—a pivotal opportunity that would ultimately shape the trajectory of his career.