Kristin Porter is the Director of the Division of Reentry Services for the Kentucky Department of Corrections. A nineteen-year veteran of the Department, she has held many roles to include Correctional Officer, Probation and Parole Officer, Probation and Parole Assistant Supervisor and Program Administrator. Director Porter has proven to be an innovative thinker in the Department of Corrections and has received numerous awards during her tenure for spearheading projects such as the development of the Probation and Parole Field Training Officer program and leading implementation of a new risk and needs assessment system. She received appointment as Director of the newly created Division of Reentry Services in February 2018 and has held the position since. Named Director of the Year for the Kentucky Department of Corrections in 2023, Porter lead the Division of Reentry Services while the Commonwealth of Kentucky reached a historic low recidivism rate of 27.15% and is currently leading the Department in groundbreaking reentry efforts. Porter is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice.