About the Board

A three-member board appointed by the governor oversees the Idaho Department of Correction. Board of Correction members are appointed to six-year terms.

Chairman

Dodds Hayden was appointed to the board on January 30, 2019 by Governor Little. Dodds was born and raised in Boise, graduating from Boise High School. After earning his bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College in Maine, he accepted a commission in the U.S. Marine Corps where he served as an infantry officer for almost five years. Upon completion of his military service, Dodds attended Babson School of Business for a year and then returned to Idaho to join his father at their family business, Hayden Beverage Company.  Following his father's death in 2006, he purchased the business and assumed the role of president and subsequently CEO. Hayden Beverage is a distribution company headquartered in Boise that services all Idaho and Montana and employs approximately 750 people. Dodds has been married to his wife Ali for 18 years and has two adult sons, Carlo and Dominic.

Vice Chairman

Luke Malek was appointed to the board in April 2025 by Governor Little. Luke is a founding attorney and co-owner at Smith + Malek. He practices in the areas of business, healthcare and municipal law, including transactions and litigation. He strives to make the world a better place in all he does. Luke was raised in Northern Idaho and attended the College of Idaho in Caldwell, graduating in 2004. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Luke worked for the Office of the Governor as the Regional Director in Northern Idaho under former Governor Jim Risch. Luke also worked as the Executive Director of the Post Falls Urban Renewal Agency. Luke earned his J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law in Moscow in 2010. After serving as a deputy prosecutor for Kootenai County, Luke served as corporate counsel for Heritage Health in Coeur d’Alene and then founded Smith + Malek in 2015 with Peter J. Smith IV. Luke represented North Idaho’s District 4 in the Idaho Legislature from 2012-2018. Luke enjoys spending time skiing, fishing, riding horses, biking, and camping.

Secretary

Skip Oppenheimer was appointed to the board in May 2026 by Governor Little.  Skip is Chairman and CEO of Oppenheimer Companies, Inc., and President of Oppenheimer Development Corporation, both headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Oppenheimer Companies is a North American food processing, sales, marketing, and distribution organization, while Oppenheimer Development focuses on commercial real estate development and property management.  Mr. Oppenheimer has held leadership roles in numerous organizations focused on education, healthcare, children and families, the environment, the arts, and economic development, including service with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and as Chair of St. Luke’s Health System. He served in leadership positions as a member of the Boy Scouts of America National Board and National Executive Committee.  He was the founding chair and is a current board member of Idaho Business for Education.  Other recent chair positions include The Nature Conservancy, Idaho Chapter and Frank Church Institute at Boise State University.  He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Idaho, as well as a Degree Elementaire from the Sorbonne, University of Paris, France. Skip is married to Esther Brollier Oppenheimer, and they have two adult sons and three granddaughters.

Administrative Rules

The Board of Correction has established the following Administrative Rules [PDF] governing the Department of Correction.

Contact

Contact the Board at board@idoc.idaho.gov. Please do not submit parole information to the Board of Correction. A separate agency, the Idaho Commission of Pardons & Parole, manages those requests.