Shad Rice first became the Facility Administrator (FA) at both the Alexandria Staging Facility (ASF) and the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center (CLIPC) in April of 2020. FA Rice started his career with GEO in 2005 as a Correctional Officer at the New Castle Correctional Facility (NCCF). He was promoted through each rank of Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain at NCCF prior to being promoted to Chief of Security at the Heritage Trail Correctional Facility (HTCF) in August of 2012. He remained at HTCF until he was promoted to Assistant Facility Administrator at the Blackwater River Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility in 2017 and then to Facility Administrator at the Broward Transitional Center in January of 2019.
FA Rice and the CLIPC team had a very successful year managing both facilities. FA Rice leads his team with an emphasis on operational excellence in all areas of service. He has fostered an environment that has found his team rallying to achieve bigger goals, while ensuring that they are providing the best services they can to those entrusted to our care.
FA Rice continually strives to better himself and everyone else around him. Regardless of status, he is always trying to pass along his experience and skills to others. He has proven on several occasions to be successful with large projects that may be assigned from time to time by the Regional or Corporate offices. He does a great job of pulling all assigned parties together to achieve a common goal. FA Rice is a leader with a coaching mentality but understands when he needs to switch gears to be the decision maker. His staff will tell you that he is constantly impressing upon them the importance of operational excellence and reminding staff constantly that it all starts with “Being Brilliant at the Basics.”
FA Rice's impact on those who he is charged with leading can be measured by the success of those individuals. He challenges staff to take on larger roles and reminds them that they are their only glass ceiling in this career field. He takes the time to meet with his staff to monitor their development and is always asking for their feedback on items that they feel he or the Center can do better. He has been part of the development of many leaders within our company, and to this day, he would say it is his job to develop those who want to succeed and can carry the torch once he moves on. His high energy, leadership skills, professionalism, and dedication are respected by so many who have had the opportunity to work with him.
FA Rice demonstrates seasoned leadership qualities and has a positive and selfless can-do attitude. His outstanding leadership, performance, and commitment, as well as his sixteen and a half years of service with GEO, have been instrumental to the success of the Alexandria Staging Facility and the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center.
In his spare time, FA Rice enjoys bowling, fishing, watching football, and spending time with his wife and children. He most especially enjoys traveling with his family on cruises. Congratulations on being selected as GEO's Facility Administrator of the Year!
