Meet Our Leadership Team
Richard Currey
Chief Assistant Regional Counsel
After serving four years in the United States Coast Guard Richard Currey finished his bachelor’s at the University of South Alabama in 1997 and spent the next three years in Cleveland, Ohio, at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. After law school, Richard took a position with the Office of the Public Defender for the First Judicial Circuit, covering misdemeanor and felony dockets for the next seven years. He eventually joined the Regional Conflict Counsel for the First Region handling everything from misdemeanor to death penalty cases. He served as a circuit director in the RC1’s First Judicial Circuit before becoming Chief Assistant Regional Counsel in 2020.
Kirby Jordan
Chief Investigator
Andrew Kalel
Legislative Affairs Director
Karen Hood
Administrative Services Director
Karen S. Hood is the Administrative Services Director for RC1. She began her career with the State of Florida in 2007 when she was hired as an Administrative Assistant. Karen was promoted to Financial Services Director before ultimately becoming head of Administrative Services. Karen received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Flagler College in 2008. She is a native of Tallahassee, and lives there with her husband and their two sons. In her spare time, Karen enjoys gardening, listening to music, bass fishing, and spending time with her friends and family.