Mr. Kervick is the Executive Director of the Delaware Criminal Justice Council, the State Administering Agency (SAA) for all OJP funding where he has spent the past twenty years. In this position his duties include the statewide strategic planning and development, implementation and administration of all criminal justice grant funds and programs in the state of Delaware, totaling approximately $30 million in various federal block grant areas.  The Delaware Criminal Justice Council is an independent body in the Executive Branch of state government committed to leading the criminal justice system through a collaborative approach that calls upon the experience and creativity of the Council, all components of the criminal justice system and the community. The goal is to continually strive for an effective system which is fair, efficient and accountable.

Under the past two administrations, Mr. Kervick served as the Deputy Director of the Delaware Criminal Justice Council and implemented tens of millions of dollars of criminal justice programming in the fields of juvenile justice, law enforcement, corrections, victim’s services and re-entry.  In 2009, he implemented the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act grant program statewide as well as oversaw the daily operations of the agency. He has authored several publications on youth violence, crime and delinquency, and specialty courts. Mr. Kervick has also presented at several state, regional, and national conferences.

In 2016, Mr. Kervick was elected to and still serves in the position of Vice President of the National Criminal Justice Association in Washington, DC.  Mr. Kervick has served on the NCJA Advisory Council and the Board of Directors from 2008 – present. From 2011 – present, he was elected to serve the NCJA as Chair of the Northeast region and Chair of the elections committee.

Mr. Kervick holds a B.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Delaware and has been elected into the National Sociology and Criminal Justice Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta. Mr. Kervick also holds a Masters degree in Criminology from St. Josephs University in Philadelphia, PA.

Mr. Kervick is an Adjunct Professor at Wilmington University in the Criminal Justice and Social Science department.

In 2010, the Washington, DC based Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) honored Mr. Kervick with the Gobar Outstanding National Juvenile Justice Specialist award.