"It has been extremely rewarding for me to work for the commonwealth. I feel blessed to be surrounded by deeply caring and experienced professionals who are always willing to help me expand my view of corrections and how I can influence chaplains to be the best they can be."
Ulli was inspired to combine his pastoral heart with a heart for the plight of those incarcerated during seminary, after he attended a weekend workshop on victims and offenders of crime and volunteered as an official visitor with death row inmates at a correctional facility in Illinois. 
After more than a decade as the head chaplain of the Allegheny County Jail, Ulli was recruited by the Department of Corrections to serve in his present capacity.
“It has been extremely rewarding for me to work for the commonwealth. I feel blessed to be surrounded by deeply caring and experienced professionals who are always willing to help me expand my view of corrections and how I can influence chaplains to be the best they can be.”
As Religious Services Administrator, Ulli has responsibility for the chaplaincy programs in each of the department’s 26 state prisons, which he visits regularly. He also reviews special requests for religious accommodations, revises the department’s religion policies and recruits and trains staff. He also has had the privilege of assisting the National Institute of Corrections in producing the webinar, “Religion and Corrections” as well as training chaplaincy administrators from across the country.
In his free time, Ulli volunteers extensively with adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.