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Work experience
- October 2021 – present
Alameda County
Board of Supervisors Public Protection AdvisorPublic Protection expert advisor and Reimagine Adult Justice Project Manager. - August 2016 – July 2021
Alameda County
Chief Probation OfficerChief Probation Officer, Alameda County. Department Head setting strategic priorities and managing 660 employees, $135 million budget, and supervision of up to 10,000 Adult probationers, Post Release Community and Mandatory Supervision offenders and two juvenile detention facilities, up to 80 detained youth and 300 juvenile probationers; Integrate evidence based practices into probation and rehabilitation services for clients. As an officer of the court, overseeing staff recommendations on felony and misdemeanor cases and tranformation of the department from an office visit model into a evidence based field supervision model. Using state of the art information technology to integrate risk and needs assessments with a comprehensive case management system. - March 2010 – June 2015
City and County of San Francisco
Chief Adult Probation OfficerDepartment Head setting strategic priorities and managing 150 employees, $23 million budget, and supervision of 6000 Adult probationers, Post Release Community and Mandatory Supervision offenders. Integrate evidence based practices into probation and rehabilitation services for clients. As an officer of the court, overseeing staff recommendations on felony and misdemeanor cases and tranformation of the department from an office visit model into a evidence based field supervision model. Using state of the art information technology to integrate risk and needs assessments with a comprehensive case managment system. - September 2008 – February 2010
Federal Healthcare Prison Receiver/California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Director of Rehabilitation - December 1985 – August 2008
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Associate Director, Female Offender Programs and Services
Education
- 2006 – 2008
University of California, Irvine
Law, Criminology and Society - 1998 – 2000
University of San Francisco
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Organizational Development and Behavior