CDCR

My law enforcement career began in 1995 when I was hired as a Correctional Counselor in the California Youth Authority. It was during this time period that I began to grasp and understand the need to utilize rehabilitative and enforcement efforts as a means to provide our communities with a safer environment. I was able to work with and around a diverse group of individuals who planted a seed for my success in becoming a law enforcement professional and leader. While working in a custodial setting, I acquired an interest and passion in knowing and understanding gangs as a means to combat their activities within our communities... In 1999, I was hired as a Parole Agent in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and assigned to work in the South Central communities of Los Angeles. I began to work in conjunction with gang teams from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Los Angeles Police Department. The knowledge, passion, tenacity, and compassion of..