Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Boards

The purpose of each Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Board is to work with the Chief Probation Officer of the circuit to use data to inform policy and practice which improves the juvenile justice continuum.

How the Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Boards Work

Florida Statute requires the establishment of a Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Board within each circuit throughout the state of Florida. Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Boards act as advisors to the Department of Juvenile Justice (Department) in accordance with Florida Statute. The Chief Probation Officer in each circuit serves as the chair of the Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Board for that circuit to facilitate effective communication between the Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Board and the Department. Members of the Juvenile Justice Circuit Advisory Boards work closely with the Chief Probation Officers and other Department staff to utilize data trends in planning for services that meet the identified needs of juveniles and families within the local community.

Chief Probation Officers

Judicial Circuit	Counties Served	Chief Probation Officer
Circuit 1	Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton	Gregory Parker Gregory.Parker@fldjj.gov
Circuit 2	Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla	Christina Ash (Acting Chief) Christina.Ash@fldjj.gov
Circuit 3	Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, and Taylor	Christina Ash Christina.Ash@fldjj.gov
Circuit 4	Clay, Duval, and Nassau	Chris Massey Christopher.Massey@fldjj.gov
Circuit 5	Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter	Ryan Dorenbush Ryan.Dorenbush@fldjj.gov
Circuit 6	Pasco and Pinellas	Melissa Reid Melissa.Reid@fldjj.gov
Circuit 7	Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia	Jillian Lewandowski Jillian.Lewandowski@fldjj.gov
Circuit 8	Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union	Sandi Brannan Sandi.Brannan@fldjj.gov
Circuit 9	Orange and Osceola	Johnny Alderman Johnny.Alderman@fldjj.gov
Circuit 10	Hardee, Highland, and Polk	Paul Sheffer Paul.Sheffer@fldjj.gov
Circuit 11	Dade	Valrose Graham Valrose.Graham@fldjj.gov
Circuit 12	Desoto, Manatee and Sarasota	Jarrett Ballo Jarrett.Ballo@fldjj.gov
Circuit 13	Hillsborough	Ryan Egg Ryan.Egg@fldjj.gov
Circuit 14	Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington	Julia Robertson Julia.Robertson@fldjj.gov
Circuit 15	Palm Beach	Greg Starling Gregory.Starling@fldjj.gov
Circuit 16	Monroe	Charnette Butler-Valdez Charnette.Butler-Valdez@fldjj.gov
Circuit 17	Broward	Teves Bush Teves.Bush@fldjj.gov
Circuit 18	Brevard and Seminole	Abby Anderson Abby.Anderson@fldjj.gov
Circuit 19	Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie	Nathan Peterson Nathan.Peterson@fldjj.gov
Circuit 20	Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee	Peg LaMarca Margaret.LaMarca@fldjj.gov

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