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Meet Our Team PATTI BALL

by Admin. Office Professional Seniors Patty Hunter & Don Heath

Patti Ball has been the Program Manager for worksites contributing 591,813 hours of service to
Santa Barbara County Probation Department News
the Community Service Work (CSW) Program
public and nonprofit agencies in the community!
for over thirteen of her thirty
Patti has also been a victim advocate and
County years (22 of them in
strong voice of those that have been
Probation). Patti spearheaded a
victimized by defendants to ensure their
successful revamping of the pro-
rights are upheld. During Patti’s tenure,
gram to ensure that the high stand-
the Revenue Recovery Unit has achieved a
ards and efficiency expected were
$1.6 million increase in restitution, fine,
still maintained. She piloted the
and fee collections. As of March 13, 2018
Self Service Kiosk, established the
$4,004,997 has been collected for crime
CSW information phone line, rede-
victims!
signed client letters and forms for
ease of understanding, and created Patti will soon be starting a well-
CSW IMPACT reports for officers. deserved retirement and will be greatly
missed for all that she has contributed to
To date, 17,749 juvenile and adult
the Santa Barbara Probation Department.
offenders have been assigned to CSW program

Los Prietos Business Center Reopens

The Los Prietos Boys Camp The boys learn how to operate
Business Center located in the both traditional and contemporary
downtown Administration print equipment and also how to
building recently re-opened for process a variety of County
printing business. The business Department print orders. These
center is operated by Los Prie- tasks of accomplishment and com-
tos youth who have maintained pletion provide youth with the
a high standard of performance experience and insight into oper- Promotion to Deputy Chief
at Los Prietos Boys Camp. ating a successful business as well The Santa Barbara County Probation Department is
as essential communication and pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Shean
customer service techniques. to Deputy Chief Probation Officer of the Juvenile
Division. In December 2017, Ms. Shean was select-
ed to serve as Acting Deputy Chief Probation Officer
and has since been leading a number of important
initiatives. Ms. Shean will continue to creatively
address the challenges and opportunities within the
Juvenile Division. Congratulations Kim!

“Leading the Way to a Safer Community”