Administration

Under the authority of law and the Marin County Courts, the Probation Department serves to protect the community through its role in conducting investigations and working with the courts on decisions pertaining to sentencing matters, and in providing alternatives to incarceration for qualified offenders. The department is charged with supervising adult and juvenile offenders in the community and works collaboratively with law enforcement agencies and community-based organizations to ensure that court orders are enforced.

Marlon Washington was appointed to the position of Chief in July 2020. Chief Washington has primary responsibility for the department and its administration, mission, and goals.

Chief Deputy has primary supervisory responsibility for the Directors of Juvenile Hall, Adult and Juvenile Divisions. Under direction of the Chief Probation Officer, the Assistant Chief serves as assistant department head in the administration, planning, coordination, and management of the Probation Department.

Under general direction of the Assistant Chief Probation Officer, the Director of Administrative Services has primary responsibility for the management and oversight of varied and specialized services to support department activities and initiatives. Supervising a staff of 7, the Director of Administrative Services' scope includes budget development, financial administration and reporting, revenue allocation and recovery, personnel and payroll administration, procurement, facility and asset management, and Technology Support. As a key member of the executive management team, the Director of Administrative Services provides high level programmatic evaluation and analysis.