Chief Rowe has over 25 years of law enforcement and public service experience, including more than 22 years with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). He currently serves as the Acting Deputy Director for the Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) where he provides statewide leadership on operations, administration, and policy direction and serves as the Division's lead DAPO in public, legislative, and executive communications. Since joining CDCR in 2002, Chief Rowe has served in multiple leadership roles, including Assistant Deputy Director, Chief Deputy Administrator, Parole Administrator, and all ranks of Parole Agent. He also served as a Correctional Counselor, Background Investigator, and Correctional Officer. Previous to his career with CDCR, Chief Rowe got his start in law enforcement as a Probation Assistant with Sacramento County for 4 years, assigned to Juvenile Hall.
Some of Chief Rowe's accomplishments throughout his career include being appointed as a member of the California Sex Offender Management Board (CASOMB) from 2018 to 2021, serving on multiple workgroups and task forces throughout his career. He is a recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) in electronic monitoring and sex offender treatment and spearheaded the creation and implementation of DAPO's first California POST-Certified Parole Academy. He also created a customized Principled Policing training module for DAPO and has represented DAPO at several conferences.
Chief Rowe holds a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University, Sacramento. He is a graduate of the Los Angeles Police Department Leadership Program (formerly WestPoint Leadership Program) and is a member of the American Leadership Forum's (ALF) prestigious Fellows Program. He was honored as DAPO's Professional of the Year in 2022.
He possesses a great deal of experience and knowledge of community corrections, re-entry efforts and public safety. Chief Rowe is a proud leader in community corrections as he embraces a mission to not only rehabilitate, but habilitate the people entrusted to its care and their transition into communities.
