Brazos County Executive Director for Juvenile Services Doug Vance, Ph.D., is the new chairperson of the TJJD Advisory Council. He served as the Council’s Vice Chair since 2012 and has been an active leader of the Standards Committee which, since 2012, has been responsible for systemic improvements to the Texas Juvenile Justice System by making beneficial revisions to Texas Administrative Codes 341, 343, & 355 pertaining to state-wide Standards of Care.
Doug has 23 years of experience in juvenile justice serving since 2005 as Executive Director for Juvenile Services in Brazos County Texas. Prior to that, he spent nine years as the Superintendent of both Pre and Post-Adjudication Detention Services for the Dallas County Juvenile Services Department, and he began his Juvenile Justice Career in Hunt County Texas where he held the title of Assistant Director for the Hunt County Juvenile Probation Department.
Doug is an effective advocate for juvenile services in Texas and is a board member with the Texas Juvenile Detention Association, where he represents TJDA as Co-Chair on a Joint Legislative Committee in partnership with the Texas Probation Association and the Juvenile Justice Association of Texas – advocating for Juvenile Justice at the Texas State Legislature. He is actively involved in his local community serving on the Board of Directors of the Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse. He additionally serves as a community volunteer with both the United Way of the Brazos Valley as well as with Crestview Senior Retirement Center.
In addition to his juvenile probation work, Doug has also served as an Adjunct Professor in the Criminal Justice Department at Sam Houston State University. He also produces and hosts a weekly talk radio show aired each Friday evening on KEOS 89.1 FM radio in College Station, Texas in which he discusses an array of issues and topics that are of interest to children, families, and communities.
Doug has earned Bachelor’s Degrees in both Psychology and Secondary Education. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Psychology from East Texas State University and earned his Doctoral Degree in Counseling /Psychology from Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Doug has 23 years of experience in juvenile justice serving since 2005 as Executive Director for Juvenile Services in Brazos County Texas. Prior to that, he spent nine years as the Superintendent of both Pre and Post-Adjudication Detention Services for the Dallas County Juvenile Services Department, and he began his Juvenile Justice Career in Hunt County Texas where he held the title of Assistant Director for the Hunt County Juvenile Probation Department.
Doug is an effective advocate for juvenile services in Texas and is a board member with the Texas Juvenile Detention Association, where he represents TJDA as Co-Chair on a Joint Legislative Committee in partnership with the Texas Probation Association and the Juvenile Justice Association of Texas – advocating for Juvenile Justice at the Texas State Legislature. He is actively involved in his local community serving on the Board of Directors of the Brazos Valley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse. He additionally serves as a community volunteer with both the United Way of the Brazos Valley as well as with Crestview Senior Retirement Center.
In addition to his juvenile probation work, Doug has also served as an Adjunct Professor in the Criminal Justice Department at Sam Houston State University. He also produces and hosts a weekly talk radio show aired each Friday evening on KEOS 89.1 FM radio in College Station, Texas in which he discusses an array of issues and topics that are of interest to children, families, and communities.
Doug has earned Bachelor’s Degrees in both Psychology and Secondary Education. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Psychology from East Texas State University and earned his Doctoral Degree in Counseling /Psychology from Texas A&M University-Commerce.