Marc Herrera earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from California State University, Bakersfield in 2001. He began his career with the Kern County Probation Department as an Extra-Help Probation Officer in 2002. He was appointed as a permanent Probation Officer in 2003 and has worked numerous assignments throughout all divisions of the department including Juvenile Investigations, Juvenile Supervision, Adult High-Risk Supervision, Mandatory Supervision, and Adult Programming. Marc has also served as a Duty Supervisor at James G. Bowles Juvenile Hall and Camp Erwin Owen. Additionally, for over 5 years, Marc was the liaison for the department’s Day Reporting Center and is trained to facilitate numerous evidence-based programs (EBP), which has established him as an expert in EBP and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). In 2018, he promoted to Probation Supervisor and supervised Juvenile Metro Supervision. In 2022, Marc promoted to Assistant Probation Division Director and was assigned to the James G. Bowles Youth Detention Center. In July of 2025, Marc promoted to Probation Division Director and assigned to Camp Erwin Owen. As a Northern California native, Marc is a die-hard San Francisco Giants and 49ers fan!