Mr. Mata received his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the California State University of Bakersfield in 2003. Later that same year, he began working for the Kern County Probation Department as Group Counselor at the Kern Crossroads Facility and then Camp Erwin Owen. In 2005, he was promoted to a Deputy Probation Officer and worked in several assignments, including Adult Supervision, Early Intervention, Juvenile Supervision and Post Release Community Supervision (AB109). In 2012, he was promoted to Probation Supervisor and was instrumental in creating and supervising the Mandatory Supervision Unit. In 2019, he was promoted to Assistant Probation Division Director assigned to Camp Erwin Owen. In 2020, he was promoted to Probation Division Director at Camp Erwin Owen. In 2022, he was transferred to the AB109 Services Division. In 2023, he was transferred to the Youth Court and Programs Division. In 2026, he was transferred to Youth Supervision Division. Mr. Mata bleeds Dodger Blue and is highly motivated to “Just Win Baby!”