Rosa Padilla was raised in the city of Fillmore. She graduated from Fillmore High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from California Lutheran University. She began her career with the Ventura County Probation Agency as a Student Aide and rose through the ranks to her current position as Division Manager of the Administrative Services Bureau. Rosa is an Agency instructor, and she has held a variety of assignments including Juvenile Intake, Early Intervention, Youth Services, Juvenile and Adult Field Supervision, Professional Standards, Juvenile Placement, Juvenile Facilities, Juvenile Investigations, Repeat Offender Prevention Program and Juvenile Insights Mental Health Court.