Tim Dowler was born and raised in the city of Oxnard. He graduated from Oxnard High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology from Culver-Stockton College in Missouri. Tim began his career as a Corrections Services Officer with the Probation Agency in 1995. Since then he has worked a variety of assignments including field supervision, training and institutions. Tim is an Agency instructor and has facilitated Supervisor Leadership Academy modules throughout the state. He rose through the agency’s ranks to his current assignment as Chief Deputy of the Juvenile Services Bureau.