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Department of Juvenile Services

Office of Youth Engagement and Safety Services

Welcome to the new Department of Juvenile Services website!

DJS is excited to provide you with a newly designed website built to improve user experience. We would love to hear your feedback on the new site – please email your thoughts to [email protected].

The Office of Youth Engagement and Safety Services​​, headed by Olusola (Sola) Ogunranti, Executive Director, oversees the following departments:

  • Evening Reporting Centers (Acting Program Manager - Olusola (Sola) Ogunranti)
  • Youth Engagement and Safety Services (Deputy Director - Rodney Izzard)
  • THRIVE Initiative (THRIVE Program Manager​​ - Brittany Dowdy)
  • Community Detention Program (Executive Director - Danielle Holman)

Olusola (Sola) Ogunranti

Executive Director, ​​Youth Engagement and Safety Services
Acting Program Manager, ​Evening Reporting Centers

Headshot of Olusola Ogunranti.

Rodney Izzard

Deputy Director, Youth Engagement and Safety Services

Brittany Dowdy

THRIVE Program Manager​​​, THRIVE Initiative

Danielle Holman

Executive Director, Community Detention Program​