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Governor Steve Sisolak appointed DeNeese Parker to the Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council. Her term will run until February 2025.
DeNeese was recently promotion to serve as assistant court administrator over the Juvenile Division in Family Court. This is a new position that reflects the priority of the Eighth Judicial District Court to improve the lives and well-being of youth and families in Clark County. “Focusing on Juvenile Court matters has been a priority for court administration. DeNeese has proven herself time and time again through her hard work, commitment to best practices, development of community and state-wide relationships, and unwavering commitment to the highest standards of mental health care for court participants,” said District court Chief Executive Officer Steven Grierson. “I look forward to watching our Juvenile Court continue its tremendous successes and reach new heights. I know that DeNeese will be a great representative of our District Court and wonderful addition to this effort.”
DeNeese is a certified alcohol and drug counselor in the State of Nevada. In the past, she has supervised other counselors and overseen multiple grant-funded programs, contracts and budgets. She directs and administers the programs related to governmental and legislative activity related to the Eighth Judicial District Court specialty courts. DeNeese represents the Eighth Judicial District Court with city, state and county government agencies as well as community resource providers.
DeNeese will continue with her primary responsibility as the specialty courts program administrator. She manages all specialty courts for the Eighth Judicial District Court in Clark County, including adult drug court, co-occurring drug court, transitional age program, OPEN, veteran’s treatment court, felony DUI court, mental health court, gambling diversion treatment Court, Juvenile Drug Court, Family Treatment Drug Court, Re-Entry Court and Law Enforcement Intervention for Mental health and Addiction (LIMA).
Throughout DeNeese’s professional career, she has been a counselor, program manager, and coordinator over multiple specialty courts. DeNeese Parker was previously the Truancy Diversion Program coordinator, which involved the coordination of more than 85 schools in Clark County, while being the coordinator over juvenile drug court and diversion court.
DeNeese has a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology with an emphasis in law from the University of California, Davis, a master’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. DeNeese graduated from the Clark County leadership academy in 2019 and recently received a nomination from a local non-profit for a community award.
According to their website, “The Nevada Commission on Behavioral Health & Development is a 10u2010member legislatively created body designed to provide policy guidance and oversight of Nevada’s public system of integrated care and treatment of adults and children with mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities/related conditions. The commission meets at least six times a year (twice a year face-to-face, otherwise using video and tele-conference).”
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