Al De Vos started as the gang prevention coordinator for San
Benito County, and during his first months on the job, his goal is
to get to know the key stakeholders with which he will be
working.
Melissa Flores
Al De Vos started as the gang prevention coordinator for San Benito County, and during his first months on the job, his goal is to get to know the key stakeholders with which he will be working.
The newly created position is funded by San Benito County, the City of Hollister, the San Benito Office of Education and the Hollister School District. De Vos’ efforts will involve all of those agencies.
De Vos comes from Monterey County with 10 years experience working with youths and he started out in recreation programming. He has worked as the executive director of a nonprofit, and has collaborated on projects involving schools and law enforcement agencies. He served as the volunteer treasurer for the board of directors of the California Police Activities League, a youth leadership and prevention program.
“The first thing I’m doing is getting to know the partners,” De Vos said. “I’ve been impressed with the level of cooperation, with people knowing that is important.”
That first step involves ride-alongs with law enforcement officers, meetings with a policy committee and getting to know the people in his office at the Hollister School District.
For the full story, see the Pinnacle on Friday.
