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Name
Brenda Crowding (she/hers)
Title
Retired- Deputy Director, CA Office of Internal Affairs and Office of Civil Rights
Bio
Ms. Crowding has over 33 years of experience working with specialized populations in the
community corrections and human services fields. She retired in December of 2020 after 20 years of merited service as a peace officer at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Ms. Crowding spent much of her career in the Division of Adult Parole Operations where she started as a Parole Agent and ended as the Assistant Deputy Director in 2018, when she was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as the Deputy Director of the Office of Internal Affairs and the Office of Civil Rights.
Ms. Crowding received several awards throughout her career including Parole Agent of the Year in 2004, Distinguished Service Medal in 2019, and Executive of the Year in 2020, and was instrumental in the partnership with CDCR, the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, and the Capitol Collaborative on Race & Equity (CCORE). Ms. Crowding holds a master’s degree in Human Services from Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. She has been a Master Trainer for the state of California and the Global Forensic Institute, an Academy Instructor, and has presented at numerous conferences throughout the United States and Canada. Ms. Crowding continues to consult and teach for law enforcement agencies across the country, specifically related to equity, principled policing, and LGBTQI+ allyship, and she loves volunteering for CCORE.
community corrections and human services fields. She retired in December of 2020 after 20 years of merited service as a peace officer at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Ms. Crowding spent much of her career in the Division of Adult Parole Operations where she started as a Parole Agent and ended as the Assistant Deputy Director in 2018, when she was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as the Deputy Director of the Office of Internal Affairs and the Office of Civil Rights.
Ms. Crowding received several awards throughout her career including Parole Agent of the Year in 2004, Distinguished Service Medal in 2019, and Executive of the Year in 2020, and was instrumental in the partnership with CDCR, the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, and the Capitol Collaborative on Race & Equity (CCORE). Ms. Crowding holds a master’s degree in Human Services from Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. She has been a Master Trainer for the state of California and the Global Forensic Institute, an Academy Instructor, and has presented at numerous conferences throughout the United States and Canada. Ms. Crowding continues to consult and teach for law enforcement agencies across the country, specifically related to equity, principled policing, and LGBTQI+ allyship, and she loves volunteering for CCORE.
