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We are excited to introduce our new website! We hope you find it easier to navigate, engaging and useful. As with any conversion of a site this large, errors may occur. If you see something that needs updating, please email PublicInformation@djj.sc.gov.

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Mr. Michael Watkins

Mr. Michael Watkins

Board Member
Dr. Patrick Dicks

Dr. Patrick Dicks

Board Member
Tammy Johns

Tammy Johns

Board Member
Aaron C. Turner

Aaron C. Turner

Deputy Director, Physical Plant Management

Aaron Turner is the Deputy Director of Physical Plant Management. He began working with SCDJJ in May 2023. Prior to joining SCDJJ, he spent 16 years at the South Carolina Department of Corrections as the Construction Supervisor and the Manager of Architectural and Engineering Services. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina. 

 

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Priscilla Y. Pee

Priscilla Y. Pee

Deputy Director, Division of Security and Operations

Priscilla Pee is the Deputy Director of Security and Operations. With almost 40 years of juvenile justice experience, Deputy Pee has held numerous positions. She began her career as a Juvenile Correctional Officer and served SCDJJ in a variety of positions, including Captain of Security, Major of Internal Training, Interim Facility Administrator, Juvenile Relations Coordinator, Quality Assurance Specialist and Management Review Administrator. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Francis Marion University and a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University.  She is also a graduate of the South Carolina Certified Public Manager (CPM) program, a nationally accredited management and leadership development program.

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Dr. Ernest L. Brown, Jr.

Dr. Ernest L. Brown, Jr.

Deputy Director, Facility Rehabilitation and Health Services

Dr. Ernest L. Brown, Jr. is a clinically and forensically trained Licensed Psychologist. He has more than 20 years of paraprofessional and professional experience serving youth and adults in residential treatment homes and facilities, youth development centers, prisons, psychiatric state hospitals, and the home, school, and community settings. Dr. Brown has been with SCDJJ since August 2020, serving in previous roles as a Community Psychologist, Admission Psychologist, and Associate Deputy of Facility Clinical Services.

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Jennifer L. Loschiavo

Jennifer L. Loschiavo

Deputy Director of Community Treatment Services

Jennifer Loschiavo serves as the Deputy Director of Community Treatment Services at SCDJJ. In this role, she leads a division dedicated to enhancing behavioral health interventions and evaluations for youth served in the community.

Mrs. Loschiavo brings over 20 years of experience in delivering direct services and overseeing community-based programming. Prior to her current role, she served as Administrator for Medicaid Compliance and as Associate Deputy of Community Alternatives, managing the agency’s residential camps and private provider contracts. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Southern Connecticut State University and is a graduate of the South Carolina Certified Public Manager (CPM) Program.

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Floyd D. Lyles

Floyd D. Lyles

Superintendent and Deputy Director, Education and Workforce Development

Floyd Lyles is the superintendent of the SCDJJ School District and is the Deputy Director for Education and Workforce Development Division. Lyles joined SCDJJ in 2016 as the assistant principal at the Birchwood School. Lyles is committed to providing opportunities for all students, resources for the staff who serve them, and support for all who contribute to the well-being of justice-involved youth. He holds Master's and Education Specialist degrees from Converse College, and a bachelor’s degree from Benedict College.

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Rhonda E. Holman

Rhonda E. Holman

Deputy Director, Community Services

Rhonda Holman is the Deputy Director of of Community Services.  She is a 1991 graduate of South Carolina State College (now South Carolina State University) with a Bachelor of Social Work. She began her employment at the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice on January 6, 1992, in the Orangeburg /Calhoun County Office as a Probation and Parole Officer. She was promoted to Probation and Parole Supervisor on October 17, 2005.

She was promoted to Program and Projects Manager on October 17, 2017. In February 2019, she became the ISO Statewide Program Coordinator. She became the Deputy Director for Community Services on June 20, 2020.

She is married to Kendall J. Holman and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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