Scott Quade displays his Employee of the Year awardSACRAMENTO — Sierra County Deputy Probation Officer Scott Quade was awarded Employee of the Year at the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) awards in Sacramento on December 7th. Sierra County Chief Probation Officer Chuck Henson honored Quade, stating, “Officer Quade’s passion for helping the veterans in this community is remarkable and inspiring. He has done some amazing work involving mental health services for veterans as well as those who have become justice-involved, providing resources for their rehabilitation. Investments like these made by probation not only help people rehabilitate and get out of the justice system, [they help] create safer communities for us all.”

According to a press release by CPOC, “Scott previously served in the US Marine Corps and the California Army National Guard. In 2005, he participated in the Multinational Force & Observers mission, supervising the implementation of the Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace, Sinai, Egypt. Afterwards, he spent eighteen (18) months on the U.S. border assisting the border patrol. He was injured while training to deploy to Afghanistan, ending his military career in 2012 and resuming college afterward. Deputy Quade graduated from the California State University, Chico, in 2013 and ultimately went to work for the Plumas County Probation Department, assigned to adult supervision and oversaw veteran cases. There, he developed a passion for helping other veterans, assisting others through the VA and other resources to ensure those veterans who ended up in the criminal justice system received the services they earned.

“In 2021, Scott took a new position with the Sierra County Probation Department, where he is a tremendous asset in connecting veterans with services. He has been instrumental in assisting Sierra County with its first veteran’s court. He co-founded the Plumas County Veterans Collaborative, establishing the first Veterans Stand Downs in Plumas and Sierra Counties that has helped approximately 200 veterans annually. Scott is also a trained facilitator in mental health first aid, with the added training to help teach veterans, firefighters, emergency first responders, and law enforcement.”