ROCHELLE — The FOCUS House board has announced that Brenda Mason, LCPC, has been named director.
Mason attended Western Illinois University and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration in 2005. Following that, she began her career as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor at Bridgeway in Monmouth.
In 2008 she moved to this area and began working at Sinnissippi Centers in Oregon while attending NIU, subsequently obtaining her Master’s Degree in Counseling. During her tenure at Sinnissippi she helped launch New Horizons Ogle County Drug Court and was the treatment provider for Drug Court clients. Mason continued working at Sinnissippi as a Behavioral Health Services Clinician until 2015 when she joined FOCUS House as the Clinical Supervisor.
“I am thrilled to have the privilege of being named director of FOCUS House,” Mason said. “It is an exciting time in Juvenile Justice and here at Focus House. We are restructuring and expanding our program to meet the changes in the justice system, as well as the needs of the youth in Ogle County. I am committed to maintaining the relationship that FOCUS House has with the citizens of Ogle County and look forward to bridging new relationships with the counties in our circuit and our region. I am very fortunate to have a highly dedicated staff that work tirelessly to make our program what it is. We are all excited to see what the future holds. I am very grateful for this opportunity.”