Tina Dennis Darensbourg, J.D.

Tina Dennis Darensbourg is the Director of Juvenile Defender Services, where she supports the State Public Defender in budgetary affairs, while also developing, implementing, and evaluating juvenile defense services in delinquency, Child in Need of Care, and Families in Need of Services representation through training programs and other resources.  She also works with criminal justice stakeholders, including judges, district attorneys, sheriffs, probation officers, and law enforcement officials to promote sound juvenile justice and child welfare processes in relation to fair adjudication processes, placement and treatment of juveniles charged in delinquency proceedings that focus on rehabilitation of the juvenile defender.  Tina Darensbourg received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Louisiana State University and A&M College and her Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center.