Mr. Royer received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology from California State University, Bakersfield. He started his career with the Probation Department in 1996 as an Extra-Help Group Counselor at Juvenile Hall. Since that time, he has worked as a Deputy Probation Officer and Probation Supervisor in Adult Investigations, Juvenile Investigations, Adult Supervision, and Administrative Services. Mr. Royer worked in the Adult Services Division as the Assistant Division Director and the Division Director for 4 years before being promoted to Deputy Chief Probation Officer in 2017.