Dawn Schott: A life’s passion

Dawn Schott
Director of Juvenile Detention & Diversion Services
Linn County

You could say that Dawn Schott was destined for a career in juvenile justice.

“I always had an interest working with kids,” she said, “and thought I wanted to be a probation officer in juvenile court.”

As an undergraduate at Mount Mercy University, she landed an internship in the Sixth Judicial…