EDUCATION: Master of
Planning & Public Administration, Pepperdine University,
Malibu, California, Master of Business Administration,
University of Phoenix (Houston Campus), Bachelor of Arts,
Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Executive education, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
of Business.
BACKGROUND: Military Officer and
Sales Executive. Twenty years experience in financial
management/military police and eight years marketing and
document solutions.
EDUCATION: Master and Bachelor
of Social Work, Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, Texas.
BACKGROUND: Over 13 years
experience with TDCJ-Parole Division. Approximately five years
experience with Bexar County Juvenile Probation Department. Three years
experience as a Social Worker in San Antonio Texas.
EDUCATION: Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice, Wayland Baptist University, Lubbock, Texas.
BACKGROUND: 33 years experience in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement at the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff of Lubbock County last 11 years. Former Chair, Texas Commission on Jail Standards; Former Chair, Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI) Advisory Board; President Elect, Texas Corrections Association.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration, West Texas State University, Associates of Science in Police Science, Amarillo College.
BACKGROUND: 11 years experience in Police Work at the Amarillo Police Department. 27 years experience in Civil Law investigation with Law Firm and as a Licensed Investigator.
EDUCATION: Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Houston Law Center. Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, Texas A&M University at College Station.
BACKGROUND: Attorney in private practice for 13 years. Former City Attorney for City of Huntsville and former Assistant City Attorney for City of Bryan. Previously served on the Board of Directors of Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, acting as the Chairman the last year of his term.
BACKGROUND: 23 years experience in County Government, including 3 years Community Supervision and Corrections. 17 years Public Health administration and Emergency Response.
COMMISSIONER BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Freeman, Pamela D.
ASSIGNMENT: Huntsville
EMPLOYED: 2004
EDUCATION: Masters of Business of Administration from University of Phoenix, Clear Lake Campus, Houston, Texas. Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Administration from Paul Quinn University, Dallas, Texas.
BACKGROUND: Approximately 16 years experience in criminal justice/social
services: Deep East Texas Council of Governments as Criminal
Justice Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice as
Diagnostic Interviewer/Correctional Officer, Dallas County
Sheriffs Department, and Dallas County Youth Village as a Child
Care Worker.
Fox, Troy G.
ASSIGNMENT: Palestine
EMPLOYED: 2012
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Corrections from Sam Houston State University, Hunstville, Texas.
BACKGROUND: Over 35 years experience in the corrections and criminal justice fields in positions ranging from probation officer to various management positions with the TDCJ-Parole Division and the Board of Pardons and Paroles, most recently serving as the BPP Board Administrator 2006-2011.
Garcia, Tony
ASSIGNMENT: Huntsville
EMPLOYED:
2006
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science
in Criminal Justice/Criminology and Corrections from Sam Houston
State University, Huntsville, Texas.
BACKGROUND:21 years of service with the Texas Department of
Corrections as a Correctional Officer; Sociologist, Staff Senior
Officer, Assistant Warden and Senior Warden. Over three
years of service with the Board of Pardons and Paroles as a
Board Member, Policy Board Member, and a Parole Commissioner.
Over one year of service with the Geo Group as a Senior Warden.
Hensarling, James
ASSIGNMENT: Palestine
EMPLOYED:
2008
EDUCATION: Juris Doctor, Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas; Bachelor of Arts-History, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
BACKGROUND: Over twenty years as a Prosecutor; Retired Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas; Former Criminal District Attorney and Assistant Criminal District Attorney for Jackson County, Texas; U.S. Army Officer - Armor.
Hightower,
Elvis
ASSIGNMENT:
Gatesville
EMPLOYED:
2005
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree,
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.
BACKGROUND: Eleven years
experience as a prison warden. Disability examiner trainee for the
Texas Rehabilitation Commission.
Kiel, James
Paul Jr.
ASSIGNMENT: San Antonio
EMPLOYED: 2004
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State
University, Huntsville, Texas.
BACKGROUND:
Over 20 years experience
with TDCJ-Parole Division, serving as a Parole Officer, Unit
Supervisor, and Assistant Regional Director; over 3 years experience
with the Texas Dept. of Corrections as a Correctional Officer and
Sociologist.
Marshall, Trenton
ASSIGNMENT: Gatesville
EMPLOYED: 2011
EDUCATION: Doctor of Jurisprudence from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas. Bachelor of Science from Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas.
BACKGROUND:
Attorney and experience in the executive and legislative branches of the government as a Director. Eight years experience in administrative management.
Moberley, Marsha S.
ASSIGNMENT: Amarillo
EMPLOYED:
2010
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
BACKGROUND: Twelve years experience in Criminal Justice, with nine years experience in Juvenile Justice Administration.
Rangel, Fred
ASSIGNMENT: Angleton
EMPLOYED:
2012
EDUCATION: Master of Science in Criminal Justice Management, and Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Corrections from Sam Houston State University.
BACKGROUND: Over 26 Years of experience in community corrections. Previously served as a Project Coordinator with the Correctional Management Institute of Texas at Sam Houston State University. Director of the Angelina County Community Supervision and Corrections Department and as a probation officer and supervisor with the Montgomery County Juvenile Probation Department.
Ruzicka, Lynn
ASSIGNMENT: Angleton
EMPLOYED:
2004
EDUCATION: Bachelors and Masters degrees in Criminal Justice, Sam
Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas; has completed coursework
and comprehensive exams for a doctorate in criminal justice.
BACKGROUND: Former professor in criminal justice at the University of
Houston-Downtown and contract instructor with the Houston Police
Department Training Academy. Member of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Science, Southwestern Association of Criminal
Justice Educators and the American Correctional Association.
Shipman, Charles
ASSIGNMENT:
Amarillo
EMPLOYED: 2004
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Business Administration,
Wayland Baptist University.
BACKGROUND: 1 yr. experience as parole officer with TDCJ-Parole
Division; 2 years with Wichita County Sheriff's department, most
recently as sergeant; over 21 years with U.S. Air Force as First
Sergeant, Criminal Investigator, and Police Officer.
Speier,
Charles C.
ASSIGNMENT: San Antonio
EMPLOYED: 2004
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Law Enforcement, Southwest Texas State
University, San Marcos, Texas.
BACKGROUND: Over 30 years criminal justice experience: Former
Texas Parole Board Member, Over 25 years with the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice/Parole Division; San Antonio
Police Department assigned to patrol/SWAT team; military service in the
United States Air Force assigned to Security Police.
