Longtime Human Resources administrator named division director


	Jan Thornton

Longtime Human Resources Division administrator Jan Thornton has been named director of the division. She replaces Carol Blair Johnston, who retired.

Thornton is a 25-year TDCJ veteran who has worked in Human Resources the past 23 years. The Michigan State University graduate began her career in 1985 as an administrative assistant at the Huntsville Unit infirmary and moved to the Human Resources Division two years later as a personnel assistant. She then served in various capacities before being named administrator of the division's Selection System in 1997. She served as administrator for Recruiting and as Employment Section director before being promoted to director of the Employment and Support Services section in 2007.

Her accomplishments over the past three years include implementation of correctional officer salary increases and the recruiting bonus program, both of which helped ease the agency's correctional officer shortfall. She also saw salary conversion and classification changes through to completion.

"We are fortunate to have someone with Jan's knowledge and experience ready to assume responsibility for a division that performs many important functions directly impacting agency employees," said TDCJ Executive Director Brad Livingston.

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TDCJ recognized for highest percentage of SECC participation for 2009

For the second straight year, TDCJ received the award for the highest percentage of participation in the 2009 State Employee Charitable Campaign. Region V recorded the highest percent of payroll deduction participation, while the Clements Unit in Amarillo raised the highest dollar amount. The San Saba Unit had the highest percent participation and the greatest increase in payroll deduction participation statewide. Receiving the award on behalf of the agency were Executive Support Department Manager Karen Hall, center, SECC Employee Campaign Coordinator Carie Beaty, right, and SECC Local Employee Committee Member Michelle Whitecotton.

Photo by David Nunnelee

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Chairman's Fitness Challenge - Second Quarter

"Maintain No Gain"

Congratulations to the Marshall District Parole Office for having the best overall average between employee participation and completion.

The following departments, units and parole offices deserve honorable mention for achieving a 100 percent completion rate for their employees who participated in the six-week challenge.

Department	WIN Coordinator
Community Justice Assistance Division	Denise Gomez
Executive Admin. Services - Austin	Tina Rodriguez
Executive Director Admin.	Britteny Skains
Executive Services	Stacey Sallee
Media Services	Jene Robbins
TDCJ Board and Board office	Tina Rodriguez
Correctional Institutions Division	WIN Coordinator
Correctional Institutions Admin.	Amy Beightol
Dep. Dir. of Prison & Jail Op.	Amy Beightol
Clemens Unit	Jessie Ortega
Coffield Unit	Jamie Dean
Cole Unit	Cindy Moore
Fort Stockton Unit	Melanie Guest
Hobby Unit	Celia Sellers
Holliday Unit	Cynthia Riggs
Huntsville Unit	Dennis Crowley
Jordan/Baten units	Kevin Andis
Lewis Unit	Barbara Gray
Marlin Unit	Jimmie Carey
Middleton Unit	Bonnie Rice
Roach Unit	Amy Jesse
Rudd Unit	Helen Lobstein
Segovia/Lopez units	Abraham Pena
Stevenson Unit	Melissa Gomez
Stringfellow Unit	Julia Humphrey
Parole Division	WIN Coordinator
Bryan DPO	Frances "Kay" Barefield
Longview DPO
Orange DPO
Texarkana DPO
Tyler DPO
Region III Director Admin.	Donna Peyton
Angleton DPO
Webster DPO
Houston I DPO
Houston II DPO
Houston III DPO
Houston VII DPO
Harlingen DPO	Sylvia Farias (Delgado)
San Antonio I DPO
San Antonio III DPO
Temple DPO
Amarillo DPO	B.J. "Jeanette" Schigut

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