About me
I graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice in December 1993. Initially, I served as a 911 Dispatcher for the University of North Texas Police Department. Then in 1995, I started my career as a Juvenile Probation Officer for Ellis County Juvenile Services. I worked for Ellis County Juvenile Services for a just over 20 years. During these years, I served as the Intensive Supervision Probation Officer, Hold Over Center Supervisor, Depurty Chief JPO and the last 5 years as the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer. In February 2015, I retired from Ellis County Juvenile Services. In April 2015, I worked as the Court Officer for the Kaufman County Community Supervision and Corrections Department. Then I decided to go back and work with at-risk youth at the Lake Granbury Youth Services (secure correctional facility) as the Case Manager. Then in 2017, I was able to join the CTE Team at Waxahachie High School as a Criminal Justice instructor.