McLennan County Courthouse

McLennan County Courthouse

Executive Committee
Rowdee Edwards (Chairperson)
Abby McClish
Aimee Crockett
Frances Dembowski
Jess Christensen (Ex-Officio)

Council of Past Presidents
All Past Presidents

Awards Committee
Frances Dembowski (Chairperson)
Kim Howell (Retired – Lubbock County)
Edwardo Jackson (Travis County)
Michelle Byrd (Brown County)
Jesse Hernandez (Hays County)

Salary Analysis Committee
Gary Pinkerton (Chairperson)
Jonathan Ede (Travis County)
Salome Lopez (Lubbock County)
Michelle Byrd (Brown County)
Ashley Hampton (Smith County)

Nominating Committee
Abby McClish (Chairperson)
Erica Hernandez (Hays County)
Jason Davis (Brazos County)

Training Committee
Erica Hernandez (Chairperson)
Jason Davis (Brazos County)
Jess Christensen (Collin County)
Michael Everill (Travis County)
Salome Lopez (Lubbock County)

Membership Committee
Les Karnes (Chairperson)
Emily Lopez (Ward County)
Michael Everill (Travis County)
Michelle Byrd (Brown County)

Programming and Re-Entry Committee
Salome Lopez (Chairperson)
Johnny Jaquess (Retired – Lubbock County)
Martin Klahm (Tarrant County)
Marcy Calnan (Texas State University)

Finance Committee
Rowdee Edwards (Chairperson)
Abby McClish
Aimee Crockett

By-Laws Committee
Abby McClish (Chairperson)
Michael Everill (Travis County)
Wayne Dicky (Brazos County)

Technology Committee
Justin Marinari (Chairperson)
Jason Davis (Brazos County)
Jonathan Terrazas (Brazos County)

Vendor Committee
Ron Torres (Chairperson)
Grant Oakley

BBQ Committee
Eric Hensley (Chairperson)

Scholarship Committee
Kim Howell (Chairperson)
Dan Corbin (Lubbock County)
Tim Quintana (Retired Collin County)
Jason Davis (Brazos County)
Shane Sowell (Dallas County)

Sales Committee
Emily Lopez (Chairperson)
Les Karnes (Brown County)
Carla Stone (LaSalle Corrections)
Levi Vance (Tom Green County)
Misty Diaz (Lamb County)

Legislative Committee
Billy Bryan (Chairperson)
Johnny Jaquess (Retired – Lubbock County)
Ricky Jones (Franklin County)

Entertainment Committee
Levi Vance (Chairperson)

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