Board of Directors

2715 South Cedar Hollow
Pearland, TX 77584

CAREER OBJECTIVE: Work in a challenging environment that utilizes my education and experience to further my skills in the management of staff and the operation of a residential acility for juveniles.

Burnett-Bayland Reception Center (Secured Facility) & Burnett Bayland Home (Non-Secure Facility)

Dually overseeing the daily operations of both facilities. Formulate and amend policies and procedures as necessary.  Supervise approximately 200 staff members combined with both facilities. Responsible for all matters related to staff, such as employment, releases, vacations, sick leave, grievances, meetings, etc.  Delegate responsibility and authority to appropriate staff as deemed necessary.  Responsible for all aspects of public relations and the community at large.  Perform other duties as assigned by the Deputy Director of Institutions or Chief Juvenile Probation Officer.  Handle crisis situation involving residents, staff cases with caseworkers, staff cases with administration, and complete staff performance appraisal evaluations.  Attend meetings with Deputy Directors.

A community-based Nonprofit organization charged with the responsibility by the federal government and the State of California to serve all needy individuals regardless of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation or culture. We provide food and emergency assistance to the poor and needy, low-income families, the elderly, the sick, Veterans, Children, and the homeless.

Variety Children and Family Services (VCFS), Sierra Leone is a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) with a mission to rehabilitate all young girls and young adults who became victims of the ten years brutal civil war in Sierra Leone that left them as prostitutes, sex slaves, drug abusers and virtual illiterates and were permanently living on the streets of the capital and all major towns.

We established a school to train them in cosmetology, catering and bead making to make them self-reliant. At the end of the course, we give them start-up kits to start their own businesses. As of March 2013, we successfully graduated 200 young women from our program and are now self-employed.

While we continue to train these young women, Variety Group, aka Variety Children & Family Services, started the rehabilitation of the 49,000 children from ages 6 to 18 years who are permanently living on the streets of Sierra Leone. The program began in August 2015. Girls as young as nine live on Sierra Leone’s streets. It is our collective responsibility to help shape the lives of these children, have them educated and give them a future.

Work with people with disabilities in Sierra Leone by donating crutches and wheelchairs annually. From January 2013 thru December 2015, Variety Children & Family Services distributed 2500 crutches, walkers and wheelchairs in all districts of Sierra Leone.

Prepares and administrates the annual budget. Formulate and amend policies and procedures as necessary. Supervise approximately 50 staff members. Responsible for all staff-related matters, such as employment, releases, vacations, sick leave, grievances, meetings, etc. Delegate responsibility and authority to appropriate staff as deemed necessary. Responsible for all aspects of public relations and the community at large. Perform other duties as assigned by the Deputy Director of Institutions or Chief Juvenile Probation Officer. Handle crises involving residents, staff cases with caseworkers, staff cases with administration, and complete staff performance appraisal evaluations. Attend meetings with Deputy Directors. Approve casework memos, etc. Work five days a week with seven-day, twenty-four-hour call status. Any or all parts of the job description may be changed by the administration at any time in accordance with the institution’s needs.

Houston, Texas – Assistant Superintendent, Burnett-Bayland Home – Hire, train and supervise approximately 45 staff. Oversee the casework department. Responsible for a total operation in the absence of the superintendent. Share responsibilities with the superintendent for staff meetings, public relations, conducting tours, meeting with outside agencies, performance appraisals, annual budget, etc.

Burnett-Bayland Home – Responsible for the facility’s day-to-day operation, which includes approximately 20 Institutional Officers and 75 residents. Coordinate on and off-campus activities, including therapy, recreation, visitation, etc.

Burnett-Bayland Home Responsible for supervising 13 residents in a cottage, including planning activities, documentation of incidents and counselling with residents.

New Waverly, Texas Responsible for group meetings, daily activity reports, transportation of students and management of day-to-day program operations.

Lapel, Indiana Counselor, Summer Youth Camp, Responsibilities included counselling with students, planning activities and managing daily operations.

Sam Houston State University, May 1985

LaSalle Extension University, December 1981

American Correctional Association, November 1984

Sam Houston State University, December 1980

Grandview College, Des Moines, Iowa, May 1978