Licensed TCLEOSE (TX Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education) Instructor

Permanent Certified Crime Prevention Specialist (C.C.P.S.) through TX Crime Prevention Association

Certified in Recognition and Apprehension of Stolen Vehicles through National Insurance Crime Bureau

Member, International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI)

Member, International Property Crimes Investigators Association (IPCIA)

Member and current webmistress, Texas Association of Vehicle Theft Investigators, website: TAVTI.org

Member, International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA)

Member, Texas Crime Prevention Association; member/former board member (1996–1998)

Member, Texas Chisholm Trail Crime Prevention Association

Member, Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority Grantee Advisory Committee

Member, North Texas Crime Commission Auto Theft Committee

Member, National Association of Town Watch

Recipient of 1997 Texas Crime Prevention Assoc. Leland Wood Public Speaking Competition Award

Recipient of 2003 Texas Association of Vehicle Theft Investigators C.C. Benson Award

Recipient of 2007 International Association of Auto Theft Investigators Directors Award

Recipient of 2007 Texas Chisholm Trail Crime Prevention Association Crime Prevention Manager of the Year Award

Place 4 Watauga City Council Crime Prevention Board member (1996 – 1999)

Graduate of TX Institute of Criminal Justice Studies Part I & II Crime Prevention Practitioners Program

Graduate of Arlington Police Department and Watauga Department of Public Safety Citizens Police Academies

Participant in approximately 850 auto theft prevention exhibits and presentations since RATT inception

Trainer of approximately 1,200 law enforcement officers statewide in auto theft prevention since RATT inception

Participant in over 500 media features statewide regarding auto theft

Responsible for successful management of RATT budget with no overages or shortfalls since 1995

Author of ATPA publications:  “50 Ways to Watch Your Car,” “Prevent Carjacking,” the ATPA student curriculum and teacher’sguide, and “2003 Profiles in Auto Theft Suppression, co-author - ”2007 Texas Vehicle Crimes Analysis”

Author of nominations resulting in over 20 awards for the RATT program, including local, state, national and international awards