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 Committees

 

Committees are listed below, together with the Chair, Committee Members, and a brief description of the committee's duties.

Regional Committees
(all Regional Directors are Members of the Board of Directors; their contact information can be found by clicking here)

bulletRegion 1 - Lee Young, Director
bulletRegion 2 - Carol Tharp, TCI, Director
bulletFred Williamson, TCI - Waco Chapter Director
bulletRegion 3 - Sonja Raffeet, TCI, Director
bulletCarla Edwards, TCI - Deputy Director
bulletMargarett Vozar - Assistant Director
bulletAngela Clark - Assistant Director
bulletRegion 4 - Louis L. Akin, Director
bulletAnji Fussell & Ken Heldenfels - Austin Chapter Directors
bulletBrad Crockett, David Caton & Stephen H. Spence - San Antonio Chapter Directors
bulletDan Morrow - Corpus Christi Chapter Director
bulletDavid Lopez & George Aguilar - The Valley Chapter Directors
bulletRegion 5 - Sam Streep, Director

Advisory Council

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Brad Bacom, TCI, Chair

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Former TALI Presidents who provide advice to the Board of Directors and President as needed.

Legislative

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Randy Kildow, TCI, Chair

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Monitor state and national bills; inform Members of bills of interest and advise when action is needed; work with Lobbyist.

Benefits Committee

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Chair position open

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Locate and acquire companies, vendors and individuals that will provide goods and services to TALI Members at a reduced price; locate companies and vendors willing to rebate percentage of sales in exchange for TALI patronage.

Membership

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James Barns, TCI & Sharlene Barns, TCI, Co-Chairs

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Process new membership applications and compile and mail welcome packets.

Bylaw Review

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Karen Hewitt, TCI, Chair

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Review and recommend updates to TALI's Bylaws as needed.

Nominating

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Chair position open

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Identify and recruit TALI Members to serve on the Board of Directors.

Certification
(Texas Certified Investigator)

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Rob Smith, TCI, Chair

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Carol Tharp, TCI, Vice Chair and Education Coordinator

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Kelly Riddle, TCI, Task Force Coordinator

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Coordinate and oversee the Texas Certified Investigator program.

Professional Standards

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Ron Watkins, Jr., Chair

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Hear disputes which may arise from the online group, and other disputes among members that TALI feels needs a hearing.

Commendations

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Abby Golman, TCI, Chair

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Receive and review nominations of TALI Members who have distinguished themselves in both professional and civic services and to TALI.

Parliamentarian

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Don Shawver, TCI

Editorial/Article Review
The Texas Investigator
Magazine

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Sheryl Jackson, Executive Editor

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Louis Akin, Associate Editor

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Bill Asher, Advertising Sales

Programs

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Ken Heldenfels, Chair

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Work with President and School Director to secure programs and speakers for continuing education events.

Elections

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Douglas Crumly, TCI, Chair

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Receive and process nominations for Board Elections; receive and process absentee ballots; oversee election process and count ballots at annual Members' Meeting.

Public Relations

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Rob Smith, TCI, Chair

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Prepare press releases and secure media coverage of TALI events and persons that portray private investigators in a positive manner.

Enforcement

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Clint Church, Chair

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Kelly Riddle, TCI, Board Task Force Director

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Receive and investigate suspected unlicensed investigative activity and report findings to the TX Dept of Public Safety Private Security Bureau

School Director
bulletPatti James, CLI, TCI
bulletOversee curriculum and instructors for all TALI continuing education events; secure PSB approval of CE hours and instructors; monitor procedures at all TALI CE events for compliance with PSB Rules.

History

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Chair position open

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Maintain and update TALI scrapbooks and memorabilia for display at TALI's Annual Convention.

Vendor Coordinator
bulletMacklyn Smith, TCI
bulletRecruit companies providing goods and services to investigators to participate in TALI tradeshows.

Indigent Defense

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Les Johnson, Chair

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Coordinate with the Texas Legislature and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association to obtain increased funding for court-appointed investigators and to raise public awareness for need of adequate criminal defense for indigent defendants.

Yahoo Group/TALIonline
bulletJoseph "JR" Rooney, Moderator
bulletMonitor activity on TALIonline Yahoo Group for compliance with posted rules and regulations.

 

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