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Committees are
listed below, together with the Chair, Committee Members, and
a brief description of the committee's duties.
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Regional Committees
(all Regional Directors are Members of the
Board of Directors; their contact information can be found by clicking
here)
 | Region 1 - Lee Young, Director |
 | Region 2 - Carol Tharp, TCI, Director
 | Fred Williamson, TCI - Waco Chapter Director |
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 | Region 3 - Sonja Raffeet, TCI, Director
 | Carla Edwards, TCI - Deputy Director |
 | Margarett Vozar - Assistant Director |
 | Angela Clark - Assistant Director |
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 | Region 4 - Louis L. Akin, Director
 | Anji Fussell & Ken Heldenfels - Austin Chapter
Directors |
 | Brad Crockett, David Caton & Stephen H. Spence
- San Antonio Chapter Directors |
 | Dan Morrow - Corpus Christi Chapter Director |
 | David Lopez & George Aguilar - The Valley
Chapter Directors |
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 | Region 5 - Sam Streep, Director |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Bylaw Review
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Karen Hewitt, TCI, Chair |
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Review and recommend
updates to TALI's Bylaws as needed. |
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Nominating
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Chair position open |
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Identify and recruit TALI
Members to serve on the Board of Directors. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Parliamentarian
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Don Shawver,
TCI |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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School
Director
 | Patti James, CLI, TCI |
 | Oversee 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. |
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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. |
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Vendor Coordinator
 | Macklyn Smith, TCI |
 | Recruit companies providing goods
and services to investigators to participate in TALI tradeshows. |
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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. |
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Yahoo Group/TALIonline
 | Joseph "JR" Rooney, Moderator |
 | Monitor activity on TALIonline
Yahoo Group for compliance with posted rules and regulations. |
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