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For Immediate Distribution 512-463-1826 Feb. 28, 2013 lucy.nashed@gov.texas.gov Press Release josh.havens@gov.texas.gov Josh Havens: Lucy Nashed: Governors Press Office:

Gov. Perry Appoints Five to Texas Juvenile Justice Board

AUSTIN Gov. Rick Perry has appointed five members to the Texas Juvenile Justice Board. The board oversees the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a state agency that works in coordination with other state and county offices to produce positive outcomes for youths, their families and communities. David Scott Matthew of Georgetown is executive director of Williamson County Juvenile Services, and a municipal judge for the cities of Jarrell, Granger and Bartlett. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Texas Probation Association and Texas Municipal Courts Association, a board member of the Girls and Boys Club of Georgetown and Georgetown Project, and a past board member of the Williamson County Childrens Support Coalition. Matthew received a bachelors degree from Southwestern University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He is appointed for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2019. Carol Bush of Waxahachie is the Ellis County judge, and a former Ellis County court at law judge. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Ellis County Bar Association, a founding and current member of the Gingerbread House Children's Advocacy Center Board of Directors, and an advisory board member of the Waxahachie and Midlothian chambers of Commerce. She is also a past member of the Waxahachie Education Foundation Board of Directors, Waxahachie Independent School District Long Range Planning Committee and Global High Administrative Planning Team. Bush received a bachelor's degree from Trinity University and a law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law. She is reappointed for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2019. Scott Fisher of Bedford is senior pastor at Metroplex Chapel of Euless. He is a member of Texas Hospital Trustees, a board member of the Mid-Cities Pregnancy Center and One Heart Project, and chairman of the Tarrant County Hospital District Board of Managers and Metroplex Chapel Academy Board of Trustees. He is also chaplain of the City of Euless Police Department, a past member of the Texas Ethics Commission, and past chair of the Texas Youth Commission. Fisher

received a bachelor's degree from Nazarene Bible College, and trained as a director of domestic violence at Life Skills International. He is reappointed for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2019. Becky Gregory of Dallas is an attorney and of counsel at Curran Tomko LLP. She is a past faculty member at the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, former senior counsel of the Texas Attorney Generals Office, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, and former judge of the 283rd Judicial District Court. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, American Law Institute and Greater Dallas Crime Commission, secretary of Executive Women of Dallas, and an advisory board member of Ignite Texas. Gregory received a bachelors degree from the University of Dallas and a law degree from St. Marys University School of Law. She is appointed for a term to expire Feb.1, 2017. Mary Lou Mendoza of San Antonio is an elementary school principal in the Northside Independent School District. She is a member of the Texas and Northside chapters of the Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association, a past member of the Northside Education Foundation Advisory Board, and a life member of the Northside Parent Teacher Association. Mendoza received a bachelor's degree, master's degree in counseling and guidance, and completed supervision and administration certifications from Our Lady of the Lake University. She is reappointed for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2019. These appointments are subject to Senate confirmation. ###
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