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MARSHA BROWN FORD, Vice President
Marsha
joined St. Giles Living Centers October 1, 2002. She has a Master
Degree in Education from Stephen F. Austin State University
and a Bachelor Degree in Special Education from Southwest Texas
State University.
Prior to joining the company, Ms. Ford was employed at the Burke Center,
the local Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority. She served with
the Burke Center for 21 years, 11 years as
Director of Mental Retardation Services. Ms. Ford has served on
committees through the Texas Department of Mental Health Mental Retardation
to evaluate and revise various service delivery systems in the state.
She is a member of American Association on Mental Retardation and Texas
Association on Mental Retardation.
ALAN GARMS, Vice President
Alan
is a Licensed Master Social with an Advanced Practitioner certification. He
holds a Masters from University of Houston and a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from University of Texas. Prior to joining St Giles, Alan
was the Executive Director at The Center Serving Persons With Mental
Retardation, a position he held for 7 years. Alan also served as the
Residential Director at The Center for 5 years and was employed in various
capacities at Richmond
State School
for more than 12 years. He is currently the President of the Texas
Association on Mental Retardation, a member of the American Association on
Mental Retardation, a member of the Association on Behavior Analysis, and a
former member of the Board of The United Way of The Texas Gulf Coast, the
Private Providers Association of Texas and the Disability Policy Consortium
of Greater Houston.
KEM DECKARD, Program Director
Kem is directly
responsible for the operation of all programs. Ms. Deckard holds a Bachelor
of Science Degree from Stephen
F. Austin
State University.
She majored in Rehabilitation and Special Education and is currently working
toward a Master's Degree in Special Education. Ms. Deckard has 15
years of experience working in the human services field. Ms. Deckard serves
as Human Rights Committee Chairperson. Her volunteer experience includes
participation with Texas Special Olympics and she is on the Surrogate
Decision-Making Team in the East Texas area.
TRACY MUNK, Program Director, Houston
Tracy is responsible for the overall supervision of the ICF/MR, and HCS
programs located in Baytown and Houston. Ms. Munk holds
a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Washburn
University in Topeka, Kansas,
majoring in Therapeutic Recreation. She joined St. Giles in 2004 with 30
years of experience working in the human services field (both private and
state sector) in the state of Kansas and Texas. Prior to
joining the company, she was Director of a small private company in Houston,
provided quality assurance and consultation services to various private
providers in the state of Texas, and served on various state and local
committees for the Texas Private Provider Association.
PAULA
JACKSON PEACOCK, Service Director, Beaumont
Paula is
responsible for the overall management of the Beaumont Region of St. Giles
Living Centers. She and her husband (formerly of Lufkin, Texas)
have three children, Emerie, Jalen and Courtney. Ms. Peacock brings
fourteen years of experience working in the human services field from
coordinating and providing services to advocating on behalf of people with
Mental Retardation. Mrs. Peacock serves on the Spindletop Mental
Retardation Planning Advisory Committee (MR-PAC) as a representative for the
Private Providers in the Southeast Texas Region.
AL STRICKLAND
Al served as the CEO of St. Giles Living Centers, Inc.
until he passed away on August 3, 2003. He spent 26 years in public
schools in all levels of administration and working with people with
developmental disabilities. Mr. Strickland received many awards during
his years of service to public schools. For many years Al has been an
advocate for the developmentally challenged and was named "Outstanding
Educator" by the Association of Retarded Citizens. He will be
deeply missed by all.
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