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New administrators begin work
David Cocoros, assistant superinten-
dent at Crockett State School, has been
promoted to superintendent, following
the resignation of Bob Drake February
14. Cocoros formerly was Houston Area
Parole Supervisor and Ayres House
superintendent.
Two new superintendents of TYC half-
way houses have been appointed
recently.
They are: Larry Griffin, Middleton
House; and Pedro Cohen, Valley House.
Griffin, who holds both a bachelor's
and master's degree in social work, pre-
viously served Ayres House as group
leader and treatment coordinator. He as-
sumed his new position December 16,
replacing Darryl Morgan, who resigned.
Cohen, formerly assistant superinten-
dent of Valley House, was named super-
intendent effective January 20, 1986. He
previously served as Assistant Superin-
tendent there, and as YAS IlIl at Salado
House in Austin. Cohen replaces Rey
Gomez, who was named assistant su-
perintendent of the Brownwood State
School December 2, 1985.
Three new hearings examiners began
work January 2 in the Legal Department.
They are Nannette Webster, an attorney
from Oklahoma City, previously em-
ployed as assistant director of continu-
ing legal education for the Oklahoma Bar
Association; Reggie James, UT law
school graduate, who previously worked
New
assignments
Reassignments in administrative re-
sponsibility were announced February
28 by Executive Director Ron Jackson.
Deputy Executive Director Linda Rossi
is now directly supervising the opera-
tions of the Statewide Reception Center,
the South Texas Region, Institutions,
Community/Special Services, Education,
Research and Evaluation and Health
Care Services.
Assistant Executive Director Mart
Hoffman will be responsible for the
agency's Management by Objectives
(MBO), Planning, Chaplaincy Services,
and Employee Grievances. He will also
direct the agency's ACA accreditation
process.
Jerry Day and John Arredondo have
"switched" positions. Day now heads
Community/Special Services and Ar-
redondo now oversees Institutions. The
Corsicana State Home has been moved
under Institutions.A -
DAVID COCOROSGovernor to speak
at groundbreakingGovernor Mark White will officiate at
groundbreaking ceremonies April 25 for
TYC's South Texas institution at
Edinburg.
The new TYC program, designed
specifically to provide social and cultural
services to youth from a 27-county area
of South Texas, will be built for 50 youth.
"Officials from all 27 counties are ex-
pected to attend the formal program,
CURTIS MILES and the public will be invited to attend,"
said Joseph Martinez, regional
administrator.
Sharing in hosting the program with
the Texas Youth Commission are the
City of Edinburg, Hildago County, Pan
American University, and a South Texas
Committee for youth services.
Already in existence at the site is
TYC's mobile diagnostic team, which be-
gan work recently with committed youth
in the 27 county area.PEDRO COHEN LARRY GRIFFIN
as a research assistant and lobbyist for
Consumers Union (Publisher of Con-
sumer Report magazine); and Pamela
Smith, a UT law school graduate who
has worked as a felony prosecutor in the
90th district (Young and Stephens
Counties).
Curtis Miles, former vice principal at
Brownwood State School, has been
named principal at West Texas Chil-
dren's Home, effective February 3. A
graduate of Sam Houston State Univer-sity, he received his bachelor's degree in
1972. His master's degree is from the
University of Houston at Clear Lake in
1982.
Rey Gomez, former Valley House su-
perintendent, was appointed Assistant
Superintendent of the Brownwood State
School, effective December 1, 1985.
Gomez holds a bachelor's degree from
North Texas State University and a
master's degree from Pan American
University.BOB DRAKE, right, accepts an appreciation signed as superintendent of Crockett State
plaque from David Cocoros as he is honored at School to enter private business, and Cocoros
a going-away luncheon February 4. At center is has been named his successor.
TYC Executive Director Ron Jackson. Drake re-4
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