Posted by Dennis Wright
on September 17, 2009, 8:14 pm, in reply to "Rick Thaler is named Director of TDCJ Correctional Institutional Div."
What a decision. I think we would have been better off with Jackie Edwards. Why in the world didn't Rodney Cooper get the offer?
--Previous Message--
: Staff Reporter
: Huntsville, Texas
:
: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
: announced that Rick Thaler, the Director of
: Manufacturing & Logistics Division, will
: be the next director of the Texas prison
: system. The announcement came late on July
: 8, 2009 that Thaler would be the next CID
: Director.
:
: The position became available after
: Nathanial Quarterman announced his planned
: retirement. The 3 final applicants that
: made the cut were:
:
: Jackie Edwards (Director of Administrative
: Review & Risk Management Division)
:
: Rodney Cooper (Deputy Director of TDCJ CID
: Prison and Jail Operations)
:
: Rick C. Thaler (Director of Manufacturing
: & Logistics.)
:
: The AFSCME organization welcomes Director
: Rick C. Thaler on board and wishes the best
: for Nathanial Quarterman in retirement.
:
: Nathanial Quarterman’s strong support for
: TDCJ correctional officer’s pay raises was
: greatly welcomed by the AFSCME organization.
: We hope that Director Thaler will carry on
: the same support for TDCJ employees this
: next legislative session.
:
: Here’s a glance at the Rick Thaler’s career:
:
: • 29 years of service with TDCJ; started as
: a CO in 1980.
:
: • Director of Manufacturing & Logistics
: 2006-2009; Region I Director 2003-2006;
: Warden 1992-2003.
:
: • Board of Directors for the National
: Correctional Industries Association.
:
: • Community Leadership - Youth Deacon Church
: of Christ.
:
: • Education Sam Houston State university
:
:
:
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