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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
R i c k P e r r y

For Immediate Release

June 27, 2006

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Kathy Walt: kwalt@governor.state.tx.us

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Governor Perry Appoints THSC’s Tim Lambert to

Parental Advisory Committee

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has announced the appointment of five persons to the Parental Advisory Committee for terms to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. The Parental Advisory Committee advises the Department of Family Protective Services on policies affecting parents, including investigations of abuse and neglect, alternative placement policies, and standards for persons who investigate allegations of abuse or neglect.

John R. Castle Jr. of Dallas is an attorney and retired executive vice president for EDS. Castle is a member of the Dallas Bar Association and is a fellow of the Texas Bar Association. He serves on several boards of directors, including the Texas Family and Protective Services Council, the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, and is chairman of the Dallas Foundation and TexProtects. Castle received his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Texas. Castle has been appointed to serve as chairman of the committee.

Lois Gamble of Austin is an early childhood consultant and director of accreditation for the National Association of Child Care Professionals. She is a member of the National, Texas and Austin Associations for the Education of Young Children and a member of the Child Development Education Alliance. Gamble received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Tim Lambert of Lubbock is president and director of the Texas Home School Coalition. Lambert served as director of Hope for Texas and on the advisory committee of the National Center for Home Education. He is an elder of the South Plains Bible Chapel. Lambert received his bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University.

Dr. Herschel C. Smith Sr. of Houston is a pastor. He is the founder and executive director of the Fellowship Home for the Homeless. He was honored by the Forward Times in Houston as Minister of the Decade in 1999 and was the first Houstonian to win the national Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service Benefiting the Local Community. He served in the United States Army for three years. Smith received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in theology from Mt. Zion Bible Institute.

Francisco G. Zarate of Rio Grande City is executive director of the Community Action Council of South Texas. Zarate is a member of the Texas Head Start Association, the Valley Primary Care Network and the National Association of Community Action Agencies. He serves on the Board of Education of the Rio Grande City Consolidated I.S.D. Zarate volunteers for the Children’s Defense Fund of Texas and previously served on the Texas Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas and his master’s degree from Trinity University.
 

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