{"id":660,"date":"2021-10-20T08:01:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/?page_id=660"},"modified":"2021-11-03T18:06:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T18:06:34","slug":"management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/management\/","title":{"rendered":"Management Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"660\" class=\"elementor elementor-660\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5561f3 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a5561f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d150868\" data-id=\"d150868\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c783b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18c783b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b88b47b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b88b47b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-199638b\" data-id=\"199638b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3768ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3768ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0081e2;\">Executive Team<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbb7e66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbb7e66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c923e1\" data-id=\"1c923e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f02e65c elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"f02e65c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;custom_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;custom_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;custom_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;custom_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;custom_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;custom_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.custom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-posts.min.css\">      <div class=\"ecs-posts elementor-posts-container elementor-posts   elementor-grid elementor-posts--skin-custom\" data-settings=\"{&quot;current_page&quot;:1,&quot;max_num_pages&quot;:1,&quot;load_method&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;widget_id&quot;:&quot;f02e65c&quot;,&quot;post_id&quot;:660,&quot;theme_id&quot;:660,&quot;change_url&quot;:false,&quot;reinit_js&quot;:false}\">\n      \t\t<article id=\"post-1016\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1016 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"668\" class=\"elementor elementor-668 post-1016 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccab19f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccab19f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e0754\" data-id=\"84e0754\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc6ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbc6ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Akilah-Mance-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Akilah-Mance-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Akilah-Mance-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Akilah-Mance-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Akilah-Mance-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Akilah-Mance.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9438a5\" data-id=\"b9438a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6380f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"6380f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">AKILAH MANCE, J.D.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">General Counsel<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nAkilah Mance joined HFSC in 2018 as the corporation\u2019s in-house general counsel. She serves as the chief legal officer for HFSC, <span class=\"ui-provider btz bua bgg bub buc bud bue buf bug buh bui buj buk bul bum bun buo bup buq bur bus but buu buv buw bux buy buz bva bvb bvc bvd bve bvf bvg\"> providing legal advisement to the organization and its board of directors, as well as managing outside legal counsel.<\/span> She works closely with HFSC\u2019s leadership and management team to address the legal implications of HFSC\u2019s daily operations. <span class=\"ui-provider gp b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\">Ms. Mance has over 15 years of experience in criminal law, municipal law and general litigation. She previously served as a senior felony prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorney\u2019s Office and an associate attorney at a municipal law firm. <\/span>Ms. Mance earned her J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science and English from Rice University. She also completed coursework at Philipps Universit\u00e4t-Marburg in Germany and Oxford University in England.\n\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1015\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1015 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"668\" class=\"elementor elementor-668 post-1015 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccab19f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccab19f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e0754\" data-id=\"84e0754\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc6ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbc6ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/amy-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/amy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/amy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/amy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/amy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/amy.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9438a5\" data-id=\"b9438a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6380f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"6380f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">AMY CASTILLO, PH.D.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">COO \/ Vice President<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Amy Castillo, HFSC\u2019s COO and vice president, has been working for HFSC since its establishment in 2014. Previously, she served as HFSC\u2019s director of research and development. In that role, Dr. Castillo\u2019s division worked with all disciplines to identify and apply for new grants while also managing existing grants. The group also oversees, the validation of instruments and methods for multiple disciplines. Prior to HFSC\u2019s establishment, Dr. Castillo worked as a forensic biology criminalist under the HPD Crime Laboratory. She became a supervisor in July 2013, and helped oversee the elimination of Houston\u2019s backlog of untested sexual assault kits. Dr. Castillo holds several patents and is an expert in semen and blood identification, differential extraction, amplification of forensic DNA and other scientific methods related to forensic biology. Dr. Castillo completed her doctoral degree in biochemistry at the University of Houston.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-817\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-817 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"668\" class=\"elementor elementor-668 post-817 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccab19f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccab19f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e0754\" data-id=\"84e0754\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc6ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbc6ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Carina-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-819\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Carina-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Carina-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Carina-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Carina-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Carina-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9438a5\" data-id=\"b9438a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6380f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"6380f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">CARINA HAYNES<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Crime Scene Unit Director<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carina Haynes joined HFSC in 2017 as a crime scene supervisor and promoted to director in May 2021. She has over 14 years of experience in crime scene investigation, beginning her career at the Durham Police Department in North Carolina. In addition, Ms. Haynes has over 1,200 hours of training in various forensic disciplines and is certified by the International Association of Identification as a Senior Crime Scene Analyst. She is well versed in leading teams in high-stress environments and preparing new staff for a career as crime scene investigators. Ms. Haynes has a bachelor\u2019s of art in criminology from North Carolina State University.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-652\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-652 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"668\" class=\"elementor elementor-668 post-652 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccab19f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccab19f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e0754\" data-id=\"84e0754\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc6ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbc6ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/60d60b3dSpJph.com-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-653\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/60d60b3dSpJph.com-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/60d60b3dSpJph.com-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/60d60b3dSpJph.com-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/60d60b3dSpJph.com-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/60d60b3dSpJph.com-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9438a5\" data-id=\"b9438a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6380f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"6380f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">DAVID LEACH, CPA CIA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Chief Financial Officer \/ Treasurer<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>David Leach joined HFSC in 2015 as the organization\u2019s chief financial officer and treasurer. He previously served as chief financial officer of a privately held chemical company. Prior to that, Mr. Leach spent 10 years at EnPro Industries, a publicly traded manufacturing company with revenues of more than $1 billion. After serving in several roles in EnPro, including vice president of business development, Mr. Leach became general manager of the company\u2019s Lubrication Group. He oversaw all aspects of that $25 million facility and led a team through a process to resolve significant supply chain issues.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1018\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1018 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"668\" class=\"elementor elementor-668 post-1018 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccab19f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccab19f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e0754\" data-id=\"84e0754\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc6ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbc6ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jackeline-Moral-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4549\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jackeline-Moral-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jackeline-Moral-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jackeline-Moral-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jackeline-Moral.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9438a5\" data-id=\"b9438a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6380f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"6380f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">JACKELINE MORAL<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Quality Director<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jackie Moral became HFSC Quality Director in January 2023.\u00a0\u00a0Prior to her promotion to Director, Jackie worked as Quality Division Specialist since 2014. In both roles, she has worked with all forensic disciplines to ensure their processes meet accreditation requirements while driving continuous quality improvement. Prior to her role in Quality, Jackie worked as a chemist in the Seized Drugs section for the Houston Police Department Crime Laboratory from 2007 until 2014. She has over 15 years of forensic science experience.\u00a0\u00a0She is a certified Quality Auditor by ASQ and she has been an active accreditation assessor for ANAB since 2012. Mrs. Moral holds a master\u2019s degree in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Florida and a bachelor\u2019s degree in biochemistry from Virginia Tech.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1012\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1012 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"668\" class=\"elementor elementor-668 post-1012 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccab19f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccab19f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e0754\" data-id=\"84e0754\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc6ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbc6ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/peter-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-157\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/peter-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/peter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/peter-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/peter-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/peter.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9438a5\" data-id=\"b9438a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6380f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"6380f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">PETER STOUT<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">CEO \/ President<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Peter Stout, HFSC\u2019s CEO and president, initially joined the agency in 2015 as its chief operating officer and vice president. He has more than 20 years of experience in forensic science and forensic toxicology. Prior to joining HFSC, Dr. Stout worked as a senior research forensic scientist and director of operations in the Center for Forensic Sciences at RTI International. Dr. Stout also has served as president of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT). He is currently the president of the Texas Association of Crime Lab Directors. Dr. Stout has a doctorate in toxicology from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. Dr. Stout also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1013\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1013 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"668\" class=\"elementor elementor-668 post-1013 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccab19f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccab19f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e0754\" data-id=\"84e0754\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc6ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbc6ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Preshious-Rearden-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Preshious-Rearden-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Preshious-Rearden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Preshious-Rearden-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Preshious-Rearden-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Preshious-Rearden.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9438a5\" data-id=\"b9438a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6380f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"6380f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">PRESHIOUS REARDEN, PH.D.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Director of Research, Technology, and Development<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Preshious Rearden, Director of Research, Technology, and Development, joined HFSC in 2016 as a method validation analyst. Dr. Rearden has a comprehensive background in analytical research and development and is proficient in a broad range of analytical techniques and instrumentation. Dr. Rearden has more than 10 years of experience in research and development, has co-authored scientific papers and patents, and has worked in chemistry, engineering and higher education. Dr. Rearden has a Ph.D. in chemistry from Ohio University.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-5402\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-5402 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"668\" class=\"elementor elementor-668 post-5402 management-team type-management-team status-publish hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccab19f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccab19f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84e0754\" data-id=\"84e0754\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc6ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbc6ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tais-pic.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9438a5\" data-id=\"b9438a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6380f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"6380f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">TAI ALUKO<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Human Resources Director<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tai Aluko joined HFSC in 2023 as the organization\u2019s Human Resources Director with more than 18 years of comprehensive experience in strategically planning and tactically implementing successful HR solutions. Prior to HFSC, Mrs. Aluko has previously worked in the public, manufacturing, and retail sectors, providing business partnering to senior leadership. Mrs. Aluko is dedicated to creating robust corporate cultures that promote continuous engagement by empowering and motivating employees to realize their full potential. As a certified HR professional, she holds the SHRM-SCP and SPHR designations. In addition, she holds a master\u2019s degree in human resource management from Texas A&amp;M University.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-487d6ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"487d6ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fea7d1\" data-id=\"1fea7d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leadership Executive Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/660"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3918,"href":"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/660\/revisions\/3918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hfsctx.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}