Advisory Council

The Advisory Council consists of:

  • The executive director of TJJD or the executive director’s designee;
  • The director of probation services of TJJD or the director’s designee;
  • The director of state services of TJJD or the director’s designee;
  • The commissioner of human services or the commissioner’s designee;
  • Two juvenile court judges, appointed by the TJJD Board of Directors;
  • One representative of the county commissioners courts, appointed by the TJJD Board of Directors; and
  • Seven Chief Juvenile Probation Officers, appointed by the TJJD Board of Directors, with representation from each of the following:
    • the seven Juvenile Probation Chiefs Associations in Texas;
    • a county with fewer than 7500 juveniles;
    • a county with at least 7500, but fewer than 80,000 juveniles; and
    • a county with 80,000 or more juveniles

Upcoming Meetings

  • Date: Friday, October 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
  • Location: This meeting will take place virtually on Teams.

Council Members

Lynn Hadnot

Chair
Collin County Juvenile Probation
4690 Community Avenue, Suite 100
McKinney, TX 75071
hhadnot@co.collin.tx.us
PH (972) 548-6470 | FX (972) 547-5069
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer

Melanie Ramsey

Vice Chair
Nacogdoches County Juvenile Probation
2723 Center Hwy
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
mramsey@co.nacogdoches.tx.us
PH (936) 560-7710 | FX (936) 560-7811
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer

Mark Allen

(Honorable)
Jasper County Judge
121 North Austin, Room 106
Jasper, TX 75951
mark.allen@co.jasper.tx.us
PH (409) 384-2612 | FX (409) 384-9745
Designation: County Commissioner’s Court

Karina Browning

Upton / Reagan Juvenile Chief
PO Box 876
205 E. 10th Street
Rankin, TX 79778
kbrowning@co.upton.tx.us
PH (432) 693-2170 | FX (432) 693-2869
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer

Shandra Carter

Texas Juvenile Justice Department
P.O. Box 12757
Austin, TX 78711
Shandra.Carter@tjjd.texas.gov
PH (512) 490-7130 | FX (512) 490-7717
Designation: TJJD Executive Director

Ed Cockrell

Jefferson County Juvenile Probation
5326 Hwy 69
South Beaumont, TX 77705
Ed.Cockrell@jeffcotx.us
PH (409) 722-7474 | FX (409) 722-2755
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer

Jason Davis

Kerr County Juvenile Chief
3501 Legion
Kerrville, TX 78028
jason.davis@kerrjuv.org
PH (830) 896-9013 | FX (830) 315-5885
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer

Homer Flores

Nueces County Juvenile Probation
2310 Gollihar Rd
Corpus Christi, TX 78415
homer.flores@nuecesco.com
PH (361) 855-7303 | FX (361) 852-5846
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer

Shanna Floyd

100th Judicial District
P.O. Box 37
Panhandle, TX 79068
juvprob100@hotmail.com
PH (806) 279-2153 | FX (806) 537-4579
Designation: Chief Juvenile Probation Officer

Foy O’Brien

(Honorable)
Dawson County Judge
P.O. Box 1268
Lamesa, TX 79331
fobrien@co.dawson.tx.us
PH (806) 329-3313
Designation: Juvenile Court Judge

Lou Serrano

Texas Juvenile Justice Department
P.O. Box 12757
Austin, TX 78711
Louis.Serrano@tjjd.texas.gov
PH (512) 917-0985 | FX (512) 490-7717
Designation: TJJD Deputy Executive Director, Probation Services

Lindsey Van Buskirk

CPS Director of Permanency & Family-based Safety Services
4900 N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78751
lindsey.vanbuskirk@dfps.texas.gov

Teana Watson

(Honorable)
County Court at Law #5
Fort Bend County
1422 Eugene Heiman Circle
Richmond, TX 77469
Teana.Watson@fortbendcountytx.gov
PH: (281) 238-3270 | FX: (832) 471-1848
Designation: Juvenile Court Judge

Documents

Agendas

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2022
2021

Minutes

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