Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO SERVING TEXAS PROSECUTORS AND THEIR STAFFS, AS WELL AS ATTORNEYS IN GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATION. TDCAA SERVES THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE DISTRICT AND COUNTY ATTORNEYS OFFICES AROUND THE STATE BY: 1) PRODUCING COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COURSES FOR PROSECUTORS, THEIR INVESTIGATORS, AND PERSONNEL; 2) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PROSECUTION COMMUNITY AND RELATED CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES; AND 3) SERVING AS A LIAISON BETWEEN PROSECUTORS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DAY TO DAY ADMINSTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
TO SERVE TEXAS PROSECUTORS WITH TRAINING AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE
THOROUGHLY TRAINED, KNOWLEDGEABLE AND COMPETENT PROSECUTORS, ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS, INVESTIGATORS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT PERSONNEL ARE INDISPENSABLE TO AN EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THERE IS CONSTANT TURNOVER AS PEOPLE LEAVE PUBLIC SERVICE FOR MORE LUCRATIVE PRIVATE PRACTICES AND WORK IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT PROSECUTORS' OFFICES BE ABLE TO TRAIN NEW PERSONNEL AS QUICKLY AND AS COMPREHENSIVELY AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, LIMITED STATE AND LOCAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES MAKE SUCH TRAINING UNAFFORDABLE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL. ADDITIONALLY, TRAINING ON AN OFFICE-BY-OFFICE BASIS WOULD LACK UNIFORMITY AND LEAD TO AN UNECONOMIC DUPLICATION OF EFFORT. THE TDCAA, WITH ITS EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION TO THE MISSION OF TRAINING AND ASSISTING PROSECUTORS, IS ABLE TO SUPPLY THAT CRUCIAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION AFFORDABLY, EFFICIENTLY, AND UNIFORMLY.TDCAA HOSTS 11 MAJOR TRAINING EVENTS EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION, TDCAA HOSTS REGIONAL TRAINING, IN-HOUSE TRAINING, AND ONLINE TRAINING. DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC TDCAA HAD TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LIVE EVENTS TO 5 CANCELLING THE REST. DURNING THIS TIME, WE PRODUCED TWO ON-LINE PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE PROVIDING TRAINING FOR OUR MEMBERS.
THE TDCAA, AS THE STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTORS AND THEIR STAFFS, ACTS AS A CENTRAL "CLEARINGHOUSE" OF INFORMATION. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROSECUTOR OFFICES AROUND THE STATE HAVE A SOURCE UPON WHICH THEY CAN RELY FOR ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THEIR DUTIES. PROSECUTORS OFTEN NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR LEGAL DUTIES. THE TDCAA STAFF MONITORS LEGISLATION AND COURT DECISIONS SO THAT IT CAN IMMEDIATELY RELAY CHANGES IN THE LAW AND OTHER INFORMATION TO PROSECUTORS. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO RESEARCHES LEGAL ISSUES AND OFFERS TECHNICAL ADVICE TO MEMBERS UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES GUIDANCE WHEN APPROACHED BY PROSECUTION OFFICES IN SEARCH OF PROFESSIONAL TESTIMONY, SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE SOURCES, PRO TEM ASSISTANCE, FORMS, AND A HOST OF OTHER ANCILLARY NEEDS GERMANE TO THE PROSECUTORIAL ROLE.TDCAA ALSO OFFERS IT MEMBERS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS A CATALOG OF 36 LEGAL PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDE CODE BOOKS, MANUALS AND GUIDES ESSENTIAL FOR PROSECUTORS AND THEIR STAFF. IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLICATIONS, TDCAA DISTRIBUTES WEEKLY CASE LAW SUMMARIES TO MEMBERS, AND PUBLISHES A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE, THE TEXAS PROSECUTOR.
PROSECUTORS OCCUPY A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. BECAUSE OF THIS UNIQUE ROLE, THEIR ADVICE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUES IS CONSTANTLY SOUGHT FROM MEMBERS OF ALL THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, CITIZENS' GROUPS, AND THE MEDIA. THE TDCAA, AS TEXAS' SOLE STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTORS, IS IN A POSITION TO CHANNEL THESE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION TO THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE AND TO MAKE SURE THE NEEDS OF THE VARIOUS GROUPS FOR HELP AND INFORMATION ARE BEING SATISFIED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Diane Beckham | SENIOR STAFF COUNSEL | 40 | $188,895 |
| Rob Kepple | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $178,500 |
| Shannon Edmonds | GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS | 40 | $155,663 |
| Clay Abbott | DWI RESOURCE PROSECUTOR | 40 | $111,973 |
| Wlliam Calem | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 40 | $105,577 |
| Dustin Boyd | DIRECTOR (SEPT - DEC 19) | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Wilson | DIRECTOR (SEPT - DEC 19) | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Roady | DIRECTOR (SEPT - DEC 19) | 1 | $0 |
| James Hicks | DIRECTOR (SEPT - DEC 19) | 1 | $0 |
| John Dodson | SECRETARY/TREASURER (SEPT- DEC 19) | 1 | $0 |
| Kenda Culpepper | PRESIDENT ELECT (SEPT - DEC 19) | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Tharp | CHAIRMAN (SEPT - DEC 19) | 1 | $0 |
| Jarvis Parsons | PRESIDENT (SEPT - DEC 19) | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Helwig | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tina Sanford | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Landon Lambert | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Standerfer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hardy Wilkerson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sharen Wilson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Isidro Alaniz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Renken | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Natalie Koehler | DIRECTOR (JAN - AUG 20) | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Willis | DIRECTOR (JAN - AUG 20) | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Wortham | DIRECTOR (JAN - AUG 20) | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Thompson | DIRECTOR (JAN - AUG 20) | 1 | $0 |
| Jarvis Parsons | CHAIRMAN (JAN - AUG 20) | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Roady | SECRETARY/TREASURER (JAN - AUG 20) | 1 | $0 |
| John Dodson | PRESIDENT ELECT (JAN - AUG 20) | 1 | $0 |
| Kenda Culpepper | PRESIDENT (JAN - AUG 20) | 1 | $0 |
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