Gary Job Corps Celebrates Father’s Day, Partnership With TDCJ, Juneteenth

Gary Job Corps recent local community involvement shared Father’s Day cards from Little Britches Learning Academy and shared a token of appreciation for the partnership between Gary Center and…

During Gary Job Corps recent local community involvement they shared Father’s Day cards from Little Britches Learning Academy with San Marcos Nursing and Rehab, shared a token of appreciation for the partnership between Gary Center and Texas Department of Criminal Justice and lead the 24^th Annual Juneteenth Parade from the Dunbar Center to Rio Vista Park.

Gary Job Corps Celebrates Father’s Day at
San Marcos Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Gary Job Corps staff, students, and Community Relations Council members gave out cookies and Father’s Day cards from Little Britches Learning Academy to the residents of the San Marcos Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

For over 5 years Gary Job Corps Community Relations Council members have partnered in spreading cheer at local nursing homes during Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

Pictured: Gary Job Corps Community Relations Council members from Homewood Suites Hotel Monica Ybarra, San Marcos Embassy Suites and Hotel Dale Anderson, Stephen Jones, San Marcos Nursing and Rehabilitation Jerry Tochterman, Sheryl Gleason, Gary Job Corps Empress Dorsey, Melissa Averitt, Jose Rojas, Matthew Gonzalez, Hector Romero, Rachel Garnes, Irma Pardo, Patricia Beauregard, and Randolph Goodman. 

Gary Job Corps Partnership with
Texas Department of Criminal Justice

The partnership between the Gary Job Corps Corrections program and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice was established in January 2003. Currently there are 13 graduates that employed at the TDCJ Wallace Unit in Colorado City, Texas. 

Linda Gonzales, Senior Warden with TDCJ Wallace Unit, stated that she was impressed by the caliber of graduate that she has employed and looks forward to assisting with future graduates in seeking employment with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 

Gary Job Corps Center Director Patty Lankford presented Warden Gonzales with a token of appreciation for her partnership with the Gary Center. Correctional Officers from the Wallace Unit accompanying Warden Gonzales visiting the Gary Job Corps Center were graduates, Sgt. Tanner Mortensen, Glenda Thompson, and Jevea Shelby. 

TDCJ operates over 100 correctional institutions, to date over 600 Corrections graduates are working throughout the state. 

Pictured: Patty Lankford, GJCC Center Director, Linda Gonzales, Senior Warden, Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice, Sgt. Tanner Mortensen, Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice, Glenda Thompson, C.O. III, Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice, Javea Selby, C.O. III, Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice, Major Troy Oldbury, GJCC Training Academy, Captain Betty Oliva, GJCC Training Academy, Captain Preston Smith, GJCC Training Academy.  Cadets; Osiel Andrade, Joseph Bailey, Caleb Burrell, Elliott Cook, Vianey Cruz, Camron Ervin, Amber Gonzales, Astrid Gonzalez, Christian Hernandez, Sarah Jackman, Emmanuel Judue, Martin Moreno, Ricco Munoz, Marianna Regla Millan, Jacqueline Najera, Juan Rodriguez Jr., Robert Sneed Jr., Kevin Viera

Gary Job Corps Shows Their Support for
San Marcos’ 24^th Annual Juneteenth Celebration

Gary Job Corps Student Government Association lead the 24^th Annual Juneteenth Parade from the Dunbar Center to Rio Vista Park.  Since 2001 the Gary Job Corps Center staff and students have supported the efforts of the Juneteenth Foundation in ensuring the success of the parade, cook-off, and two day activities. 

Over 20 cooks competed in youth pork chops, fajitas, beans, chicken, baby back ribs, spare ribs, cook’s choice, brisket, cobbler, and margarita competitions.  Pictured in group picture, Constable David Peterson (event organizer), Constable Michael Torres, Homewood Suites Monica Ybarra, Cook off participants, volunteers, and Gary Job Corps Corrections/Security Cadets providing crowd and traffic control. 

Pictured leading parade are Gary Student Government Association, Hector Romero, Patricia Beauregard, Empress Dorsey, Jose Rojas, Melissa Averitt, Mathew Gonzalez, San Marcos Mayor John Thomaides, Councilwoman Lisa Prewitt, and Councilman Saul Gonzales. 

Pictured with Pit Masters with Big Daddy’s Cookers from Luling, Eric and Fred Smith have been cooling since 2000, are Constable Peterson, Constable Torres, Steven Kling, Gary Job Corps Corrections/Security Cadets performing crowd and traffic Control, Janice Uvalle, Rausheen Richardson, Marcus Adams, Stephon Williams, Kenta Henry, Joseph Anderson, Leonardo Fernandez, Zolan Rosas, Instructor Sean Schulz, Student Government Association students Empress Dorsey, Melissa Averitt, Jose Rojas, Mathew Gonzalez, and Hector Romero.