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Angelina College Students Hold Q&A Session with Area LEOs, Attorneys and Dispatchers

Gary Stallard
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Members of area law-enforcement, along with attorneys, dispatchers and other administrators, pose with Angelina College staff following Thursday’s “Q&A” session with students currently enrolled in AC’s Law Enforcement Academy, Criminal Justice program and Paralegal program. (Gary Stallard photo for AC News Service)

Angelina College students on Thursday participated in “Question and Answer” session inside Hudgins Hall featuring several area law enforcement officials, attorneys and dispatchers.

Wayne Haglund (center), Attorney at Law with the Haglund Firm, answers a question during Thursday’s “Criminal Justice Q&A” event held at Angelina College. The audience included students currently enrolled in AC’s Law Enforcement Academy, Criminal Justice program and Paralegal program. Picture with Haglund are (L-R) Krystal Riley, Attorney Partner and Tara Triana, Special Projects/Emergency Management Coordinator, Nacogdoches County.  (Gary Stallard photo for AC News Service)

The audience included students currently enrolled in AC’s Law Enforcement Academy, as well as Criminal Justice and Paralegal students.

With AC Director of Career and Transfer Connections Alex Barney serving as the host, the panel fielded student questions ranging from career origins, daily duties and actual life in a chosen profession. Panelists shared their backgrounds and experiences related to their careers in order to give students a “real-life” view of their future careers. 

Angelina College’s Alex Barney (far right) conducts a “Q&A” session with panelists including members of area law-enforcement, along with attorneys, dispatchers and other administrators. Their audience included students currently enrolled in AC’s Law Enforcement Academy, Criminal Justice program and Paralegal program. (Gary Stallard photo for AC News Service)

Panelists included Amy Wren, District Attorney, Angelina County; Kristi Skillern, City Attorney, City of Lufkin; Michael Skillern, Chief of Police in Diboll; Krystal Riley, Attorney Partner, Skelton Slusher Barnhill Watkins Wells PLLC; Ally Peterson, Associate Attorney, Law Office of Kay Alderman; Dan Taravella, Assistant Chief, Nacogdoches Police Department; Wayne Haglund, Attorney at Law, Haglund Firm; Tara Triana, Special Projects/Emergency Management Coordinator, Nacogdoches County; Joel Barton, Chief, Nacogdoches ISD; Ivette Flores, Secretary/Dispatcher, Nacogdoches ISD; and Corey Bean – Staff Sergeant, Recruiting, Texas Department of Public Safety.

For further information on AC’s Career and Transfer Connections programs, contact Alex Barney at hbarney@angelina.edu.

For further information on this press release, contact Krista Brown at kbrown@angelina.edu.

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Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as a Liberal Arts Instructor, begins his eleventh season with Angelina College. Following a career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 16 years, he has worked as a sports writer/columnist/photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place award for column writing in 2007 and in 2014. He has also done basketball, football and baseball radio and live streaming play-by- play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball and softball games. Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC. He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.
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