Longview Woman Named to State Panel

AUSTIN – A Gregg County woman is one of two persons appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Named to the posts are Michelle Skyrme of Longview and James LaFavers of Amarillo. Their terms expire February 1, 2017. The board makes parole decisions for Texas prison inmates, determines conditions for parole and mandatory supervision, and makes recommendations on clemency matters to the governor.

Skyrme is executive administrative assistant for the Gregg County Health Department, and a former adult probation case clerk for Gregg County Community Supervision and Corrections. She is a member of the Texas Association of Local Health Officials, and a board member of the Gregg County Medical Reserve Corps and Sabine-Neches Resource Conservation and Development Board. She is also a past administrative program director at Sabine Valley Regional Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, a past board member of the Gregg County Crime Stoppers, and a volunteer for the Longview-Gregg County Emergency Operations Center.