3 Facts about Each of the 3 new DMV Appointees

Laura Ryan

• Vice President of Market Representation and Dealer Development for Gulf States Toyota
• Volunteers for the National Charity League, Northwest Assisted Ministries, Operation Interdependence, Boys and Girls Country of Houston Inc., and Habitat for Humanity of Cypress.
• Attended Penn State University

Guillermo “Memo” Trevino

• President of Southern Distributing, a multi brand beer and soft drink distributor.
• Serves on the Board of Directors of BBVA Compass USA, the Board of Trustees of Rice University, and is current President of the Boy’s and Girl’s Clubs of Laredo, Texas.
• He previously served as a Director of the San Antonio Branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve, a member of the Board of International Bank of Commerce & former president of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce, the Laredo Development Foundation, the Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association, and as Jefe de los Caballeros de la Republica del Rio Grande.

Gary M. Swindle

• 33 year veteran of the Tyler Police Department and has served as the Chief of Police since 2000, and is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) National Academy and the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute Command College.
• Member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), FBI National Academy Associates of Texas, Texas Police Chiefs Association, Texas Police Association, Smith County Peace Officers Association, East Texas Peace Officers Association and East Texas Violent Crimes Task Force.
• President of the Tyler Sister Cities, president of Tyler Police Foundation, board member of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Smith County, board member of East Texas Crisis Center, member of the Tyler Junior College Criminal Justice Advisory Board and ex-officio board member of the Tyler Chamber of Commerce.

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