Director Hired to Head New Texas Office of the National Center for Missing & Exploited...

Director Hired to Head New Texas Office of the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) announced today that Judy Roach has been
hired as Executive Director of the new Texas Regional Office in Austin, Texas.

Ms. Roach is a successful businesswoman and governmental relations executive
with more than 20 years experience representing clients and their issues
before the Texas Legislature. She has broad experience in managing and
working with coalitions and associations. Most recently, she served as
Executive Director of the Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association
and Executive Director of the Texas Self-Insurance Association. Prior to
establishing her independent practice, Ms. Roach was a legislative assistant
in the Austin office of Baker Botts L.L.P., and has served as Director of
Business Relations for the Austin Better Business Bureau.

NCMEC announced plans for its new office in Austin, Texas in April, 2007. The
office will provide a wide range of services for law enforcement, children and
families across Texas, including technical assistance and support for state
and local law enforcement in missing and exploited child case investigations;
professional training for law enforcement and prosecutors, with a particular
emphasis on Internet-related crimes against children; educational programs for
families and children to prevent child victimization; and much more.

Texas was selected as a site for a new office because of its size and
diversity, the commitment of its leaders at all levels to keep children safe,
and the fact that it has experienced a significant number of crimes against
children. For example, Justice Department research places Texas second only
to California in the number of abductions of children by nonfamily members.
In addition, eight of the fastest growing counties in the U.S. are located in
Texas, and its status as a border state creates a huge "flight" problem for
law enforcement in rescuing children and apprehending criminals.

About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

NCMEC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works in cooperation with the
U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention. NCMEC's congressionally mandated CyberTipline, a reporting
mechanism for child sexual exploitation, has handled more than 570,000 leads.
Since its establishment in 1984, NCMEC has assisted law enforcement with more
than 140,900 missing child cases, resulting in the recovery of more than
124,500 children. For more information about NCMEC, call its toll-free,
24-hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit www.missingkids.com.

SOURCE National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

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