EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mr. Robert Walcutt
Presenter for:
Law Enforcement TCLEOSE certified Child Abduction course
SKATE program
Bob was born in October 1946 and raised on a farm in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He has a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Troy State University, Alabama and a Bachelors Degree in Education from Central Michigan University, Michigan. Bob joined the U.S. Air Force in 1971 as an Airman basic and retired as a Major. As a commissioned officer, Bob coordinated the training for thousands of US. military personnel at both U.S. and overseas bases. Bob and his wife Evelyn currently live in Friendwood, Texas.
Following Bob's tour with the armed forces, he became the director of the Heidi Search Center for Missing Children in San Antonio, Texas. Here he coordinated over 60 ground searches for missing children and developed educational programs to enhance child safety. In 1997, Bob joined thousands of others and helped coordinate the full scale ground search for Laura Smither, led by the Friendswood community.
In 2000, Bob became the Executive Director for the Laura Recovery Center. Since then he has directed or participated in over 75 searches for missing children. Bob also developed the Safe Kids Are Taught Early (SKATE) program and has taught over 147,000 children in this fun, non-threatening, abduction prevention class. He has trained over 1,000 Houston area police officers and cadets in how to respond to child abductions. In addition he developed and implemented “Operation Sun Down.” This program is designed for use in high traffic areas at night. During Operation Sun Down he displays over 100 children an hour in an eye catching photo display capturing the attention of passing motorists.
Bob is on the Board of Directors for the Association of Missing and Exploited Children's Organizations. Under his direction, the Laura Recovery Center developed a comprehensive brochure to identify the services each AMECO organization has to offer parents of a missing child.
SENIOR CASE MANAGER
Ms. Dawn Davis
Presenter for:
SKATE program
CHOICES program
Dawn Davis was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on December 1, 1962. She attended Utah Valley Community College, Provo, Utah where she received an Associates of Applied Science Degree. Dawn worked as a clerk in the Juvenile and Adult Courts in Utah and then as property accountant for a shopping center.
Dawn married and moved with her husband to Texas. She is the mother of three children, including a special needs child. Dawn has always felt strongly about service and has been actively involved in various volunteer capacities for causes such as battered women, child abuse, and children with special needs. She has also been involved in volunteering at her children's schools and in her church.
April 3, 1997 the direction of Dawn's career changed when she learned that a young girl from her community, Laura Kate Smither, had been abducted. Beginning as a volunteer, Dawn helped with foot searches, flyer distribution and office work during the time that Laura remained missing. This experience had such a significant impact that even after the search for Laura was over, Dawn could not help but volunteer when a child was missing.
In January 2000, Dawn accepted a position as a part time employee of the Laura Recovery Center for missing children. She has helped coordinate searches in numerous communities throughout the United States including searches for: Leah Henry, Houston, Texas; Danielle van Dam, San Diego, California; Courtney LeBlanc, Denham Springs, Louisiana and Elizabeth Smart, Salt Lake City, Utah. Dawn works with the Center to coordinate community events, volunteer activities, office work and case work.
VOLUNTEER STAFF
Ms. Suzanne Slavin
Presenter for:
SKATE program
CHOICES program
