Gov. Perry Appoints Henley to Commission on State Emergency Communications

Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Terry Henley of Meadows Place to the Commission on State Emergency Communications for a term to expire Sept. 1, 2013. The commission helps cities, counties and emergency communication districts implement and maintain enhanced 9-1-1 emergency communications and poison control center services throughout the state.

Henley is an applications engineer at Gexpro and mayor pro-tem for the City of Meadows Place, a position he has held for 25 years. He is president of the Meadows Place Economic Development Corporation, a board member and past president of the Texas Municipal League and Texas Association of Regional Councils, and a board member and past chairman of the Houston-Galveston Area Council. He is also a past den leader of the Boys Scouts of America Sam Houston Area Council Meadows Place Pack and past coach of the Meadows Place Little League.

Henley received a bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas and a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.