Meet the DPS Museum Board of Directors and Executive Director
The Texas Department of Public Safety Museum is governed by the elected Board of Directors. The Executive Director is appointed by the Board of Directors. All serve without pay or compensation of any kind.
Barbara Hinesley, Executive Director
Barbara Hinesley is the current Executive Director of the DPS Museum, a volunteer position. She graduated from Texas A&M University and has been with the DPS since 1995 as a Legal Assistant in the Office of General Counsel. Barbara also serves on the Board of the Colt Collectors Association (CCA) and is the current Show Co-Chairperson.
Donna Sauls, President and Secretary
Donna Sauls currently serves as President and Secretary of the Museum Board and has served on the Board since 2004. Donna retired as Regional Adjutant, Region 7 in 2011 after 34 years of dedicated service.
Barry Detlefsen, DPS Lt. (ret) Vice President
Barry Detlefsen began his career with DPS in 1970. His duty stations included Austin, Beeville, Houston, and San Antonio. Barry retired in 2003 holding the rank of Lieutenant in the CVE service. He worked as a “return to work retiree” from 2004 until 2010, ending his employment with the agency at the rank of Sergeant, CVE Training unit. Barry is currently employed with a Texas based trucking/transportation company. He resides in the Austin area with his wife and children.
Patrick Knue, Treasurer
Pat Knue is a 30 year DPS veteran of the narcotics service where he was a crime analyst, a supervisor and a program manager. He specialized in prescription abuse and was a manager of the Texas Prescription program. Since DPS retirement (2010), he has worked with a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. In his long career in which he made valuable impact on the war on illegal drugs, Patrick made many DPS friends. He is now DPS Historical Museum Treasurer.
Robert L. Halverson, MG (ret) Director
Bob Halverson is retired US Army Major General and a long time employee of the State of Texas. During his 38 year US Army career he served all over the world at all levels culminating as Commander of a US Army Armor Division and a multi-national peacekeeping division in Bosnia. He joined the DPS Museum Board of Trustees in 1996 and has served as President and Vice President. He began his career with the state working in the Emergency Management Division at the Department of Public Safety where he served as the Deputy Director for Operations. He later transferred to the Department of Insurance where he served as the Deputy Insurance Commissioner for Safety until his retirement in August 1998.
Lupe Garza, Director
Lupe Garza began her career with the Department in 1985. She retired in 2014 holding the rank of Captain, Intelligence Counterterrorism Division. There she oversaw the day-to-day operations of The Texas Joint Crime information Center and was involved with border security matters. Since leaving the Department, Lupe has served as the Executive Chief Deputy, as the Undersheriff for the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and currently oversees the Professional Standards and Development Division (Internal Affairs Division, Public Integrity Unit, Training Academy and Recruiting) with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
Susan J. Estringel, Director
Susan Estringel has been with the DPS for 18 years as a Legal Assistant in the Office of General Counsel. She is the liaison between the Department and the Secretary of State’s Office for the Texas Register and Administrative Rules.