TBEC Executive Committee

Ed Berger, Vice President, Advocacy and Government Relations, Seton Family of Hospitals

Dr. Jesus Chavez (Vice Chair), Superintendent, Round Rock ISD

Ms. Lucretia Ahrens, Manager, Community Relations, CenterPoint Energy

Mr. Truman Bell, Senior Program Officer, ExxonMobil Corp.

Ms. Patti Clapp, Patti Clapp Consulting

Dr. Catherine Clark, Associate Director, Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)

Mr. Sandy Dochen, Manager, Corporate Community Relations, IBM

Mr. Ron Lehman (Chair), State Director, TMAC

Dr. Cesar Maldonado, President, Texas State Technical College, Harlingen, Texas

Mr.David Russell, Vice President, External Affairs, Verizon

Dr. Ed Sharpe, Clinical Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Dr.Tom Burnett, National Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Apple Computer

TBEC Coordinating Committee

Mr. Ed Berger, (Chair) Seton Healthcare Network   *

Dr. Catherine Clark, (Committee Vice Chair) TASB   *

Austin Area Committee Members

Ms. Sandi Borden, TEPSA

Dr. Tom Burnett, Apple Computer   *

Mr. Sandy Dochen, IBM    *

Mr. Brad Duggan, Duggan and Associates, Inc.

Ms. Amelia Folks, State Farm Insurance

Ms. Rose Gabriel, Texas Association of Partners in Education

Dr. Rey Garcia, Texas Association of Community Colleges

Ms. Martha Harris, AT&T

Dr. Karen Jenlink, Stephen F. Austin University

Mr. Archie McAfee, TASSP

Ms. Sylvia McMullen, McMullen and Associates

Mr. Louis Malfaro, Texas AFT

Ms. Karen Pennell, ACT

Dr. Yolanda Rey, TASCD

Mr. Doug Rogers, ATPE

Mr. Vincent Salas, Salas Public Relations, LLC

Ms. Gwen Santiago, TASBO

Ms. Jeri Stone, Texas Classroom Teachers Association

Dr. Johnny Veselka, Texas Association of School Administration

Mr. Kyle Ward, Texas PTA

Ms. Gloria White, Dana Research Center

Dallas/Ft. Worth Area Committee Members

Ms. Patti Clapp, Patti Clapp Consulting   *

Ms. Cheryl Leatherbury, Scientific Learning Corporation

Ms. Rebecca Lothringer, University of North Texas

Ms. Cynthia Fisher Miller, Fort Worth Chamber

Houston Area Committee Members

Ms. Lucretia Ahrens, Centerpoint Energy   *

Ms. Elaine Barber, Greater Houston Partnership

Ms. Rebecca Flores, Houston ISD

Ms. Marina Walne, EduStart

San Antonio Area Committee Members

Ms. Kate Rogers, H-E-B

Dr. Gregg Gibson, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD

South Teas Area Committee Members

Dr. Martha Cantu, University of Texas- Pan American

Dr. John Edwards, University of Texas – Pan American

Dr. Mike McGuire, Chemshare Corporation

West Texas Area Committee Members

Ms. Terri Duncan CWDP, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance

*Executive Committee Member

TBEC Board of Directors

Mr. Ron Lehman (TBEC Board Chair), TMAC  *

Dr. Jesús Chávez (TBEC Board Vice Chair), Round Rock ISD   *

Dr.Edwin Sharpe (TBEC Board Treasurer), University of Texas    *

Austin Area Directors

Mr. Bill Hammond, Senior Vice President, Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce

Mr. Mike Hudson, President, National Center for Educational Accountability

Mr. Sandy Kress, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld

Mr. Roger Miller, Executive Director, Texas State Technical College System

Mr. Lynn Moak, Moak, Casey & Associates, LLP

Dr. Ruben Olivarez, University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Raymund Paredes, Commissioner, THECB

Mr. Peter Schulmeyer, Director of Strategy and Marketing, Freescale

Dr. Darv Winick, Winick & Associates

Ms. Sharon Wright, President, TEPSA

Dallas/Fort Worth Area Directors

Mr. Truman Bell, ExxonMobil Corporation   *

Dr. Jeanne Gerlach, Dean, College of Education, The University of Texas at Arlington

Mr. Jack Lowe, Chairman of the Board, TDIndustries

Dr. Mike Moses, SWS Group Inc.

Mr. Jim Nelson, President, AVID Center

Dr. Doug Otto, Superintendent, Plano ISD

Ms. Rebecca Paddock, Program Leadership-Combat Systems, Raytheon Company

Mr. Robert F. Pence,  CEO, Freese and Nichols, Inc.

Mr. David Russell, (TBEC Nominating Committee Chair), Verizon   *

Ms. Sandra K. Shoemaker, VP Program Management, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Houston Area Directors

Mr. Jeffery Bricker, PageSouthlandPage

Ms. Laurie Bricker, Jeffries and Company, Inc.

Ms. Joanie Haley, Executive Director, Robert and Janice McNair Foundation

Mr. Preston Johnson, VP Human Resources, McDermott International, Inc.

Mr. James Ketelson, Chairman, Project GRAD

Dr. Bill McKinney, Executive Director, Region IV Education Service Center

Dr. Don McAdams, Executive Director, CRSS

Mr. Thomas Randle, President, Texas Association of School Administrators

Mr. J. David Thompson, III, Thompson and Horton, LLP

Mr. Frank Thompson, Chairman, Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board

Dr. Bob Wimpelberg, Dean College of Education, University of Houston

San Antonio Area Directors

Mr. Jeff Galt, Galt Management Services

Mr. Gary W. Inmon, President, TASB

Ms. Elaine Mendoza, President and CEP, Conceptual Mindworks, Inc.

Dr. Richard Middleton, Superintendent, North East ISD

East Texas Area Director

Dr. Carrol A. “Butch” Thomas, Superintendent, Beaumont ISD

Ms. Sharon Goldblatt, President, Texas PTA

West Texas Area Directors

Mr. Rod Schroder, Superintendent, Amarillo ISD

South Texas Area Directors

Mr. Stephen Hazlewood, Director Government Affairs, Dow Chemical Company

Mr. Cesar Maldonado, TSTC Harlingen   *