Sarah Winkler

TASB Immediate Past President

Sarah Winkler joined the Alief ISD Board in 1997 and holds the position of secretary. She previously served as president, vice-president, secretary, and assistant secretary. She was elected to the TASB Board in December 2001 and has participated in the Association’s School Board Advocacy Network. A Leadership TASB graduate and Master Trustee, Winkler has served on the planning committee for the Texas Education Agency’s Statewide Parental Involvement Conference and represented the Region 4 Education Service Center on the TASB Legislative Advisory Council. In addition, she has been a member of the Alief ISD Mentoring Initiative, Mata Intermediate Safe and Drug-free Committee, the Harris County Department of Education After-school Initiative Committee, and the Shared Decision Councils at Holub Middle School and Hastings High School. 

She held the treasurer position on the Huntington Village Community Association Board from 1994 to 2000. Winkler currently serves as second vice-president on the executive board of the Gulf Coast Area Association of School Boards and previously held the positions of president, immediate past president, second vice-president, and director. She also serves her community as a member of the SPARK Park Board. A homemaker and volunteer, she earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and managerial studies and a master’s of accounting from Rice University.

Current TASB Committees

Planning and Development Committee
Nominations Committee (Chair)

Past TASB Committees

Budget and Finance Committee
Nominations Committee (Vice-Chair)
Board Evaluation Task Force (Co-Chair)
Executive Director Evaluation Task Force
Legislative Committee (Chair)
Executive Director Evaluation/Board Evaluation Special Committee (Co-Chair)
Bylaws & Resolutions Committee (Vice-Chair, Resolutions)
Board Engagement - Improving Public Education's Image Special Committee
TASB Director Mentorship Special Committee
Planning and Development Committee (Vice-Chair) (Chair)
TASB Future Vision Team
Board/Staff Relations Special Committee
Member Services Committee
First Public, LLC, Governance Committee