TASB Energy Cooperative Board

Benny May has served on the Barbers Hill ISD School Board since 1996 and the TASB Energy Cooperative Board since 2019. He has held the positions of president, vice president, and secretary on the Barbers Hill School Board. May is a graduate of Ross S. Sterling High School in Baytown. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural business from McNeese State University. He is employed at ExxonMobil Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant as a first-line supervisor.

Terrence Owens has served on the Hutto ISD Board of Trustees since 2016 and the TASB Energy Cooperative Board since 2022. Owens graduated from Kilgore College as the first African American male to become a licensed physical therapist assistant. He is a practicing physical therapist assistant in Hutto and serves the community through his positions as vice president of a large district for the Central Texas School Board Association and as a member of the board of directors for The Sandbox.

Humberto Araiza has served as the transportation director for Eagle Pass ISD for 15 years and five years at Del Valle ISD. Having worked in school district transportation since 2004, he is an active member of the Texas Association of Pupil Transportation and Central Texas Association of Transportation (Centex). Araiza served two terms as president for the Centex Association and was appointed to the TASB Energy Cooperative Board in July 2019.

Araiza worked 20 years for the Fuels and Lubricant Division at Automotive Research in San Antonio as a project manager before joining the school district. He is an affiliate member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and served as chair for one year. Araiza received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Our Lady of the Lake University.

Kent Boyd has served on the TASB Energy Cooperative Board since 2014. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in finance Master of Education in school leadership, both from Texas Tech University. He’s also a graduate of Coleman High School. Boyd began his career as a classroom teacher for Idalou ISD. In 2009, he was named assistant superintendent for Finance and Operations for Temple ISD.

Ramon Garza was appointed to the TASB Energy Cooperative Board in July 2022 and is a current member of the Galena Park ISD Board of Trustees, where he was first elected in 2010. Garza is an insurance agent and a graduate from Galena Park High School. 

Josh Minor was appointed to the TASB Energy Cooperative Board in 2018. He has worked for Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD since 2018 and is currently the executive director of maintenance and operations. Having worked in the field his entire career, he has also held positions at Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Motor Speedway. He earned a bachelor’s degree in applied science and applied behavior analysis from the University of North Texas and studied architecture at The University of Texas at Arlington.

Ann Williams has served on the TASB Energy Cooperative Board since 2021. An educator serving as a student support specialist, she oversees Rtl/MTSS services for at-risk students in Spring ISD. Maintaining her information systems networks, she consults for nonprofit and small business firms. Williams held the position of Alief ISD Board president for several years, extending mentorship to school board members throughout Region IV. She also advocates for students, teachers, and school board members across the state and was recently elected to serve once again as president of the Texas Caucus of Black School Board Members. Williams earned a bachelor’s degree in business information systems, a master’s degree in business administration, and holds several licenses and certifications to support families and communities.

Dan Troxell is the executive director of the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). He has more than 30 years of experience as a public school leader and was named the TASB Superintendent of the Year in 2008.

Troxell began his career in public education in 1987 as a middle school social studies teacher at Round Rock ISD. He quickly moved on to administrative roles, serving as assistant principal and grade-level principal at Round Rock ISD, principal at Allen ISD, principal and assistant superintendent at Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, and superintendent at both Kerrville ISD and Leander ISD.

Holding a doctorate in education administration from The University of Texas at Austin, Troxell has taught university-level courses as an adjunct professor and authored several journal articles, including an article on multicultural competencies and one on board president-superintendent collaboration.

At TASB, Troxell is responsible for advancing the association’s mission of promoting educational excellence for Texas schoolchildren through advocacy, visionary leadership, and high-quality services to school districts.