Advocacy through TASB comes in many forms. One of those is the Legislative Advisory Council (LAC), a 108-member body of school trustees elected by TASB members like you.
LAC is unique because members represent their regions. They’re tasked with the difficult job of taking all the regional advocacy priorities identified at Grassroots Meetings across the state and merging those into one list of statewide Advocacy Priorities for the TASB Advocacy Agenda.
What LAC Does
- Meets twice in even-numbered years to refine the results of the Grassroots Meetings and develop the Advocacy Priorities.
- Meets after a regular session of the Texas Legislature to review legislative action and decide if changes should be made to the Advocacy Priorities.
- Sends recommendations to the TASB Board of Directors, then on to Delegate Assembly for approval.
Who Serves on LAC?
At each Grassroots Meeting, trustees vote on a LAC representative for their region. Some regions may have more than one LAC representative, depending on the region’s student population.
The LAC also elects four members to serve on the TASB Board's Legislative Committee.
TASB LAC Representatives
The following individuals were elected to a two-year term during the 2026 Grassroots Meetings. Some of these individuals may no longer be on their local boards.
Region 1
- Daniella Lopez-Valdez, Brownsville ISD
- Eladio Jaimez, Harlingen CISD
- Gloria Casas, La Feria ISD
- Ruben Trevino, Los Fresnos CISD
- Olivia Garcia-Rincones, Lyford CISD
- Marcos Garcia, Mercedes ISD
- Griselda Quintanilla, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
- Pablo Ibarra, Santa Maria ISD
- Alternate: Benjamin Arjona, Hidalgo ISD
- Alternate: Ariel Cruz, San Benito CISD
Region 2
- S. Jaime Arredondo, Corpus Christi ISD
- Carrie Gregory, Gregory-Portland ISD
- Erika Hesseltine, Orange Grove ISD
- Leslie Mills, Port Aransas ISD
- Alternate: Angie Trejo, Mathis ISD
Region 3
- John Green, Nordheim ISD
- Pamela Remmers, Nordheim ISD
- Fabian Marroquin, Palacios ISD
Region 4
- Angela Williams, Aldine ISD
- Steven Moore, Aldine ISD
- Ann Williams, Alief ISD
- Jerry Adkins, Brazosport ISD
- Linda Clark Sherrard, Galena Park ISD
- James Campisi, Goose Creek CISD
- Dawn Champagne, Katy ISD
- Crystal Davila, Pasadena ISD
- Jacqueline Jean-Baptiste, Stafford Municipal School District
- David Kaminski, Waller ISD
- Alternate: Kimberley Booker, Aldine ISD
Region 5
- Paul Zoch, Bridge City ISD
- Clinton Temple, Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD
- Chris Kovatch, Orangefield ISD
- Linda Platt-Bryant, West Orange-Cove CISD
Region 6
- David Stasny, Bryan ISD
- Kimberly McAdams, College Station ISD
Region 7
- Anthony Eaton, Arp ISD
- Michele Blackmon, Brownsboro ISD
- Bobby Brashears, Cushing ISD
- Grace Handler, Cushing ISD
- Lateefah Pruitt, Longview ISD
- Alternate: Shane McCasland, Overton ISD
Region 8
- Jacob Toon, Cooper ISD
- Jason Choate, Cooper ISD
- Kathi Burney, Hughes Springs ISD
Region 9
- Les Healton, Burkburnett ISD
- Annie Jackson, City View ISD
- Betty Ellsworth, Henrietta ISD
- Sandy Camp, Wichita Falls ISD
- Alternate: Robin Bachert, Burkburnett ISD
Region 10
- Amanda Campbell, Allen ISD
- Bill Parker, Allen ISD
- Ileana Garza-Rojas, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
- Denishea Williams, Cedar Hill ISD
- Daphne Stanley, Garland ISD
- Lisa Lobb, Irving ISD
- Marvin Bobo, Lovejoy ISD
- Francisco Oaxaca, McKinney ISD
- Elisa Klein, Plano ISD
- Nancy Humphrey, Plano ISD
- Alternate: David Kerr, Van Alstyne ISD
Region 11
- Leanne Haynes, Arlington ISD
- Richard Davis, Birdville ISD
- Tanya Wright, Denton ISD
- Courtney Gore, Granbury ISD
- Becky Ewart, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
- Ginger Collier, Lake Dallas ISD
- Katherine Sells, Lewisville ISD
- Jandel Crutchfield, Mansfield ISD
- Steve Sprowls, Northwest ISD
- Alternate: Barbara Townsend, Granbury ISD
- Alternate: Fred Campos, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
Region 12
- Larry Hawthorne, Hubbard ISD-Hill County
- Russ Johnson, Lorena ISD
- Pam Watts, Midway ISD-McLennan County
Region 13
- Diane Hern, Eanes ISD
- Edward Navarette, Florence ISD
- Sara Jane Cantwell, Lago Vista ISD
- Anna Smith, Leander ISD
- Chevonne Lorigo-Johst, Pflugerville ISD
- Jean Mayer, Pflugerville ISD
- Alicia Markum, Round Rock ISD
- Alternate: Terrence Owens, Hutto ISD
Region 14
- Liliana Ornelas, Colorado ISD
- Frank Garcia, Loraine ISD
Region 15
- Danelle Schwertner, Miles ISD
- Ami Mizell-Flint, San Angelo ISD
- Gerard Gallegos, San Angelo ISD
- Amy Haynes, San Felipe Del Rio CISD
Region 16
- Casey Posey, Canyon ISD
- Marla Hart, Friona ISD
- Sawyer Osborn, Friona ISD
- Ricardo Mercado, Highland Park ISD-Potter County
Region 17
- Joyce Johnson, Levelland ISD
Region 18
- Adrian Billings, Alpine ISD
- Christopher Stanley, Ector County ISD
- Lorina Lujan, Kermit ISD
- Alexandrea Zamarripa, Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD
- Alternate: Jimmy Morris, Alpine ISD
- Alternate: Becky Gonzales, Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD
Region 19
- Mindy Sutton, El Paso ISD
- Alexis Tellez, San Elizario ISD
- Lorenzo Luevano, San Elizario ISD
- Manny Rodriguez, Socorro ISD
- Ines Delgado, Tornillo ISD
Region 20
- Rosario Morales, Cotulla ISD
- Emilio Carrasco, East Central ISD
- Michael Valdez, Edgewood ISD-Bexar County
- Alexander Kotara, Karnes City ISD
- Robert Blount, Northside ISD-Bexar County
- Sonia Jasso, Northside ISD-Bexar County
- Brenda Olivarez, Southside ISD
- Mary Belle Unger-Robles, Southside ISD
- Florinda Bernal, Southwest ISD
- Alternate: Louie Luna, Harlandale ISD
Questions About LAC?
For more information about LAC or to learn about the results of its meetings, email Dax Gonzalez at dax.gonzalez@tasb.org or call 800-580-4885.
What Is the TASB Advocacy Agenda?
TASB’s Advocacy Agenda is created by Texas school board members through a grassroots process.
2024-26 TASB Advocacy Agenda
TASB’s Advocacy Agenda is created by Texas school board members. See the legislative issues most important to Texas trustees in the official 2024-26 Advocacy Agenda.