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 2024 Grassroots Meetings. Some of these individuals may no longer be on their local boards.
Region 1
- Jennifer Alfaro, Rio Hondo ISD
- Alison Busse-Savage, Lyford CISD
- Gloria Casas, La Feria ISD
- Marcos Garcia, Mercedes ISD
- Elizabeth Kittleman, McAllen ISD
- Daniella Lopez-Valdez, Brownsville ISD
- Aisha Reyes, San Isidro ISD
- Ruben Trevino, Los Fresnos CISD
- Alternate: Lucia Regalado, McAllen ISD
Region 2
- S. Jaime Arredondo, Corpus Christi ISD
- Erika Hesseltine, Orange Grove ISD
- John Mullenax, Aransas Pass ISD
- Dolly Trolley, Corpus Christi ISD
- Alternate: Carrie Gregory, Gregory-Portland ISD
Region 3
- Becky Aguilera, Palacios ISD
- Buddy Broussard, Matagorda ISD
- Shawn Chilek, Boling ISD
- Pamela Remmers, Nordheim ISD
Region 4
- James Campisi, Goose Creek CISD
- Crystal Carbone, Pearland ISD
- Dawn Champagne, Katy ISD
- Shumona Collins, Channelview ISD
- Paola Gonzalez Fusilier, Pasadena ISD
- Kelly Hodges, Spring ISD
- Jose Jimenez, Galena Park ISD
- Jennifer Key, Alief ISD
- Zach Lambert, Lamar ISD
- Martina Lemond Dixon, Humble ISD
- Alternate: Jerry Adkins, Brazosport ISD
Region 5
- Andrew Brooks, Hardin-Jefferson ISD
- Chris Kovatch, Orangefield ISD
- Linda Platt-Bryant, West Orange-Cove CISD
- Paul Zoch, Bridge City ISD
- Alternate: Tammy Rountree, Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD
Region 6
- Christine Deppe, Calvert ISD
- Monty Huffman, Trinity ISD
- Amy Jarvis, Navasota ISD
- Kimberly McAdams, College Station ISD
- David Stasny, Bryan ISD
- Alternate: Carolyn Waldon, Calvert ISD
Region 7
- Michele Blackmon, Brownsboro ISD
- Bobby Brashears, Cushing ISD
- Jeff Cook, Gladewater ISD
- Stephanie Luper, Bullard ISD
- Troy Simmons, Longview ISD
- Alternate: Cody Levrets, Tyler ISD
Region 8
- Jason Choate, Cooper ISD
- Yvonne Hampton, Mount Pleasant ISD
- Stephen Holmes, North Lamar ISD
- Sharon Nears, Chapel Hill ISD
- Alternate: David Tremor, Cumby ISD
Region 9
- Sandy Camp, Wichita Falls ISD
- Betty Ellsworth, Henrietta ISD
- Les Healton, Burkburnett ISD
- Charley Lanier, Forestburg ISD
- Alternate: Robin Bachert, Burkburnett ISD
Region 10
- Nichole Bentley, Coppell ISD
- Eric Fort, Royse City ISD
- Nancy Humphrey, Plano ISD
- Ty G. Jones, Lancaster ISD
- Lee Mathew, Sunnyvale ISD
- Polly Montgomery, Allen ISD
- Francisco Oaxaca, McKinney ISD
- Gopal Ponangi, Frisco ISD
- Robert Seward, Mesquite ISD
- Daphne Stanley, Garland ISD
- Alternate: Ileana Garza-Rojas, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Region 11
- Fred Campos, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
- Daryl Davis, Crowley ISD
- Camille Eckersley, Bluff Dale ISD
- Courtney Gore, Granbury ISD
- Jennifer Murphy, Northwest ISD
- Michael Ryan, Fort Worth ISD
- Benita Reed, Mansfield ISD
- Katherine Sells, Lewisville ISD
- Lori Tays, Denton ISD
- Alternate: Georgia Scott, Bluff Dale ISD
Region 12
- Shameria Davis, Copperas Cove ISD
- David Duty, Bruceville-Eddy ISD
- Larry “Doc” Hawthorne, Hubbard ISD
- Russ Johnson, Lorena ISD
- Myron Ridge, La Vega ISD
- Alternate: Erin Bass, Belton ISD
- Alternate: Chris Flor, Belton ISD
Region 13
- Trish Bode, Leander ISD
- Ana Cortez, Manor ISD
- Bryan Holubec, Thrall ISD
- Jean Mayer, Pflugerville ISD
- Edward Navarette, Florence ISD
- Marco R. Ortiz, Taylor ISD
- Heather Sheffield, Eanes ISD
- Alternate: Amy English, Hutto ISD
Region 14
- Ben Hussey, Gustine ISD
- Emilia Moreno, Hawley ISD
- Jerry Scheets, Paint Creek ISD
- Doyle Russell, Ranger ISD
Region 15
- Lupita Arroyo, San Angelo ISD
- Jesus Galindo, San Felipe-Del Rio CISD
- Gerard Gallegos, San Angelo ISD
- Ami Mizell-Flint, San Angelo ISD
Region 16
- Elise Kovar, Highland Park ISD
- Kayla Mendez, Amarillo ISD
- Melinda Powell, River Road ISD
- Jennifer Sanchez, Highland Park ISD
Region 17
- Kyla Hamilton, Shallowater ISD
- Steven Henn, Crosbyton CISD
- Joyce Johnson, Levelland ISD
- Julie McGehee, Idalou ISD
- Alternate: Matthew Valdonado, Brownfield ISD
Region 18
- Sara Burleson, Midland ISD
- Donna Garcia, Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD
- Tammy Hawkins, Ector County ISD
- AlexAndrea Zamarripa, Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD
- Alternate: Becky Gonzales, Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD
- Alternate: Nancy Upchurch, Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD
Region 19
- Marlene Bullard, Tornillo ISD
- Alicia Jiménez Gardea, Socorro ISD
- Sandra Licon, San Elizario ISD
- Lorenzo Luevano, San Elizario ISD
- Blanca Trout, Canutillo ISD
- Alternate: Sylvia Gonzales, Fabens ISD
Region 20
- Jimmy Cornelius, Randolph Field ISD
- Luis Fernandez, Uvalde CISD
- Suzanne Kenoyer, Judson ISD
- Alexander Kotara, Karnes City ISD
- Louie Luna, Harlandale ISD
- Rosario Morales, Cotulla ISD
- Corinne Saldana, Northside ISD
- Amy Thomas, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD
- Alternate: Norma Cavazos, 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.
2022-24 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 2022-24 Advocacy Agenda.