Governance
We’re a member-driven organization, created by school districts for the benefit of school districts. We’re governed by a board of trustees. Our board is composed of program participants.
Board Leadership
About Linda
Linda Cannon has been an educator with Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD for more than 35 years. She began her career teaching third grade, and after five years in the classroom, she became a campus administrator. She served at various campuses at the elementary, intermediate, and junior high levels.
In 2010, Cannon became the executive director of student and academic services at Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD. In 2014, she moved to her current role as chief human resources officer for the district.
Cannon is involved in Raise Your Hand Texas and is a member of Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators, the American Association of School Personnel Administrators, and the Society for Human Resource Management. Cannon serves as a mentor for new teachers coming into the profession and has served as an examiner for Quality Texas.
About Raymond P.
Raymond P. Meza has served on the San Felipe Del Rio CISD Board of Trustees since 2007. He is currently the board president.
Meza is a 2012 Leadership TASB graduate and Master Trustee. He attended Sul Ross University, earning a Bachelor of Science and master’s in secondary education. He has certifications in bilingual, early childhood, and mid-management in school administration.
A retired educator, his experience includes serving as a kindergarten teacher, a sixth-grade teacher, and a middle school principal. He has also served his community as past president of the Lion’s Club, president of the local United Way, an elected member of the Val Verde Regional Medical Center Board of Directors, and vice-president of the appraisal board. Meza is currently a director of the Mexican American School Boards Association.
Our Board
About Keith
Keith Bryant is the superintendent of Lubbock-Cooper ISD, where he has served since 2014. A Lamesa native and Texas Tech graduate, he has also worked as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent of Lamesa ISD and Bullard ISD.
Bryant is a former president of the Texas Association of Midsize Schools and currently serves on the Texas Association of School Administrators Executive Committee as legislative chair. He serves on the UIL Legislative Council, Fast Growth Schools Coalition Steering Committee, Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and the Lubbock Area United Way Board of Directors. He was named Superintendent of the Year by TASB in 2019.
About Jennifer
Jennifer Carnathan is the Assistant Superintendent of Finance at Channelview ISD, in Channelview, Texas. Channelview ISD is a Major Suburban district in Education Service Center Region 4.
Carnathan graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in 2003. She started with Channelview as an accountant in 2004.
About Gayle
Gayle Fuqua serves in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer for Kermit Independent School District. She has been with the district for more than 16 years. Her work in the education sector began in 2000 when she served on various district and parent committees, including PTO, campus site base, and district site base. While volunteering, she became interested in the financial matters surrounding public schools.
In 2022, Ms. Fuqua was highlighted and recognized by Region 18 as a leader in the Texas Council of Women School Executives. She volunteers her time and serves as a mentor to incoming business managers within Region 18.
Before working in education, Fuqua worked in the corporate world where she served 17 years as a senior vice president and trust officer in the banking industry. She is a graduate of Permian High School and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin where she earned her Bachelor of Administration degree in Management. In addition, she holds the TASBO certification of Registered Texas School Business Administrator (RTSBA).
About Noelita
Noelita Lugo was elected to the Austin ISD board in 2020.
She holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees and a Master of Science degree in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin.
Lugo served the state of Texas for 20 years, working on family-centered programs aimed at strengthening the parent-child bond, increasing economic stability and self-sufficiency, and improving co-parenting relationships. She currently works as a public policy and management consultant, primarily working with child support and foster care/child welfare agencies.
About Dan
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.
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