Governance
Our Board includes local government administrators and elected officials who are accountable to our members.
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 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.
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.
Our Board
About Tiffany
Tiffany Dunne-Oldfield became acting executive director in August 2026. Prior to that, she was the deputy executive director and associate executive director (AED) for Communications, Marketing, and Events. She previously worked at two districts in Region 4 where she served as the chief communications officer and oversaw several key areas of work, including communications, family and community engagement, research and accountability, counseling, and school improvement.
Before moving into the education sector, she was the executive vice-president of Communications and Corporate Responsibility for BBVA Compass.
Dunne-Oldfield earned a bachelor’s degree in history from The University of Texas at San Antonio and a master’s degree in educational human resource development from Texas A&M University.
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 Howard
Howard Sampson was appointed to the Goose Creek CISD Board of Trustees in August 2009. He was elected to the Board in May 2010.
Sampson has been a resident of the district for many years and even grew up in the district, attending Harlem Elementary, and Highlands Junior School. He is a 1974 graduate of Sterling High School. After graduating from Sterling, Sampson attended the University of Arkansas where he earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1978 and earned a master’s degree in city planning from Texas Southern University in 1987. He also attended and earned a certification from the University of Houston’s mediation school.
Sampson retired from the Harris County Precinct 2 Road & Bridge Inspection Department.
