2018-2019 Committees and Chairs

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Media Training	Linsae Snider, TSPRA State Office
Accreditation (APR)	Rebecca Villarreal, APR, New Braunfels ISD, Chair Monica Faulkenbery, APR, Northside ISD Candace Ahlfinger, APR, Richardson ISD Tim Carroll, APR, Allen ISD Craig Eichhorn, APR, Alief ISD Veronica Castillon, APR, Laredo ISD Angela Duitch, APR, Tyler ISD
Budget	Kristin Zastoupil, President, Forney ISD, Chair Monica Faulkenbery, APR, President-Elect, Northside ISD, Melissa Tortorici, President, Texas City ISD Beth Trimble, CPC, At-Large VP Place 1, DeSoto ISD Kristyn Cathey, At-Large VP Place 2, Port Arthur ISD Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez, CPC, At-Large VP Place 3, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Scott Thomas, Manor ISD, Audit Chair
Bylaws	To Be Determined
Celebrate Texas Public Schools Campaign	Jim Zavala, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD, Chair Jana Williamson, Pampa ISD
Executive Director Evaluation	Monica Faulkenbery, APR, President-Elect, Northside ISD, Chair Kristin Zastoupil, President, Forney ISD Melissa Tortorici, Immediate Past President, Texas City ISD Stephanie Fretwell, Amarillo ISD Ronnie Zamora, Los Fresnos CISD
Member Review of Financial Records and Procedures	Scott Thomas, Manor ISD, Chair Cristina Nguyen, Austin ISD Matt Mitchell, Leander ISD
Nominating	Monica Faulkenbery, APR, President-Elect, Northside ISD, Chair
NSPRA Liaison	Ian Halperin, Wylie ISD
Past Presidents Council	No more than six Past Presidents, five of whom will be appointed by the chair, three to serve two-year terms and two to serve one-year terms. Chair may serve two years but only one year as chair.
Professional Awards	David Hicks, Allen ISD, Chair Denise Blanchard, Amarillo ISD Julie Zwahr, Denton ISD Tiffany Veno, Garland ISD Kyndall Jirasek, Pflugerville ISD
Scholarship	Dani Boulware, Corsicana ISD Chair Eloisa Dowiat, Corpus Christi ISD Adam Holland, LaPorte ISD
Star Awards Review Committee	Helen Escobar, Roma ISD Holly Fuller, Decatur ISD Denise Meyers, Magnolia ISD Melinda Garza, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD John Papa, Fort Worth ISD Ana Amezcua, ESC Region 13 Janet Crock, TSPRA State Office
Strategic Planning	Monica Faulkenbery, APR, President-Elect, Northside ISD, Chair Kristin Zastoupil, President, Forney ISD Melissa Tortorici, Immediate Past President, Texas City ISD Beth Trimble, CPC, At-Large VP Place 1, DeSoto ISD Kristyn Cathey, At-Large VP Place 2, Port Arthur ISD Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez, CPC, At-Large VP Place 3, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Julie Thannum, APR, Carroll ISD Corey Ryan, Leander ISD Erin McCann, Crandall ISD
TASA/TASB Resource Center	To be determined
Teller	Suzi Pagel, CFRE, Midway EF Paige Ridout, Friendswood EF Amanda Brim, Lewisville ISD
TSPRA Document Vault	Beth Trimble, CPC, At-Large VP Place 1, DeSoto ISD Kristyn Cathey, At-Large VP Place 2, Port Arthur ISD Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez, CPC, At-Large VP Place 3, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
Website Ad Hoc Committee	Roger Campos, Southwest ISD Nicole Lyons, Keller ISD Katie Heinrich, Lubbock Cooper ISD
Logo Committee	Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez, CPC, At-Large VP Place 3, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Patti Pawlik-Perales, Alamo Heights ISD Charlotte Cicatello, Fort Bend ISD Tim Savoy, Hays CISD Julie Baur, Irving ISD

CONFERENCE

2018 Annual Conference	Conference Planning Committee Kristin Zastoupil, President, Forney ISD, Chair Monica Faulkenbery, APR, President-Elect, Northside ISD, Chair Melissa Tortorici, Immediate Past President, Texas City ISD, Chair Beth Trimble, CPC, At-Large VP Place 1, DeSoto ISD Kristyn Cathey, At-Large VP Place 2, Port Arthur ISD Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez, CPC, At-Large VP Place 3, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
Co-Chair	Kristi Lee, Bastrop ISD
Day Chairs	Justin Elbert, Klein ISD Kim Hocutt, Pearland ISD Crystal Matern, Gregory-Portland ISD Kim Cathey, Floresville ISD
EF Co-Chair	Karen Anderson, Red Oak EF
EMP Co-Chair	Ray Rush, Frenship ISD
Partners Chair	Crystal Matern, Gregory-Portland ISD
Web/Creative Chair	Justin Elbert, Klein ISD
Rookie Chair	Magen Davis, Midway ISD; Kim Cathey, Floresville ISD; Kristi Lee, Bastrop ISD
Mid-Level Chair	Beth Trimble, CPC, At-Large VP Place 1, DeSoto ISD
Head of Department/Large Communications Department Chair	Monica Faulkenbery, APR, At-Large VP Place 3, Northside ISD Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez
One-Person Department Chair	Kim Cathey, Floresville ISD; Crystal Matern, Gregory-Portland ISD
Conference Logo	Magen Davis, Midway ISD
Conference Program	Clarissa Silva, Texas City ISD
Conference T-Shirts	Clarissa Silva, Texas City ISD
APR Camp	Rebecca Villarreal, APR, New Braunfels ISD
Rookie Boot Camp	To be determined
Roundtables	Crystal Matern, Gregory-Portland ISD Kristi Lee, Bastrop ISD
Banquet Decorations	To be determined
Business Meeting	Kim Cathey, Floresville ISD
Evaluations	Eric Betts, TSPRA State Office
President's Luncheon	Kristi Lee, Bastrop ISD
Photographer	To Be Determined
Publications Exchange	Karla Christman, Brazosport ISD
Registration Desk	Janet Crock, TSPRA Retired Members
Retiree Volunteers	To be determined
Social Media	Each Day Chair appoints a Social Media Chair for that day.
Sponsorships	Linsae Snider, Executive Director
Technology Concierge
Vendor Relations	Emily Conklin, Northwest ISD

ZONE COORDINATORS

Gulf Coast Zone Coordinator	Josephine Torres, Port Isabel ISD
Houston/Beaumont Zone Coordinator	Stephanie De Los Santos, Harris County Department of Education
East Texas Zone Coordinator	To be determined
North Central Zone Coordinator	Sonya Cole-Hamilton, Lancaster ISD
West Central Zone Coordinator	Jennifer Marshall-Higgins, ESC Region 12
Central Zone Coordinator	Corey Ryan, Leander ISD
Northwest Zone Coordinator	April McDaniel, Canyon ISD
Far West Zone Coordinator	Gustavo Reveles, El Paso ISD
San Antonio Zone Coordinator	Kim Cathey, Floresville ISD

2018-2019 President

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Kristin Zastoupil

Kristin Zastoupil works at Forney ISD as an Executive Director of Marketing and Communications. She has served on the TSPRA Executive Committee as an At-Large Vice President for four years as well as on the Conference Planning Committee, Website Ad Hoc Committee, Budget Committee and Strategic Planning Committee. She has also been a conference Day Chair. Kristin is a member of NSPRA, the Texas Education Foundation Network, American School Foundation Alliance Member, National School Foundation Association Member. She has received numerous Star Awards for graphic design, websites, school communications and education foundation initiatives, and received a 2016 TEFN Outstanding Achievement Award. She is active in the Corsicana/Navarro County Chamber of Commerce and teaches public relations to undergraduates at Baylor University.

Click here to read Kristin's profile in Texas School Business magazine.

2018-2019 Executive Commitee

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President Kristin Zastoupil Graphic Design/Webmaster and Executive Director Corsicana ISD & Corsicana Education Foundation 2200 W 4th Ave., Corsicana, Texas 75110
President-Elect Monica Faulkenbery, APR Assistant Director of Communications Northside ISD 5900 Evers Road; San Antonio, TX 78238
Immediate Past President Melissa Tortorici Director of Communications Texas City ISD 1700 9th Avenue N., Texas City, TX 77590
Vice President Gulf Coast Area ESC Regions 1, 2 and 3 Craig Verley Director of Public Relations/Marketing Mission CISD 1201 Bryce Dr; Mission, TX 78572
Vice President Houston/Beaumont Area ESC Regions 4 and 5 Tammy Dowdy Director of Communication Dickinson ISD P.O. Drawer Z; Dickinson, TX 77539
Vice President East Texas Area ESC Regions 6, 7 and 8 Adriana Weems Communications Coordinator ESC Region 7 1909 N. Longview Street, Kilgore, TX 75662
Vice President North Central Area ESC Regions 9, 10 and 11 Megan Overman Director of Communications Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD 1200 Old Decatur Road; Fort Worth, TX 76179
Vice President West Central Area ESC Regions 12, 14 and 15 Traci Marlin Public Information Coordinator Midway ISD 13885 Woodway Drive, Woodway TX 76712
Vice President Central Area ESC Region 13 Rebecca Villarreal, APR Director of Communications New Braunfels ISD 430 W Mill Street, New Braunfels, Texas 78130
Vice President Northwest Texas Area ESC Regions 16 and 17 Andy Penney Director of Public Relations and Information Frenship ISD PO Box 100, Wolfforth, Texas 79382
Vice President Far West Area ESC Regions 18 and 19 Melissa Martinez, CPC Executive Director to Community Engagement El Paso ISD 6531 Boeing Drive, El Paso, TX 79925
Vice President San Antonio Area ESC Region 20 Anne Marie Espinoza Executive Director for Communications and Marketing Uvalde CISD 1000 N. Getty St., Uvalde, TX 78801
Vice President At-Large Position 1 Represents all areas Beth Trimble, CPC Executive Director of Communications DeSoto ISD 200 E Belt Line Road, DeSoto, TX 75115
Vice President At-Large Position 2 Represents all areas Kristyn Cathey Media/Communications Specialist, Public Relations Port Arthur ISD 2312 Salisbury Drive, Port Arthur, TX 77640
Vice President At-Large Position 3 Represents all areas Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez, CPC Director of Communications, Marketing & Public Information Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD 601 E. Kelly St., Pharr, TX 78577
Parliamentarian Veronica Castillon, APR Executive Director of Communications Laredo ISD 904 Juarez Avenue; Laredo, TX 78040
Executive Director Linsae Snider TSPRA 406 East 11th Street, Suites 101-105 Austin, TX 78701-2617

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2018-2019 New Officers

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These new officers will begin their terms February 21.
To read about our current officers, follow these links:

Current Executive Committee

President-Elect
Monica Faulkenbery, APR

Monica Faulkenbery, APR, is the Assistant Director of Communications at Northside ISD. She has served as San Antonio Area Vice President and an At-Large Vice President, chaired the TSPRA Scholarship Committee, worked as an APR mentor in the San Antonio area and throughout the state, and has been the Chair of the Texas Welcome Committee for the NSPRA National Seminar. She is active in the San Antonio chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and is a frequent guest lecturuer at local universities and organizations. She has received TSPRA's Professional Achievement and Most Valuable Member awards, as well as the San Antonio PRSA Lifetime Achievement Award. Monica is a nineteen-year veteran of TSPRA.

Gulf Coast Vice President
Craig Verley

Craig Verley works at Mission CISD as the Director of Public Relations/Marketing. He has served as the Gulf Coast Zone Coordinator, TSPRA Parliamentarian, conference social media chair and on the Teller and Executive Director Evaluation committees and organizes the annual 5K run at the conference. He has won the TSPRA Bright Idea Award twice. He served on the board of the American Red Cross South Texas Chapter for six years.

Houston/Beaumont Vice President
Tammy Dowdy

Tammy Dowdy works as the Director of Communications at Dickinson ISD. She has served as Houston/Beaumont Area Zone Coordinator, conference co-chair in 2017, and on the Executive Director Evaluation, CTPS and Scholarship committees. She has also presented at numerous TSPRA conferences. She is involved in the Rotary Club of Dickinson, where she has served as a board member.

North Central Vice President
Megan Overman, CPC

Megan Overman, CPC, serves Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD as their Director of Communications. She had previously worked in Birdville, Keller and Grapevine-Colleyville ISDs. She has chaired the TSPRA Audit Committee and TASA/TASB Resource Center Committee and presented at conference on numerous topics, including the Rookie Bootcamp preconference. She is an active member of the Texas PTA and the Texas Association of School Administrators and serves on the Board of Directors for the Northwest Area Chamber of Commerce in Lake Worth.

Far West Area Vice President
Melissa Martinez, CPC

Melissa Martinez, CPC, has served as the Executive Director to Community Engagement for the El Paso Independent School District since June 2014. Martinez brings more than 20 years experience in communications, having worked as a journalist throughout the region. She presented at the 2016 Annual Conference in Horseshoe Bay.

Melissa was originally appointed to fill the unexpired term of Shane Griffith.

San Antonio Area Vice President
Anne Marie Espinoza

Anne Marie Espinoza has worked as the Executive Director for Communications and Marketing for Uvalde Consolidated ISD for four and half years. She has served on the TSPRA Teller Committee, the Celebrate Texas Public Schools committee and most recently as the Zone Coordinator for the San Antonio Area.

Anne Marie was originally appointed to fill the unexpired term of Jamie Fails.

At-Large Vice President, Place 2
Kristyn Hunt Cathey

Kristyn Hunt Cathey works as a Media/Communications Specialist at Port Arthur ISD. She has served as TSPRA Parliamentarian, Scholarship Committee chair, Conference Day Chair and on the Professional Awards and Strategic Planning Committees. She has been named a recipient of NSPRA's 35 Under 35 honor and the Southeast Texas Young Professionals' 40 Under 40. She currently serves as VP of Public Relations for the Southeast Texas Press Club and teaches classes in communications at Lamar University-Beaumont.

At-Large Vice President, Place 3
Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez, CPC

Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez, CPC, works as the Director of Communications, Marketing and Public Relations at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. A member of TSPRA and NSPRA for eleven years, she has served as Gulf Coast Area Vice President, TSPRA's Professional Awards Chair and a conference presenter. She has been the recipient of numerous Gold, Silver and Best of Category Star Awards, as well as an NSPRA Golden Achievement Award and Award for Merit.

Slate of Candidates for 2018-2019 Executive Committee

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Here is the slate of candidates up for election to the TSPRA Executive Committee for 2018-2019.
To read about our current officers, follow these links:

Current Executive Committee

President-Elect
Monica Faulkenbery, APR

Monica Faulkenbery, APR, is the Assistant Director of Communications at Northside ISD. She has served as San Antonio Area Vice President and an At-Large Vice President, chaired the TSPRA Scholarship Committee, worked as an APR mentor in the San Antonio area and throughout the state, and has been the Chair of the Texas Welcome Committee for the NSPRA National Seminar. She is active in the San Antonio chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and is a frequent guest lecturuer at local universities and organizations. She has received TSPRA's Professional Achievement and Most Valuable Member awards, as well as the San Antonio PRSA Lifetime Achievement Award. Monica is a nineteen-year veteran of TSPRA.

Gulf Coast Vice President
Craig Verley

Craig Verley works at Mission CISD as the Director of Public Relations/Marketing. He has served as the Gulf Coast Zone Coordinator, TSPRA Parliamentarian, conference social media chair and on the Teller and Executive Director Evaluation committees and organizes the annual 5K run at the conference. He has won the TSPRA Bright Idea Award twice. He served on the board of the American Red Cross South Texas Chapter for six years.

Houston/Beaumont Vice President
Tammy Dowdy

Tammy Dowdy works as the Director of Communications at Dickinson ISD. She has served as Houston/Beaumont Area Zone Coordinator, conference co-chair in 2017, and on the Executive Director Evaluation, CTPS and Scholarship committees. She has also presented at numerous TSPRA conferences. She is involved in the Rotary Club of Dickinson, where she has served as a board member.

North Central Vice President
Megan Overman, CPC

Megan Overman, CPC, serves Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD as their Director of Communications. She had previously worked in Birdville, Keller and Grapevine-Colleyville ISDs. She has chaired the TSPRA Audit Committee and TASA/TASB Resource Center Committee and presented at conference on numerous topics, including the Rookie Bootcamp preconference. She is an active member of the Texas PTA and the Texas Association of School Administrators and serves on the Board of Directors for the Northwest Area Chamber of Commerce in Lake Worth.

Far West Area Vice President
Melissa Martinez, CPC

Melissa Martinez, CPC, has served as the Executive Director to Community Engagement for the El Paso Independent School District since June 2014. Martinez brings more than 20 years experience in communications, having worked as a journalist throughout the region. She presented at the 2016 Annual Conference in Horseshoe Bay.

Melissa was originally appointed to fill the unexpired term of Shane Griffith.

San Antonio Area Vice President
Anne Marie Espinoza

Anne Marie Espinoza has worked as the Executive Director for Communications and Marketing for Uvalde Consolidated ISD for four and half years. She has served on the TSPRA Teller Committee, the Celebrate Texas Public Schools committee and most recently as the Zone Coordinator for the San Antonio Area.

Anne Marie was originally appointed to fill the unexpired term of Jamie Fails.

At-Large Vice President, Place 2
Kristyn Hunt Cathey

Kristyn Hunt Cathey works as a Media/Communications Specialist at Port Arthur ISD. She has served as TSPRA Parliamentarian, Scholarship Committee chair, Conference Day Chair and on the Professional Awards and Strategic Planning Committees. She has been named a recipient of NSPRA's 35 Under 35 honor and the Southeast Texas Young Professionals' 40 Under 40. She currently serves as VP of Public Relations for the Southeast Texas Press Club and teaches classes in communications at Lamar University-Beaumont.

At-Large Vice President, Place 3
Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez, CPC

Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez, CPC, works as the Director of Communications, Marketing and Public Relations at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. A member of TSPRA and NSPRA for eleven years, she has served as Gulf Coast Area Vice President, TSPRA's Professional Awards Chair and a conference presenter. She has been the recipient of numerous Gold, Silver and Best of Category Star Awards, as well as an NSPRA Golden Achievement Award and Award for Merit.

2018-2019 Committees and Chairs

ZONE COORDINATORS

2018-2019 President

Kristin Zastoupil

2018-2019 Executive Commitee

2018-2019 New Officers

Slate of Candidates for 2018-2019 Executive Committee

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