2019-2020 TSPRA President

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 lecturer 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 twenty-year veteran of TSPRA.

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

2019-2020 New Officers

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Here are the new officers for 2019-2020, whose terms began on Feb. 20

Current Executive Committee

President-Elect
Veronica Castillon, APR

Veronica Castillon, APR, works in Laredo ISD as their Executive Director of Communications. She served as Parliamentarian for 2018-2019 and has chaired TSPRA's Scholarship and Bylaws committee in previous years. She has won multiple Gold and Best of Category Star Awards. She was inducted into the Communications Hall of Fame by the City of Laredo Commission for Women in 2010 and has received awards from the Literacy Volunteers of Laredo, United Way of Laredo, Washington's Birthday Celebration Association and Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas. She earned her Accreditation in Public Relations in 1999.

East Texas Vice President
Jamie Fails

Jamie Fails serves Willis ISD as their Director of Communications. She has previously spent time as Vice President of the San Antonio region while working at Kerrville ISD. She has served on the Strategic Planning Committee, Audit Committee, Bylaws Committee and chaired the Teller Committee and presented at both TSPRA's annual conference and the TASA/TASB annual conference. She was named TSPRA's Rookie of the Year in 2015.

West Central Vice President
Kyle DeBeer

Kyle DeBeer works as Assistant Superintendent of Communications and Community Engagement in Waco ISD. A TSPRA member since 2013, he presented at the 2017 Annual Conference. He is an active member of TASA. He is a member of the Waco Rotary Club and a founding member of the Waco Communications Co-op Advisory Council.

Central Vice President
Corey Ryan

Corey Ryan works in Leander ISD as their Chief Communications Officer. He has served as the Central Area Zone Coordinator since 2016 and has volunteered for TSPRA's Strategic Planning Committee, Audit Committee and as a TSPRA conference presenter and Day Chair. He has also presented at TASB's Winter Governance Meeting and the Texas PTA conference. He is a member of the Leander ISD Educational Excellence Foundation and a literacy partner at Camacho Elementary School.

Northwest Vice President
Andy Penney

Andy Penney works at Frenship ISD as the Director of Public Relations and Information. A member of TSPRA since 2010, he served one term as Northwest Vice President beginning in 2017 and has served on the Professional Awards committee and presented roundtable sessions at TSPRA conferences. He has been involved with the Frenship Foundation for Leadership, the South Plains Area Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the Lubbock Metropolitan Rotary Club, and announces Texas Tech Lady Raider sporting events.

At-Large Vice President, Position 1
Rebecca Villarreal, APR

Rebecca Villarreal, APR, serves New Braunfels ISD as their Director of Communications. She served the Central Area as vice president beginning in 2017 and previously served as zone coordinator. She has chaired the audit committee, roundtable committee, and has presented at numerous TSPRA conferences. She is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and Association of Texas Professional Educators, served as president of the San Antonio Chapter of PRSA in 2011 and earned her Accreditation in Public Relations in 2017.

2019-2020 Executive Committee

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President Monica Faulkenbery, APR Assistant Director of Communications Northside ISD 5900 Evers Road; San Antonio, TX 78238
President-Elect Veronica Castillon, APR Executive Director of Communications Laredo ISD 904 Juarez Avenue; Laredo, TX 78040
Immediate Past President Kristin Zastoupil Executive Director of Marketing and Communications Forney ISD 1011 FM 741, Forney, Texas 75126
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 Jamie Fails Director of Communications Willis ISD 202 West Rogers; Willis, TX 77378
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 Kyle DeBeer Assistant Superintendent of Communications and Community Engagement Waco ISD 501 Franklin Ave; Waco, TX 76703
Vice President Central Area ESC Region 13 Corey Ryan Chief Communications Officer Leander ISD 204 W South St; Leander, Texas 78646
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 Rebecca Villarreal, APR Director of Communications New Braunfels ISD 430 W Mill Street, New Braunfels, Texas 78130
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 Kim Hocott Executive Director of Communications Pearland ISD 1928 N. Main; Pearland, TX 77588
Executive Director Linsae Snider TSPRA 406 East 11th Street, Suites 101-105 Austin, TX 78701-2617

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Slate of Candidates for 2019-2020 Executive Committee

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Here is the slate of candidates up for election to the TSPRA Executive Committee for 2019-2020.
To read about our current officers, follow these links:

Current Executive Committee

President-Elect
Veronica Castillon, APR

East Texas Vice President
Jamie Fails

West Central Vice President
Kyle DeBeer

Central Vice President
Corey Ryan

Northwest Vice President
Andy Penney

At-Large Vice President, Position 1
Rebecca Villarreal, APR

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, Red Oak 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	Brad Domitrovich Candace Ahlfinger, APR Ian Halperin 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, Red Oak 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	Tim Savoy, Hays CISD
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, Red Oak 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

2019 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, Red Oak ISD Craig Verley, Mission CISD Jessica Johnston, Brenham 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
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, Red Oak ISD
Head of Department/Large Communications Department Chair	Monica Faulkenbery, APR, President-Elect, Northside ISD
One-Person Department Chair	Kim Cathey, Floresville ISD; Crystal Matern, Gregory-Portland ISD
Conference Logo	Magen Davis, Midway ISD
Conference Program	Magen Davis, Midway ISD
Conference T-Shirts	Magen Davis, Midway 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	Stephanie De Los Santos, Harris County Department of Education
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	Lyndall Gaithright, Corpus Christi 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, DeSoto 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

2019-2020 TSPRA President

Monica Faulkenbery, APR

2019-2020 New Officers

2019-2020 Executive Committee

Slate of Candidates for 2019-2020 Executive Committee

2018-2019 Committees and Chairs

ZONE COORDINATORS

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