Regional Meetings
TSPRA Regional Meetings provide additional opportunities for members for professional development and networking throughout the course of the school year with other education communications and foundation professionals from their area.
Meetings are scheduled by the respective Area Vice Presidents either monthly or semi-annually. Click here to learn more about TSPRA’s Area Vice Presidents.
TSPRA Areas
Gulf Coast (ESC Regions 1, 2 & 3)
Houston/Beaumont (ESC Regions 4 & 5)
East Texas (ESC Regions 6, 7 & 8)
North Central (ESC Regions 9. 10 & 11)
West Central (ESC Regions 12, 14 & 15)
Central (ESC Region 13)
Northwest (ESC Regions 16 & 17)
Far West (ESC Regions 18 & 19)
and San Antonio (ESC Region 20)
Vice President Gulf Coast
ESC Regions 1, 2 and 3
Helen Escobar
Coordinator of Public Relations
Roma ISD
608 North Garcia
Roma, TX 78584
Zone Coordinator
Ashley Scott, Victoria ISD
Upcoming Meetings:
- Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at Hidalgo ISD
Sponsor: FinalSite - Thursday, October 12, 2023 at La Joya ISD
Sponsor: LJISD - Thursday, November 9, 2023 at Gregory-Portland ISD
- Monday, December 11, 2023 at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
Sponsor: Parent Square - February 2024 meeting at the TSPRA Annual Conference in Sugar Land
- Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Corpus Christi ISD
Sponsor: CCISD - Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Harlingen CISD
Sponsor: HCISD
The Gulf Coast Region brings together communicators from ESC Regions 1, 2, and 3. Don’t let the name fool you! We are way more than just the southern part of the Gulf Coast, we also include the border region from Brownsville to Laredo. other for helping out our fellow TSPRAn’s.
Vice President Houston/Beaumont
ESC Regions 4 and 5
Kristyn Cathey
Chief of Communications & PR
Alief ISD
4250 Cook Road
Alief, TX 77072
Zone Coordinator
Chelsea Ceballos, Klein ISD
Upcoming Meetings:
- September 2023 at Harris County Department of Education
- October 26, 2023 at Alvin ISD, 10855 Iowa Colony Boulevard, Iowa Colony, Texas 77583
Sponsor: Apptegy - November 16, 2023 at Klein ISD, 7200 Spring Cypress Road, Klein, Texas 77379
Sponsor: TBD - January 25, 2024 at Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, 11440 Matzke Road, Cypress TX 77429
Sponsor: The Scholastic Network - March 21, 2024 at La Porte ISD, 1002 San Jacinto St., La Porte
Sponsor: TBD - April 18, 2024 at Sheldon ISD, 11533 C East Sam Houston Parkway N, Houston 77044
Sponsor: ParentSquare - June 14, 2024 at Region 4 ESC, 7200 Northwest 100, Houston, TX 77092
Sponsor: Qualtrics
HASPRA is comprised of TSPRA members in the Houston-Beaumont area, serving members in ESC Regions 4 and 5. HASPRA members meet about six times per year. Members receive regular updates via e-mail, the HASPRA Happenings e-newsletter and the HASPRA private Facebook group.
ESC Regions 6, 7 and 8
Jennifer Hines, Tyler ISD
Chief Communications Officer
Tyler ISD
Zone Coordinator
Upcoming Meetings:
ETSPRA is made up of East Texas Regions 6, 7 and 8. ETSPRA members meet 4-6 times per year, and share information through email and a shared Google Drive.
ESC Regions 9, 10 and 11
Rachel Frost
Chief Communications Officer
ESC Region 10
400 E Spring Valley Road
Richardson, TX 75081
Zone Coordinator
Mercedes Mayer, Aledo ISD
Upcoming Meetings:
- Friday, October 20, 2023, Community ISD, Terry Pope Administration Building, 611 N Farm to Market 1138, Nevada, TX 75173
Sponsor: TBD - No Meeting November 2023
- Friday, December 1, 2023, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, Mustang Panther Stadium, 2909 Ira E Woods Ave, Grapevine, TX 76052
Sponsor: TBD - Friday, January 19, 2024, Everman ISD, Everman ISD Administrative Building – Training Room A & B, 1520 Everman Pky, Everman, TX 76140
Sponsor: TBD - No Meeting February 2024
- Friday, March 22, 2024, Celina ISD, New Elementary School
Sponsor: TBD - Friday, April 19, 2024, Forney ISD, Forney ISD Opportunity Central (OC), 680 Innovation Blvd, Forney, TX 75126
Sponsor: TBD - No Meeting May 2024
- Thursday, June 13, 2024, Waxahachie ISD (Tentative)
Sponsor: TBD - Thursday
SPRINT is the TSPRA chapter for Greater North Central Texas, serving members in ESC Regions 9, 10 and 11.
Every other month, members are invited to a large-group seminar that includes a “big idea” focus in a central location. Then, in the months in between seminars, SPRINT holds simultaneous sub-regional meetings that are closer to members’ home districts.
Members also receive updates regularly via the SPRINT in Action! e-newsletter and the SPRINT private Facebook group.
Vice President West Central Area
ESC Regions 12, 14 and 15
Wendy Sledd
Communications Coordinator
Waco ISD
Zone Coordinator
Sarah-Jane Menefee
Director of Marketing & Communications
Rapoport Academy
Upcoming meetings:
- Oct. 18, 2023 – hosted by Hillsboro ISD; sponsored by Go Public; lunch provided
- Nov. 16, 2023 – hosted by Region 12 ESC; Collaboration/Networking Meeting with PRSA & TSPRA; lunch available for $15 purchased on Venmo or bring your own
- Dec 2023 TBD – Holiday social organized by Killeen ISD
- Jan. 25, 2024 – hosted by Midway ISD; sponsored by Parent Square; lunch provided
- Feb. 2024 – at TSPRA Conference in Sugar Land Texas; date and time TBD
- Mar. 26, 2024 – at the Waco Chamber of Commerce; program speaker Sarah-Jane Menefee
- Apr. 11, 2024 – hosted by Corsicana ISD; sponsor Always On providing lunch and program
- May 2024 TBD – Hosted by Region 12 ESC; topic “Meet the Press”
- June 2024 TBD – Hosted by Transformation Waco
- July 2024 – No meeting
- Aug. 2024 TBD – hosted by Academy ISD
- Oct. 2024 TBD – Hosted by Robinson ISD
Vice President Central Area
ESC Region 13
Claudia McWhorter
Eanes ISD
Zone Coordinator
Upcoming Meetings:
- January 24, 2024 – 9 am Liberty Hill ISD
- April 17, 2024 – 9 am Del Valle ISD
- May 15, 2024 – 9 am Austin ISD
- June 5, 2024 – 4:30 pm Networking, TBA
Vice President Northwest Texas Area
ESC Regions 16 and 17
Erin Gregg
Executive Director of Communications & Community Relations
Lubbock ISD
1628 19th Street
Lubbock, Texas 78411
Zone Coordinator
Upcoming Meetings
The Northwest region covers the majority of the vast Panhandle of Texas. It is almost 325 miles from our most northern district to our most southern. We hold two meetings a year, rotating between Amarillo and Lubbock, one in October and one in April. We also invite members from the Midland-Odessa area as they are geographically closer than their Far West Region districts.
Vice President Far West Area
ESC Regions 18 and 19
Daniel Escobar
Chief Communications Officer
Socorro ISD
12440 Rojas Drive
El Paso, TX 79928
Zone Coordinator
Liza Rodriguez, Canutillo ISD
Upcoming Meetings:
Vice President San Antonio Area
ESC Region 20
Kim Cathey
Community Relations Supervisor
Judson ISD
8012 Shin Oak Dr
Live Oak, TX 78233
Zone Coordinator
Scott Chidgey, North East ISD
Up-coming Meetings:
Typically 2nd Wednesday of the Month at 9 a.m.