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.
To contact your Area Vice President, look up their contact information in the TSPRA member directory.
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
Jennifer Garza
Chief Public Relations Officer
Hidalgo ISD
Zone Coordinator
Crystal Matern, CPC, Gregory-Portland ISD
Upcoming Meetings:
Date: December 10, 2024
Location: Sharyland ISD | Mission, TX
Time: 9 am to 1 pm
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
Joel Weckerly
Director for Communication
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Zone Coordinator
Brittany Blanchard, Alvin ISD
Upcoming Meetings:
January 23, Goose Creek CISD
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.
Vice President East Texas Area
ESC Regions 6, 7 and 8
Jennifer Hines, CPC
Chief Communications Officer
Tyler ISD
Zone Coordinator
Courtney Sanguinetti, Lindale ISD
Upcoming Meetings:
December 11 – Henderson ISD
January – TBA
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.
Vice President North Central Area
ESC Regions 9, 10 and 11
Cecelia Jones
Director for Communications
Little Elm ISD
Zone Coordinator
Taylor Poston, Lake Dallas ISD
Upcoming Meetings:
Dec. 5 – Region 11, Sponsor ParentSquare – Presenter: Jacque Lambiase, TCU CPC Program
Jan. 9 – Coppell ISD, Topic: Turn your Supt into a GOAT
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, Rapoport Academy Public School
Upcoming meetings:
Dec. 12 – Holiday social luncheon hosted by Midway ISD.
Jan. 29 – Hosted by Waco ISD. Presenter is Huckabee discussing bond elections.
ESC Region 13
Claudia McWhorter
Chief Communications Officer
Eanes ISD
Zone Coordinator
Jennifer Edwards, Dripping Springs ISD
Upcoming Meetings:
Dec. 13 – Evening networking event – Sponsor, Location TBD
Jan. 15 – Hosted by Region 13, sponsored by AlwaysOn.
Topic: get to know your Region’s Communications staff!
Vice President Northwest Texas Area
ESC Regions 16 and 17
Erin Gregg, APR
Executive Director of Communications & Community Relations
Lubbock ISD
Zone Coordinator
Rebecca Calder, Borger ISD
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
Gustavo Reveles
Director of Communications & Marketing
Canutillo ISD
Zone Coordinator
Nydia Natividad, Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD
Upcoming Meetings:
December 2024 – Holiday mixer in conjunction with Public Relations of the Southwest El Paso Chapter.
Jan. 29, 2025 – Lunch meeting to discuss upcoming TSPRA conference.