2017-18 Committees & Chairpersons

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Media Training	Linsae Snider, TSPRA State Office
Accreditation (APR)	Judy Saxton, APR, Mount Pleasant ISD, Chair Rebecca Villarreal, APR, New Braunfels ISD, Co-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	Melissa Tortorici, President, Texas City ISD, Chair Kristin Zastoupil, President-Elect, Corsicana ISD/EF Ian Halperin, Immediate Past President, Wylie ISD Beth Trimble, CPC, At-Large VP Place 1, DeSoto ISD Teresa Benden, At-Large VP Place 2, College Station EF Monica Faulkenbery, APR, At-Large VP Place 3, Northside ISD Corey Ryan, Leander ISD, Audit Chair
Bylaws	Inactive for 2017-2018
Celebrate Texas Public Schools Campaign	Adam Holland, La Porte ISD, Chair Jim Zavala, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD, Co-chair Holly Vogt, Kerrville ISD Kimberley Culver, LaPorte ISD Angela Duitch, APR, Tyler ISD Nicole Mansell, Ed.D., Dallas ISD
Executive Director Evaluation	Kristin Zastoupil, President-Elect, Coriscana ISD/EF, Chair Melissa Tortorici, President, Texas City ISD Ian Halperin, Immediate Past President, Wylie ISD Rachel Hicks, Terrell ISD Tammy Dowdy, Dickinson ISD
Member Review of Financial Records and Procedures	Corey Ryan, Leander ISD, Chair Scott Thomas, Manor ISD Reyne Telles, Austin ISD
Nominating	Kristin Zastoupil, President-Elect, Corsicana ISD/EF, Chair
NSPRA Liaison	Veronica Castillon, APR, Laredo ISD Julie Thannum, APR, Carroll ISD (2017 NSPRA President)
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	Ronnie Zamora, Los Fresnos CISD, Chair Denise Blanchard, Amarillo ISD Patti Pawlik-Perales, Alamo Heights ISD Marco Alvarado, Lake Travis ISD Leisha Bryant, Nacogdoches ISD Holly Fuller, Decatur ISD Mike Rockwood, Lamar CISD
Scholarship	Stephanie de los Santos, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Chair Magen Davis, Midway ISD Josephine Torres, Lyford CISD
Star Awards Review Committee	Denise McLean, Klein ISD, Chair Veronica Castillon, APR, Laredo ISD Karla Christman, Brazosport ISD Kim Sneed, Flour Bluff ISD Carla Rabalais, Barbers Hill ISD Tammy Dowdy, Dickinson ISD Carrie Pryor-Newman, Goose Creek ISD Julie Baur, Irving ISD Jim Zavala, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Janet Crock, TSPRA State Office
Strategic Planning	Kristin Zastoupil, President-Elect, Corsicana ISD/EF, Chair Melissa Tortorici, President, Texas City ISD Ian Halperin, Immediate Past President, Wylie ISD Beth Trimble, CPC, At-Large VP Place 1, DeSoto ISD Teresa Benden, At-Large VP Place 2, College Station EF Monica Faulkenbery, APR, At-Large VP Place 3, Northside ISD Tim Carroll, APR, Allen ISD Craig Eichhorn, APR, Alief ISD Jamie Fails, Willis ISD Mike Rockwood, Lamar CISD
TASA/TASB Resource Center	Megan Overman, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, Chair
Teller	Susan Ard, Cleveland ISD Lisa Foster, Splendora ISD Rob Ludwig, Corsicana ISD
TSPRA Document Vault	Janice Hernandez, Southwest ISD, Chair
Website Ad Hoc Committee	Justin Elbert, Klein ISD, Chair

CONFERENCE

2018 Annual Conference	Conference Planning Committee Melissa Tortorici, President, Texas City ISD, Chair Kristin Zastoupil, President-Elect, Corsicana ISD/EF Ian Halperin, Immediate Past President, Wylie ISD Beth Trimble, CPC, At-Large VP Place 1, DeSoto ISD Teresa Benden, At-Large VP Place 2, College Station EF Monica Faulkenbery, APR, At-Large VP Place 3, Northside ISD
Co-Chair	David Hicks, Highland Park ISD
Day Chairs	Helen Williams, Greenville ISD Kim Hocutt, Pearland ISD Donald Williams, Mansfield ISD Sonya Cole Hamilton, Lancaster ISD
EF Co-Chair	Teresa Benden, At-Large VP Place 2, College Station EF Kristin Zastoupil, President-Elect, Corsicana ISD/EF
EMP Co-Chair	Mark Vasquez, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
Partners Chair	Leslie Francis, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Web/Creative Chair	Kristin Zastoupil, President-Elect, Corsicana ISD/EF
Rookie Chair	Magen Davis, Midway 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
One-Person Department Chair	Beth Trimble, CPC, At-Large VP Place 1, DeSoto ISD
Conference Logo	Clarissa Silva, Texas City ISD
Conference Program	Clarissa Silva, Texas City ISD
Conference T-Shirts	Clarissa Silva, Texas City ISD
APR Camp	Judith Saxton, APR, Mt. Pleasant ISD Rebecca Villarreal, APR, New Braunfels ISD
Rookie Boot Camp	Ian Halperin, Wylie ISD Haley Dudrow, Wylie ISD
Roundtables	Donald Williams, Mansfield ISD
Banquet Decorations	Dayna Owen, Friendswood ISD
Business Meeting	Melissa Tortorici, President-Elect, Texas City ISD Kristin Zastopuil, President-Elect, Corsicana ISD/EF Ian Halperin, Immediate Past President, Wylie ISD Kristyn Hunt Cathey, Parliamentarian
Evaluations	Eric Betts, TSPRA State Office
President's Luncheon	David Hicks, Highland Park ISD
Photographer	Brian Morris, retired
Publications Exchange	Karla Christman, Brazosport ISD
Registration Desk	Janet Crock, TSPRA Christi Willman, retired Shirley Brothers, retired Sharon Woldhagen, retired Nancy Hollis, retired Renea Ivy, retired
Retiree Volunteers	Candace Ahlfinger, Shirley Brothers, Kathy Clausen, Nancy Hollis, Renea Ivy, Jo Nell Mellody, Brian Morris, Tony Thetford, Christi Willman, Sharon Woldhagen
Social Media	Each Day Chair appoints a Social Media Chair for that day.
Sponsorships	Linsae Snider, Executive Director
Technology Concierge
Vendor Relations	Kim Sneed, Flour Bluff ISD

ZONE COORDINATORS

Gulf Coast Zone Coordinator	Ronnie Zamora, Los Fresnos CISD
Houston/Beaumont Zone Coordinator	Tammy Dowdy, Dickinson ISD
East Texas Zone Coordinator	Lauren Loyless, Lindale ISD
North Central Zone Coordinator	Sonya Cole-Hamilton, Lancaster ISD
West Central Zone Coordinator	Sarah-Jane Menafee, 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	Sylvia Rincon, Southside ISD