Directors’ Council

TCTA’s Directors’ Council includes statewide elected leaders: the members of the Executive Board (president, president-elect, immediate past-president and TCTA committee chairs) as well as district directors elected from each of TCTA’s 20 districts. To ensure that the composition of the council reflects TCTA’s diverse membership, ethnic-minority directors-at-large are elected, if needed, by the voting delegates at the TCTA Annual Convention (the TCTA Representative Assembly).

TCTA 2012-13 Executive Board

The TCTA Executive Board comprises 10 members elected to statewide positions. In addition to other duties, these officers coordinate activities in corresponding TCTA departments at headquarters.

The TCTA president is elected annually by delegates to the Representative Assembly, who are sent to the TCTA Convention as representatives of local CTA affiliates. The president, who must be an active member of TCTA, serves as a liaison among the members, elected leaders and staff. He or she is available to attend local affiliate and district functions on behalf of TCTA.

President: Nanette Sissney, Whitesboro

President-Elect: Grace Mueller, San Marcos

Immediate Past-President: Dolores Ramirez, San Benito

Committee Chairs

The TCTA president-elect serves as chair of the Communications/Public Relations Committee, and the TCTA immediate past-president is chair of the Student Issues Committee.

Budget: Cristal Isaacks, Levelland

Curriculum and Instruction: Suzanne Garcia McCall, Slaton

Governance: Kathy Durst, Bryan

Legislation: Thomas Nichols, Temple

Membership: Terrill Q. Littlejohn, Midland

Professional Rights & Responsibilities: Teresa Koehler, Clear Creek

Teacher Personal Services: James Merrell, Galena Park

    District Directors

    District directors are available to assist all CTAs within the districts they represent. These directors represent member views at the state level, assist CTAs with membership recruitment and local activities, and keep local leaders apprised of TCTA activities and accomplishments.

    District 1

    • Linda Corpus, Mission
    • Marina Fernandez, Edinburg
    • Norma Reza-Rodriguez, San Benito

    District 2

    • Vacant

    District 3

    • Bobbye Denney, Victoria
    • Ella Vargas, Bay City

    District 4

    • Janie Baszile, Galena Park
    • Shawnye Thomas, Lamar
    • Tammy Whittaker, Clear Creek

    District 5

    • Lori Romano, Orangefield
    • Sharron Wood, Little Cypress-Mauriceville

    District 6

    • Jerry Mullins, Crockett

    District 7

    • Lisia Hampton, Tyler
    • Rhonda Hillin, Carthage
    • Nancy K. Solomon, Athens

    District 8

    • Tonya Dumdei, Texarkana

    District 9

    • Janice Graham, Bowie
    • Joyce McCurdy, Wichita Falls

    District 10

    • Suzan Greenway, Whitesboro
    • Patty Langley, Denison
    • Twila Read, Grand Prairie

    District 11

    • Jenny Tatarevich, Hurst-Euless-Bedford

    District 12

    • Darlene Cox, Temple
    • Carol Emley, Waco
    • Sherry Miller, Killeen

    District 13

    • Mary Mikeska, Georgetown
    • Jan Moody, San Marcos
    • Natalie Tatsch, Gonzales

    District 14

    • GayleAnn Turnage, Abilene

    District 15

    • Pamela Deaver, Brownwood

    District 16

    • Mellessa Denny, Amarillo
    • Amy Kotara, Borger

    District 17

    • Donna Corbin, Lubbock
    • Dianna Jackson, Cooper

    District 18

    • Cherie Bales, Midland

    District 19

    • Margaret Cordova, El Paso
    • Ruth R. Licon, Ysleta

    District 20

    • Maribel Garcia, Eagle Pass
    • Lauren Limbaugh de Pelaez, Member-at-Large
    • Elizabeth Pirtle, North East