Higher Education Committee
Members of the TASA Higher Education Committee represent institutions that offer approved superintendent preparation programs. They develop recommendations for the Executive Committee and staff on areas of study, projects, and programs that should be considered by the association. Members are appointed annually by the TASA president. According to the TASA bylaws, three of the committee members must be officers of the Texas Professors of Educational Administration. See a list of all TASA committees.
2023-24 TASA Higher Education Committee
| Name | Title | Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey Edmonson, chair | Dean, College of Education | Sam Houston State University | sedmonson@shsu.edu |
| Michael O'Malley, chair-elect | Dean, College of Education | Texas State University | mo20@txstate.edu |
| Michelle Abrego | Assistant Professor, Department of Organization and School Leadership | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | michelle.abrego@utrgv.edu |
| Kevin Badgett | Professor of Educational Leadership | The University of Texas of the Permian Basin | badgett_k@utpb.edu |
| Dustin Breithaupt | Assistant Superintendent | Lytle ISD | dustin.breithaupt@lytleisd.org |
| Keith Butcher | Clinical Associate Professor | University of Houston - Col. of Ed. | kbutcher3@uh.edu |
| John Decman | Professor/Executive Director | University of Houston - Clear Lake/Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration (TCPEA) | dr.decman@gmail.com |
| Susana P. Garza | Superintendent | Jim Hogg County ISD | spgarza@jhcisdpk12.org |
| Shonda Gibson | Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs | The Texas A&M University System | sgibson@tamus.edu |
| Stacy Hendricks | Associate Dean | Stephen F. Austin State University | hendricksl@sfasu.edu |
| Jason Hewitt | Superintendent | Shepherd ISD | jhewitt@shepherdisd.net |
| Wesley Hickey | Professor | University of Texas-Tyler | whickey@uttyler.edu |
| Susan Holley | Clinical Professor | Texas A&M University-College of Education & Human Development | sholley1@tamu.edu |
| Lisa Huffman | Dean, College of Professional Education | Texas Woman’s University | lhuffman1@twu.edu |
| Forrest Kaiser | Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership | University of Texas-Tyler | fkaiser@uttyler.edu |
| Lawana Pulliam | Assistant Director of Innovative Solutions | ESC Region 16 | lawana.pulliam@esc16.net |
| Felix Simieou | Associate Professor, Educational Administration | University of Houston - Clear Lake | simieou@uhcl.edu |
| Glen Teal | Superintendent | Jim Ned CISD | gteal@jimned.esc14.net |
| Veronica Vijil | Interim Superintendent | Seguin ISD | vvijil@seguin.k12.tx.us |
| Steven Wurtz | Interim Superintendent | Arlington ISD | swurtz@aisd.net |
| Kenneth Young | Associate Professor of Educational Leadership | Lamar University | jkyoung1@lamar.edu |