TASA Corporate Partners
Supporting TASA’s Work on Behalf of Texas Students
TASA Corporate Partners benefit from exclusive opportunities — via sponsorships, advertising, and exhibits — to connect with school leaders and gain recognition and visibility. At the same time, our partners’ support enables us to advance our mission: To promote, provide, and develop leaders who create and sustain student-centered schools and develop future-ready students.
TASA Corporate Partners
President’s Circle Partners
BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative
Arturo Salinas
Division Director, Cooperative Purchasing
About BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative
The Local Government Purchasing Cooperative was created to increase the purchasing power of government entities and to simplify their purchasing by using a customized online purchasing system, called the BuyBoard. Combining the purchase power of local governments provides members — big and small — the leverage to achieve better pricing on products, equipment, and services they use every day. BuyBoard has delivered the vast economies of scale in purchasing products and services to members since 1998.
Coryell Roofing & Construction, Inc.
Wendell Olson
Texas Sales Manager
817.846.3400
About Coryell Roofing & Construction, Inc.
Coryell specializes in commercial, institutional, and industrial roofing. We maximize our materials and process to withstand not only the harsh conditions found only in “Hail Alley” today but also lower energy costs down the road.
Curriculum Associates
Claudia C. Salinas
Vice President
214.519.3677
About Curriculum Associates
Educators are at the core of everything we do. That’s why our goal is to empower you with tools, resources, and research so you can help every learner grow to their personal best.
About DLR Group
DLR Group’s K-12 Ethos, which empowers learners through a forward-looking research-informed design focus that delivers transformational opportunity and fulfillment for all, is centered in all our projects. The DLR Group team is committed to listening to your needs, designing to your standards, and delivering on the promise of utmost quality allowing you to stay focused on your mission of success through high-quality teaching and learning for all.
Huckabee
Daren Kirbo
Client Relationships Director
817.377.2969
About Huckabee
Huckabee has served education for more than 59 years, and we are proud to have established ourselves as a premier educational architecture firm with projects across the nation. We believe learning environments play such a significant role in student success, that we are exclusively focused on this one thing.
At Huckabee, we’re more than architects, because you need more than a building. In addition to architecture services, we offer facility assessments, long-range and master planning, branding, communications, public relations, interior design, furniture coordination, environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding, virtual / augmented reality, animation, educational research, cost estimating, jurisdictional review, full-time construction administration and close-out and warranty services. As the founding brand of MOREgroup, a family of likeminded architecture and engineering brands that excel within their markets, Huckabee also has access to a network of experts that span across disciplines and market sectors. Together, we are changing the world, one community at a time.
Imagine Learning
Terry Rasmussen
Area Director
832.444.8782
lead4ward
John Fessenden
Accountability
About lead4ward
lead4ward makes a difference in the lives of students by helping educators focus their work, creating structures that give teachers and students a sense of hope and confidence, and supporting leaders with systems they can trust. We believe educators change the world one child at a time. Serving over 800 school districts, lead4ward is an essential partner in supporting the success of schools. lead4ward anticipates and integrates the changing needs of schools, maintaining a focus of professional learning, engaging instruction, and meaningful assessment.
Success requires transformative leadership. Working with the district in a coordinated service delivery model, lead4ward works to build capacity in district and campus leadership teams, creating a sustainable leadership structure to support ongoing work.
The consultants at lead4ward provide services to support the work of teachers and leaders as they transform learning for students. The members of the lead4ward team are uniquely qualified, experienced, and committed to serving educators. We are committed to providing professional development and consulting services to help leaders and teachers meet the needs of the changing assessment system.
Lone Star Investment Pool
Cole Hentschel
Director, Investment & Public Finance Services
About Lone Star Investment Pool
Lone Star Investment Pool has served Texas school districts since 1991. There’s strength in numbers: hundreds of school districts, cities, counties, and public entities participate in the Pool. As a participant-driven organization, we understand your challenges and needs firsthand. Lone Star offers tailored financial solutions and a variety of fund options to help school districts reach their financial goals. We provide participants with the right blend of principal protection, liquidity, diversification, and returns.
Milliken & Company
Dennis Scott
Account Manager
972.841.2951
About Milliken & Company
Milliken is a science-based company, with a scientific goal: To maximize the potential of any technology or innovation we tackle. Our approach isn’t simply to try and meet the expectations of the flooring world – but we’re looking to fundamentally comprehend the underlying science of the products we bring to market. From there we can develop the optimal way to apply that knowledge to each application we work on, include carpet and resilient flooring.
At Milliken, We have spent over 150 years working to take our history of research and innovation and transform our company. The power of innovation is what has brought Milliken & Company where it is today. It’s what has brought Milliken & Company to be a company that also values integrity, excellence, sustainability and people to its core. We’re a company that is always thinking about the future – how we can change it, how we will impact it, and how we will leave it.
N2 Learning
Eddie Coulson
Partner
979.229.8175
About N2 Learning
N2 partners with education entities to transform leading and learning.
Onflo (formerly K12 Insight)
Dustin Daigle
Regional Account Executive
337.342.0843
About Onflo
Onflo is the leading AI-powered unified service operations platform purpose-built for K–12 school districts. By connecting people, systems, and services in one place, Onflo helps district teams streamline operations, automate workflows, integrate data, manage assets, improve responsiveness, and serve every department across a school district—so they can deliver exceptional service to students, families, and staff.
PBK
Roy Montalbano
President – Client Relations & Strategic Partnerships
713.965.0608
About PBK
Nationally acclaimed experts in the advancement of learning environments
Stantec
Michael Lovaglio, AIA, NCARB
Senior Principal | K12 Practice Leader
704.975.1928
About Stantec
Proudly serving Texas for more than 80 years, Stantec delivers educational facilities that inspire the community, staff, and students to excel as lifelong learners – because when we invest in our future, we move forward together. Our innovative, forward-thinking designs encourage new ways of teaching and learning, and support our greatest asset: the next generation of students who will reimagine what’s possible.
TASB Energy Cooperative
Adrian Porras
Energy Manager
About TASB Energy Cooperative
The TASB Energy Cooperative was created in 2008 to help governmental entities with the procurement of electricity, transportation fuels, and other types of energy products, commodities, and services. The Cooperative seeks to increase purchasing power and create budget certainty for school districts, colleges, universities, and governmental entities across Texas. Membership in the Cooperative is free and two programs — electricity and fuel — accommodate member energy needs
TASB Risk Management Fund
Todd Shade
Division Director, Risk Management Marketing & Strategic Partnerships
About TASB Risk Management Fund
Started in 1974, the TASB Risk Management Fund is Texas’ largest provider of risk management services to educational entities, but we are not an insurance company. We are a self-insured, not-for-profit risk pool of more than 1,000 Texas public education organizations collaborating to share risk, protect their resources, and succeed together. Today, our comprehensive coverage solutions include Auto, Cybersecurity, Liability, Property, Unemployment Compensation, Violent Act, and Workers’ Compensation.
ThoughtExchange
James Haga
Director of Sales
416.830.0713
About ThoughtExchange
Build institutional trust with the K-12 surveys and strategic insights platform trusted by thousands of education leaders. We turn community engagement into a system of strategy and governance, helping your district’s outcomes compound year-over-year to create a cycle of success.
Trusted Capital Group (TCG), a HUB International Company
Chris Jamail
Executive Vice President
512.600.5260
About TCG
TCG, a HUB International company focuses on bringing predictability to the financial challenges of educators by providing sophisticated solutions to group retirement plans (403(b)/457/401(a)), teacher retention programs, district risk management, and personal financial wellness.
VLK Architects
Kevin Worthy
Educational Planner
972.265.1885
About VLK Architects, Inc.
As the second largest educational architecture firm in the U.S., VLK provides our clients with extensive knowledge of school design. We have produced more than $10 billion of educational projects over our four decade year history; during the past five years VLK has designed 234 Texas public school projects, of those 181 were new ground-up elementary, middle, and high schools. Through processes, like VLK | CURATION® and VLK | LAUNCH®, we are helping districts redefine the educational architectural design process by facilitating a collaborative experience that engages communities, students, parents, and staff to deliver buildings that exceed expectations and enhance teaching and learning.
WRA Architects
Michael Holmberg
Partner
214.750.0077
About WRA Architects
Established in 1954, WRA Architects has designed more than 1,500 K-12 projects for over 100 districts, including schools, stadiums, auditoriums, and more. Services include Facility Assessment, Master Planning, Bond Planning, Architectural and Interior Design, and Construction Administration.
Platinum Partners
Amira Learning
Sara Cude
Partnership Manager
806.445.7038
About Amira Learning
Amira Learning accelerates literacy outcomes by delivering the latest reading and neuroscience with AI. Propelling gains exceeding human tutoring, Amira is the only AI edtech validated by university and SEA efficacy research. Amira bridges assessment, instruction, and tutoring across one seamless cycle, helping districts achieve instructional coherence. Serving more than 4 million students and trusted by more than 2,000 districts and schools worldwide, Amira is the intelligent assistant teachers need to turn students into motivated and masterful readers.
Audio Enhancement
Ryan Bush
Regional Sales Director
561.373.1047
About Audio Enhancement
Founded on the belief that Learning Begins with Hearing, Audio Enhancement has been developing audio solutions to empower learning for over 45 years. What started as an effort to help children with hearing impairments succeed in school quickly became a way to enable all students to hear and learn. Audio Enhancement provides customizable solutions to support learning inside and outside the classroom. These solutions include classroom audio, cameras, safety alerts, and schoolwide communication.
Bailey Education Group, LLC
Kimberly Dill
VP of Sales and Marketing
About Bailey Education Group, LLC
Bailey Education Group is a national education consulting firm that partners with schools and districts to close achievement gaps through research-based professional development, instructional coaching, and data-driven leadership support. Our team of veteran educators works side-by-side with teachers and leaders to build sustainable capacity and improve outcomes for every student.
CENTEGIX®
Monica LeRoy
Regional Vice President
512.775.3991
About CENTEGIX®
CENTEGIX® is the leader in rapid incident response safety solutions, protecting more than 18 million people across 18,000+ locations in 50 states. The CENTEGIX Safety Platform®, including CrisisAlert™ wearable panic buttons, Safety Blueprint® critical incident mapping, Visitor Management, and Reunification, gives organizations the tools to plan for and respond to any emergency, from the everyday to the extreme. CENTEGIX serves K-12 and higher education, healthcare, government, commercial, and public safety organizations nationwide. CENTEGIX is backed by Charlesbank Capital Partners and Gauge Capital.
ClassLink
Mary Keith
Regional VP
862.225.1518
About ClassLink
ClassLink is a global education provider of identity, access and analytics products that create more time for learning and help schools better understand digital engagement. As leading advocates for open data standards, we offer instant access to apps and files with single sign-on, streamline class rostering, automate account provisioning, and provide actionable analytics. ClassLink empowers 25 million students and staff in over 3,300 school systems. Visit classlink.com to learn more.
College Board
Lana M. Sveda
Senior Director, State and District Partnerships
512.626.1820
About College Board
College Board, a not-for-profit membership organization, reaches more than 7 million students a year, helping them navigate the path from high school to college and career. We pioneered programs like the SAT® and AP® to expand opportunities for students and help them develop the skills they need. Our BigFuture® program helps students plan for college, pay for college, and explore careers.
EF Education First
Meredith Stefos-Norris
State Educational Partnerships Manager – Texas
512.914.4812
About EF
EF enhances what you teach with relevant, real-world learning experiences outside the classroom. Our proven travel-based learning method takes students out of their comfort zones, safely. This firsthand approach to understanding the world leads to an internal journey of self-discovery. As students learn more about themselves, they build essential skills—like communication and collaboration—and return home equipped to make a positive impact in the world. We offer over 400 immersive itineraries, focused on STEM, language-immersion, CTE, fine arts, and humanities. We also offer ongoing professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Brady Busby
Field Manager
281.395.9671
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
The learners of today will shape the world of tomorrow. HMH brings learning to countless students and teachers—transforming lives, supporting communities, and making our society more just and inclusive for all.
We offer a connected system of research-backed solutions, where assessment drives instruction and learning can be personalized to meet students’ needs. Our engaging, equity-minded content and customized PD are designed to elevate the potential of every learner.
Lone Star Furnishings, LLC
Ben Herrick
President
972.862.9900
About Lone Star Furnishings, LLC
Elevate Your Educational Spaces
At Lone Star Furnishings, we specialize in transforming educational environments across Texas. Whether you’re building a brand-new facility, undertaking a major renovation, or simply enhancing an existing space, our expertise lies in carefully curating furniture and equipment that aligns perfectly with your project’s unique needs and goals.
Partner with Us for Your Next Project
When you work with Lone Star Furnishings, you’re not just choosing furniture – you’re investing in a partnership committed to excellence and innovation in educational spaces. Contact us today to discuss your next project, and let’s shape the future of education together.
About NWEA
Led by trusted, reliable assessments, our products and services bring actionable insights and learning solutions together to help educators solve their biggest instructional and operational challenges.
Performance Services
Joe Muldoon
Vice President
317.938.3330
About Performance Services
TIPS Awarded Vendor. Performance Services takes full responsibility for planning, design, and construction under a single contract. We help Texas public owners reduce operating costs and maximize resources through guaranteed savings, on-time delivery, and no change orders.
PMY
Peter Griffiths
K-12 Senior Associate
832.875.8483
About PMY
Independent consulting services for technology, security, and audio-visual.
Scholastic
Todd Zorros
Regional Director of Sales
877.342.1202
About Scholastic
Literacy is a journey. We’re with you every step of the way.
Maximize student growth and achievement at every stage of the literacy journey with Scholastic Education Solutions. Our blended, research-based resources are designed to help every student learn to read, read to learn, and love doing both!
Upward Communities
Daniel Guerrero, Ed.D.
Community Outreach Liason
512.665,1931
About Upward Communities
Upward Communities is a mission-driven developer building high-quality, attainable Class A housing for the essential employees who keep our communities running. In partnership with nonprofits, school districts, and other public employers, Upward creates homes and communities that support recruitment, retention, and stronger communities.
Gold Partners
Corgan
Brett Sumrow
Principal
214.683.2153
About Corgan
Old paradigms have shifted. The demand for innovative teaching environments reveals both great challenges and opportunities. At Corgan, we collaborate and conduct research to answer the questions your school faces, so you can focus on answering the questions on your students’ minds. A well-designed school offers more than a place to learn – it creates a space that sparks ideas, promotes collaboration, and enhances the experience of learning for everyone involved. To us, the only standard of successful design is a building full of inspired students. From bond planning to architecture to interior design and everything in between, we’re with you every step of the way – and always thinking about what the future might bring.
Edmentum
Heidi Flynn
National Solutions Director, Texas
214.294.9534
About Edmentum
Edmentum believes that every student deserves the opportunity to thrive everywhere learning occurs—whether they seek to catch up, stay on track, or chart their own path. When you pair Edmentum’s comprehensive, research-backed learning acceleration solutions with empowered and supported educators, you can change the direction of students’ lives. We partner with K-12 educators in all 50 states and 100+ countries worldwide to design, implement, and sustain the programs that deliver on this shared promise of learning acceleration for every student.
E3 Entegral Solutions, Inc.
Jared McCurley
Director of Business Development
713.208.6133
About E3 Entegral Solutions, Inc.
E3 is a construction and engineering firm providing holistic solutions that reduce energy usage, create comfortable environments, and improve operational efficiency.
About LPA, Inc.
Our firm breaks down the barriers between disciplines, drawing upon the expertise of the different teams — engineers, landscape architects, interior designers, planners—to find the best answers for each project. At every level, we’ve eliminated the traditional barriers to encourage collaboration and the flow of ideas. Every voice is heard. All input is valued. The focus is on the “we” not the “me” as we work with our clients and communities to develop projects that work better for people.
Better Process, Better Results
Our core process is based on developing a deeper understanding of the needs and goals of all stakeholders. We don’t push an agenda or bring templates to the discussion. We sit at the table as a facilitator, not a lecturer. Engagement is not a formality or a burden—it is the foundation of our designing process.
We believe a better process starts with a focus on the user experience, looking for that extra efficiency and the elements that will excite people and create a special place. As the design evolves, we emphasize research and exploration, targeting clearly-defined goals.
For us, a better process is about giving clients relevant information and allowing data-based discussions to inform every element of the design.
Pfluger Architects
Terry Hoyle
CEO
214.497.2128
About Pfluger Architects
Pfluger partners with school districts to design environments that support learning, belonging, and community connection. We lead with listening, creating schools that reflect local values while addressing educational, operational, and cultural goals.
Our buildings are intuitive and welcoming, with clear sightlines, thoughtful daylighting, and durable materials that signal care and reduce long-term maintenance. Energy efficiency is built into our process, helping districts lower operational costs without sacrificing design quality.
Through a robust pre-design process, we engage students, educators, and stakeholders in shaping the vision. These early conversations surface insights that influence how a school looks, functions, and what it empowers people to do.
Every project is grounded in experience and shaped by ongoing dialogue. We create schools that are adaptable, collaborative, and deeply rooted in the communities they serve.
Savvas Learning Company
Gina Floyd
Sales Director
About SAVVAS Learning Company
At Savvas, we believe learning should inspire. Our next-generation K-12 learning solutions engage students and empower teachers, giving all students the best opportunity to succeed.
Schneider Electric
Matt Lombardo
Account Executive
214.507.0175
About Schneider Electric
We partner with school districts to help save energy while enhancing the comfort and productivity of their schools through turnkey solutions funded through guaranteed savings.
Silver Partners
AlphaBEST Education
Dawn Hosni
Chief Development Officer
480.815.7014
About AlphaBEST Education
At AlphaBEST, the power of wonder drives our innovative curricula. Our after school and summer programs are tailored to meet the needs of each unique community we serve.
BRW Architects
Kathy Lee
Senior Associate
214.528.8704
About BRW Architects
Our firm specializes in innovative and collaborative K-12 educational facility design, partnering with school districts to create inspiring, functional learning environments. With a deep understanding of the unique needs of students, educators, and communities, we prioritize collaboration and customization in every project. From transformative branding and wayfinding to modern, adaptable spaces, we’re committed to shaping environments that foster growth, creativity, and academic excellence.
Carnegie Learning
Sharon Roth
Regional Vice President of Sales, Texas
972.824.2501
About Carnegie Learning
Aligned to Texas standards, our Carnegie Learning Clear solutions help students develop the conceptual understanding they need to succeed now and in the future. With Clear, students talk, share, and make real-world connections, while teachers have the full support of our services team to help their classrooms thrive.
Harris County Department of Education
Stephanie De Los Santos
Director of Marketing and Client Engagement
713.696.1344
About Harris County Dept. of Education
Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) is a unique educational hybrid serving school districts, governmental entities and nonprofits in the nation’s third largest county. It provides broad-based programs tailored to meet specific needs of the 25 school districts in the greater Harris County area. HCDE supports educators and school staff with professional development opportunities in diverse instructional areas ranging from core content to special populations and educational technology. Additional programs are offered supporting school safety and alternative certification. The department provides valuable operational support to districts and public agencies in Harris County in the form of an advanced records management system and purchasing power through the Choice Partners cooperative program.
INDECO
Wayne Goldston
Managing Partner
About INDECO
K-12 done right for over 50 years, Indeco Sales is the nation’s largest independently owned K-12 furnishings dealer. We are fine-tuned to support schools in every step of the furnishing process. From learning to admin spaces, our turn-key solutions, design software, and industry leading logistics give us the tools to provide unmatched levels of support to our customers.
NoRedInk
Jennifer Dearman
Chief Customer Officer
919.808.6769
About NoRedInk
NoRedInk helps millions of students in Grades 3–12 become better writers. The company’s comprehensive writing platform includes diagnostic tools, instructional resources, adaptive practice exercises, scaffolded writing activities, and actionable performance data that enables teachers and administrators to differentiate instruction, monitor trends, and track student progress toward mastery of specific skills covered by state and national standards and tests.
Raise Your Hand Texas
Charles Gaines
Chief of Staff
512.409.1411
About Raise Your Hand Texas
Raise Your Hand Texas supports public policy solutions that invest in Texas’ 5.4 million public school students. We work in communities throughout the state to educate, engage and activate advocates who care about public education – all while keeping five values in mind: integrity, democracy, courage, equity, and pragmatism. We are reinventing public education for the future – because the future of Texas is in our public schools.
SFE- Southwest Foodservice Excellence
Diane Johannes
Regional Vice President of Business Development
617.894.1539
About SFE
SFE is a food focused, culinary-driven foodservice management company who specializes in fueling the minds and bodies of K-12 students to reach their highest potential. Our team of chefs and dietitians deliver an exceptional food experience to students through fresh, wholesome ingredients, customizable, exciting menus and innovative service. Our flexible approach includes collaborating with our partners and communities to create a unique dining program for each school. SFE partners with over 50 school districts in Texas and hundreds of school districts across the U.S. to serve over one million students every day.
Stephens Inc.
Alfred Ray
Senior Vice President
214.258.2733
About Stephens Inc.
We provide successful services in bond underwriting; however, we also support our client districts in many other ways, given Dr. Ray’s veteran superintendent experience in Texas. These include providing guest speakers, supporting ed foundations and other academic programs, advising on UIL and related issues, and election strategy consulting, among others.
Volt
Hillary Robbins
Senior Account Executive
703.542.9565
About Volt
Video intelligence software to help identify & notify for weapons, fights, medical emergencies, loitering and more.
Walsh Gallegos Kyle Robinson & De Los Santos P.C.
Rebecca Stribling
Client Service & Event Coordinator
512.454.6864
Walsh Gallegos Kyle Robinson & De Los Santos P.C.
Walsh Gallegos Kyle Robinson & De Los Santos P.C. provides legal services to Texas school districts and related entities. With offices throughout Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and in Oklahoma, we have served districts across both states with prompt, efficient and reliable representation since 1983. Our attorneys serve as fierce advocates in the areas of employment, special education, constitutional law, civil rights, construction, and business. We are innovators in client service and pride ourselves on practical, straightforward counsel. With Walsh Gallegos, you can be confident that your attorneys have the motivation and experience to protect and promote the best interests of your district.
About Zearn
Zearn is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization behind Zearn Math, the top-rated math learning platform used by 1 in 4 elementary-school students and by more than 1 million middle-school students nationwide. Everything we do is driven by the belief that every kid is a math kid.
Bronze Partners
1GPA
Christy Knorr
President
480.399.6366
About 1GPA
1GPA is a non-profit, national purchasing cooperative transforming procurement through innovation and excellence. 1GPA offers a wide range of competitively procured contracts for goods and services, ensuring compliance with state statutes, procurement laws, and regulations. 1GPA takes great pride in our unwavering commitment to integrity, collaboration, and exceptional service. Dedicated to making a difference, we reinvest in the communities we serve, fostering growth, efficiency, and lasting impact.
About Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University (ACU) partners with school districts across Texas to grow and sustain exceptional educators and leaders. Our primary value lies in providing affordable, flexible, and high-quality degree programs designed specifically for working professionals in education. From teacher certification pathways to master’s and doctoral programs in leadership and education, ACU helps districts build strong internal pipelines that retain talent and elevate instructional excellence. Through scholarships, grants, and personalized partnership support, we empower educators to advance their calling—strengthening schools and communities statewide.
BTC
Theresa Shurtleff
Executive VP
About BTC
As a construction manager, not only do we help out with the school building process, we also assist with pre-construction services, building design, and more. This means we’re much more involved in overseeing your school build from the first call to the ribbon cutting. With over 40 years of experience, we’ve perfected our process as a top K-12 construction firm.
Cardonex
Jill Blankenship
Regional Vice President
903.858.4497 x 1302
About Cardonex
We built the world’s first and only platform to automate the tedious, manual work of certification verification, staffing, and master scheduling. With Cardonex, you can:
- Increase compliance while reducing certification verification time by 99%
- Understand your true teacher staffing needs to reduce overstaffing and understaffing
- Build an optimal master schedule in hours while helping students get more first-choice classes
Claycomb Associates, Inc.
Bo Ledoux
President
About Claycomb
Claycomb Associates designs schools with kids in mind. From bond planning through design and beyond, we partner with districts and communities to create innovative, student-centered learning environments that foster student success.
Cory Hartsfield, P.C.
Cory Hartsfield
Attorney
817.269.6626
About Cory Hartsfield PC
Cory Hartsfield PC is a boutique law firm with its main focus to represent school superintendents in their contractual and employment relationships. With over twenty (20) years of experience in employment law and executive compensation, and over last sixteen (16) years representing superintendents and other administrators throughout Texas, Cory not only possesses the necessary legal knowledge and experience but has established relationships with TRS and district counsel throughout the state, and understands the political aspects impacting today’s administrators.
GPD Group
Meredith Watassek
Educational Planner
281.435.7099
About GPD Group
GPD Group is a full-service architectural/engineering firm specializing in PK-12 serving Texas for over 30 years.
Hellas Construction, Inc.
Tammy Jones
Director, Sales Operations
About Hellas Construction
From Breaking Ground to Breaking Records. Start to Finish sports construction delivered on time and on budget. Precision in Every Play. Expert crews.
Just Right Reader
Brittny Fillmore
Director of Partnerships
916.633.1436
About Just Right Reader
Just Right Reader’s Science of Reading decodables engage students in authentic phonics practice both in the classroom and at home, offering Classroom Libraries and Take-Everywhere Decodable Packs in English and Spanish. With over 700 titles, our collection aligns with all phonics curriculums and features colorful illustrations, diverse characters, and relatable stories. Each decodable is equipped with tools to support classroom implementation and small group instruction, including engaging video lessons that extend phonics instruction beyond the classroom. Catering to a range of levels from pre-emergent to developing readers in upper elementary, Just Right Reader decodables help accelerate every student’s journey to confident reading.
Lexia
Candice Thomassen
Senior Regional Sales Manager
800.507.2772
About Lexia Learning
Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, is committed to helping all students become proficient readers and confident learners. For 40 years, the company has focused solely on literacy, and today provides a full spectrum of solutions for both students and teachers. With robust offerings for differentiated instruction, personalized learning, assessment, and professional learning, Lexia helps more learners read, write, and speak with confidence. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com.
Linebarger Attorneys at Law
Stephanie Mendoza
Texas Deliquent Tax Conference Manager
512.634.3871
About Linebarger Attorneys at Law
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP has focused on collecting delinquent property tax revenue since its founding in 1976. Celebrating 50 years of service, the firm has expanded its programs and capabilities to meet the evolving needs of Texas school districts and other government entities. Linebarger’s experienced attorneys and collection professionals deliver comprehensive, technology-driven collection programs supported by responsive client service.
In addition to delinquent tax collection, Linebarger provides a range of complementary services—at no additional cost—to help clients recover revenue and better serve their communities. Learn more at lgbs.com.
Marsh Agency
John D. Bass, CEBS
Sr. Vice President
210.339.2481
About Marsh Agency
Marsh Agency provides risk management, insurance and employee benefits to employers of all sizes.
MJYC.tech
Matt Yeager
Founder & CEO
469.785.5272
About MJYC.tech
At MJYC, we are reimagining what’s possible by [expanding the box] of innovation and collaboration — creating lasting impact in the communities we serve.
Our Impact…We are committed to building leadership capacity, strategic planning, advancing technologies that serve the public interest, and delivering measurable impact in education and the communities we support.
Modern Classrooms Project
Kristen Stone
Senior Director of Partner Engagement
312.772.5042
About Modern Classrooms Project
Modern Classrooms Project equips educators to build classrooms where students have access to high-quality grade-level content and appropriate support to build deep content mastery.
About PowerSchool
As a leading provider of cloud-based K-12 software, PowerSchool supports educators, administrators, and families to help students learn in a way that’s right for them.
Really Great Reading
Roberta Scott
Director of National Partnerships
866.401.7323
About Really Great Reading
Really Great Reading provides evidence-based literacy solutions that help schools and districts improve student reading outcomes. Our comprehensive approach combines high-quality instruction, assessment, professional learning, implementation support, and intervention solutions for students in Pre-K–12.
SchoolStatus
Taylor Hejl
Account Executive
About SchoolStatus
SchoolStatus connects educators and families around the topics that matter most. The company partners with K–12 districts to improve attendance, engage families, and build trust so students can succeed. A recognized leader in data-driven attendance and family engagement solutions, SchoolStatus enables districts and educators to engage families with relevant, timely communications and proactive support on important topics including attendance, literacy progress, and overall student readiness. Today, SchoolStatus supports districts in all 50 states and serves more than 22 million students nationwide as a trusted partner in driving better student outcomes.
Texas Political Subdivisions, JSIF
Keith D. Alberts
Marketing Director
972.361.6303
About Texas Political Subdivisions, JSIF
Complete Workers Comp and Property Casualty Insurance