Southwest: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, & Texas
Governing Board
| Dr. Veronica C. Garcia, Board Chair Secretary of Education New Mexico Public Education Department |
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Dr. T. Kenneth James Commissioner Arkansas Department of Education |
| Mr. Chris Barbic Head of Schools YES Preparatory Schools Houston, Texas |
Rick Miera State Representative New Mexico House of Representatives |
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| Dr. Belinda Biscoe Director, Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center Assistant Vice President, OUTREACH The University of Oklahoma |
Charles McMahen Compass Bank, Houston Texas Governor’s Business Council |
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Dr. Roy G. Brooks |
Paul G. Pastorek Superintendent of Education Louisiana Department of Education |
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| Walter H. Bumphus, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Education Administration, The University of Texas at Austin A.M. Aikin, Jr. Regents Chair in Jr. & Community College Education Leadership |
Robert Scott Commissioner of Education Texas Education Agency |
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| Ms. Elsa Cardenas-Hagan Owner Valley Speech and Language Learning Center Brownsville, Texas |
Dr. James Sisney Superintendent Broken Arrow Public Schools Broken Arrow, Oklahoma |
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| Dr. W. Alan Coulter Project Director LSU Health Sciences |
Dr. Kurt Steinhaus Director of Education, Economic Development & Community Giving Los Alamos National Laboratories New Mexico |
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| Ms. Sandy Garrett Superintendent of Public Instruction Oklahoma State Department of Education |
Ms. Doris Voitier Superintendent St. Bernard Parish Schools New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Mr. Luke Gordy Executive Director Arkansans for Education Reform Foundation Little Rock, Arkansas |
Lisa Smith-Vosper Ph.D., Associate Commissioner Workforce Education & Training Louisiana Board of Regents |
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| Dr. Phyllis Hudecki Executive Director Oklahoma Business and Education Coalition |
Ms. Irowena Whitehair Teacher Crownpoint Elementary School, Gallup-McKinley County Schools Gallup, New Mexico |
