meet the team

Kerri Briggs O

Kerri Briggs, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Educate Texas

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Reo Pruiett, Ed.D

Chief Programs and Engagement Officer

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David Deggs Ph.D.

Senior Director, Higher Education

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Jason Green

Senior Director, AI Strategy & System Alignment

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AmyDesler

Amy Desler

Senior Director, External Affairs

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Yvonne Alm

Deputy Director, Programs, Teaching & Leading

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Andrew Baca

Deputy Director, Programs, College & Career Readiness

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Lynette Balkcom, Ph.D.

Director, Rural CCMR Accelerator Program

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Lance Bennett

Deputy Director, Higher Education

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Samantha Boiser, M.Ed.

Deputy Director, Policy & Advocacy

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Juan Bosquez, MS

Deputy Director, Programs, College & Career Readiness

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Kate Carpenter

Associate, Policy and Advocacy

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Amy Chapman

Executive Assistant

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Andres Chavez III

Deputy Director, Programs

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Jennifer Coop

Deputy Director, Programs, College & Career Readiness

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Julia Estelle Cotton

Deputy Director, Marketing and Communications

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Amy Draper, Ed.D.

Deputy Director, Programs

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Ernesto Farias

Strategic Operations Manager

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Fallan Frank, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Programs, Higher Education

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Jay Guillory

Associate, Programs

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Ellen Hatcher

Director, Strategic Partnerships

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Ciara Simpson Holland, M.Ed

Deputy Director, Programs

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Monica Jones

Director, Higher Education

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Lea La Noue

Program Assistant

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Paola Loera

Associate, Access and Transition

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Rebeca Lopez

Director, RGV FOCUS

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Grace Lu

Associate, AI Strategy & System Alignment

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Lakesha Mitchell

Deputy Director, Programs

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Gina Moraida

Associate, RGV FOCUS

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Channing Parker

Associate, Programs

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Aliysa Patel

Deputy Director, Programs, College & Career Readiness

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Meg Perkins

Associate, Strategic Partnerships

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Tiffani Polk

Deputy Director, Pathways

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Luis Ramirez

Associate, Programs

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Tanisia Revis

Deputy Director, Programs, College & Career Readiness

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Joseph Reyes

Deputy Director, Programs, Teaching & Leading

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Cristian Salinas

Associate, Programs, College & Career Readiness

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Khirstian Satcher

Associate, Programs

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Karina Siu

Deputy Director, Programs, College & Career Readiness

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Kendra Strange

Director of Higher Education, Access and Transition

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Erik Tanner

Deputy Director, Transfer & Credit Mobility

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Clarissa Torres

Director, Programs

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Gregory Vaughn

Employer Partnership Specialist

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Breanna Walker

Associate, Strategic Partnerships

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Joanna Warren

Director, Policy and Advocacy

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Kenya Wilson

Director, Programs, College & Career Readiness

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Michelle Wisdom

Director, Programs, College & Career Readiness

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Jennifer Altabef

Communities Foundation of Texas Board Member; Retired Lawyer

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Alice Rodriguez

Communities Foundation of Texas Board Member; Co-Owner, Kendall Milagro, Inc.; Former JPMorgan Chase Exec

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Andy Smith

Committee Chair

Director, Giving and Volunteering, Texas Instruments; Executive Director, TI Foundation

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Connie Blass O'Neill

Communities Foundation of Texas Board Chair; Civic Leader​

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Kristin Boyer

Executive Director, Trellis Foundation​

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Deborah Cordova

Partner, Walsh McGurk Cordova Nixon Attorneys at Law​

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Elaine Mendoza

Founder, President & CEO, Conceptual MindWorks, Inc​

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Alfreda Norman

Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas​

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Hon. Florence Shapiro

Partner, Shapiro Linn Strategic Consulting

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