Texas

Commissioner

Shelly Ramos
Shelly Ramos

Primary Point of Contact

Shelly Ramos
Senior Director
Curriculum Standards and Student Support
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX, 78701-1494
shelly.ramos@tea.texas.gov, ph 512.463.9581

Note: Commissioner Ramos also serves as the Chair of the Training Committee.

Secondary Point of Contact

Sheri Messer
Texas Education Agency
Curriculum Specialist
sheri.messer@tea.texas.gov, ph 512.463.9581

School Liaison(s)

Air Force
Diane Russell
School Liaison
Dyess Air Force Base
7FSS.DyessSchoolLiaison@us.af.mil ph (325) 696-4794
Website: https://www.dyessfss.com/school-liaison

Theresa Goodwin
School Liaison
Goodfellow Air Force Base
17FSS.CYES.SchoolLiaison@us.af.mil ph (325) 654-3241
Website: https://www.gogoodfellow.com/school-liaison-office/

Nita Ford-Hightower
School Liaison
Joint Base San Antonio (Fort Sam Houston)
nita.j.fordhightower.civ@mail.mil ph (210) 221-2214
Website: https://www.jbsatoday.com/node/1251

Angela Green (Acting)
School Liaison
Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland Air Force Base)
jbsa.slo@us.af.mil ph (210) 671-8388
Website: https://www.jbsatoday.com/node/1251

Angela Green
School Liaison
Joint Base San Antonio (Randolph Air Force Base)
jbsa.slo@us.af.mil ph (210) 652-3081
Website: https://www.jbsatoday.com/node/1251

Janette Gomez
School Liaison
Laughlin Air Force Base
47FSS.FSY.SLO@us.af.mil ph (830) 298-4788
Website: https://www.laughlinfss.com/school-liaison

Mike Wenk
School Liaison
Sheppard Air Force Base
michael.wenk@us.af.mil ph (940) 676-6774
Website: https://www.82fss.com/school-liaison

Army
Vacant
YESS Director
Fort Bliss
Website: https://bliss.armymwr.com/programs/school-support-services

Simone Hendricks
School Liaison
Fort Bliss
simone.c.wendlandt-hendricks.naf@army.mil ph (915) 568-6555
Website: https://bliss.armymwr.com/programs/school-support-services

Pat Lopez
School Liaison
Fort Bliss
patricia.lopez4.naf@army.mil ph (915) 568-6549
Website: https://bliss.armymwr.com/programs/school-support-services

Dwain Gulley
School Liaison
Fort Bliss
dwain.gulley.naf@army.mil ph (915) 569-5065
Website: https://bliss.armymwr.com/programs/school-support-services

Terri Jones
School Liaison
Fort Hood
theresa.l.jones36.naf@mail.mil ph (254) 553-3340
Website: https://hood.armymwr.com/programs/school-liaison-officer

Liz Davenport
School Liaison
Fort Hood
elizabeth.j.davenport2.naf@mail.mil ph (254) 288-7946
Website: https://hood.armymwr.com/programs/school-liaison-officer

Tina Smith
School Liaison
Fort Hood
tina.m.smith294.naf@mail.mil ph (254) 553-3341
Website: https://hood.armymwr.com/programs/school-liaison-officer

Navy
Joe Holder
School Liaison
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
wayne.j.holder.naf@us.navy.mil ph (361) 961-2625; (361) 336.4306
Website: https://www.navymwrcorpuschristi.com/programs/eea21355-dabc-4917-8088-8bfdf249f45a

Heather Jaynes
School Liaison
Fort Worth Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base
Heather.d.jaynes.naf@us.navy.mil ph (817) 782-1873; (817) 357-6009

Website: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_jrb_fort_worth/ffr/support_services/families1/child_and_youth_programs/school_liaison.html

Sally Macias
School Liaison
Kingsville Naval Air Station
Sally.macias@navy.mil/sally.g.macias.naf@us.navy.mil ph (361) 516-6073, (361) 537-7595
Website: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_kingsville/ffr/support_services/families/school-liaison-officer.html

Seal of Texas

Chief State School Officer

Michael Morath, Commissioner of Education, Texas Education Agency

Attorney

Susan Smith, Counsel, Texas Education Agency

Military/DOD Representative

Simone Wendlandt-Hendricks, Director, Youth Education Support Services, Fort Bliss, United States Army

State Council Members

Shelly Ramos, Senior Director, Curriculum Standards and Student Support, Texas Education Agency
Dr. Jimmy Bowser, Highly Mobile State Coordinator, Texas Education Agency
Dr. John Craft, Superintendent, Northside ISD
Lina De La Cruz, Parent Representative
Dr. Joseph Glenn, Chair of House of Representatives Committee on Public Education, Designee
Simone Hendricks, Military Representative, Army
CAPT John Mark McLean, Military Representative, Navy
Col. Eugene Moore, Military Representative, Air Force
Dr. Burnie Roper, Superintendent Representative, Military School District
Kathy Smith, Chair of Senate Committee on Education, Designee
Lani Webster, School Counselor Representative
Madison Yandell, Governor Greg Abbott, Designee

State Council Meeting

October 17, 2022
Agenda | Minutes
January 23, 2023
Agenda | Minutes
April 24, 2023
Agenda | Minutes

State Website

End of Year Report

Resources

State Profile