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TPSA Leadership

Brian Guenther

President/Bexar District Director
San Marcos Academy

2801 Ranch Road 12
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 353-2400

Laura Colangelo

Executive Director
Texas Private Schools Association

(512) 499-8377

Galen Hoffstadt

Vice President/South District Director
St. James Episcopal School

602 S. Carancahua
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
(361) 883-0835

Julie Ambler

Treasurer/Brazos District Director
The Woodlands Christian Academy

5800 Academy Way
The Woodlands, TX 77384
(936) 273-2555

Shannon Elders

Secretary/Tarrant District Director
Fort Worth Academy

7301 Dutch Branch Rd.
Fort Worth, TX 76132
(817)370-1191

Jay Ferguson

Past President/Northeast District Director
Grace Community School

3025 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)566-5678

Andrew Baker, Ph.D.

Director-At-Large
National Christian School Association

(512) 568-5335
(405) 425-5000

Chris Belyeu

Director-At-Large
International Christian Accrediting Association

2448 East 81st Street Suite 600
Tulsa, OK 74137
(918)493-8880

Terry Caywood

Director-At-Large
Association of Christian Schools International

2001 W Plano Parkway
Suite 2300
Plano, TX 75075-8632

Stephen Cox, Ph.D.

Panhandle District Director
Trinity Christian School

6701 University Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79413
806-791-6583

Pat Cuneo

Director-at-Large
Southern Association of Independent Schools

6050 Peachtree Pkwy Ste 240-199
Norcross, GA 30092
(678)231-2908

Mark Desjardins, Ph.D.

Northeast District Director
All Saints Episcopal School

2695 S SW Loop 323
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 579-6018

Rob Devlin

Director-at-Large
Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools

1420 4th Avenue Suite 29
Canyon, TX 79015
(800) 655-2400

Marvin Effa

Director-At-Large
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools

3300 W. Parker Road
Plano, TX 75075
(972) 596-5811

Rachel Frecka

West District Director
Immanuel Christian School

1201 Hawkins Blvd.
El Paso, TX 79925
(915)778-6160

Chris Gunnin

Travis District Director
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School

6500 St. Stephen’s Dr.
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 327-1213

Scott Griggs

Director-At-Large
Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS)

3131 McKinney Avenue
Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75204
(432)684-9550 ext. 4

Richard Halloran, Ph.D.

Director-At-Large
Association of Classical and Christian Schools

Providence Classical School
18100 Stuebner Airline Rd.
Spring, TX 77379
(281)320-0500

William Hinz, Ed.D.

Director-At-Large
Lutheran Schools Accreditation Commission

7900 E Highway 290
Austin, TX 78724
(512) 926-4272

Sheryl Jo

Director-At-Large
Christian Schools International

99 Monroe Avenue NW, Suite #200
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616.957.1070 ext 106
616.900.9105

Colleen Lynch

Travis District Director
St. Gabriel’s Catholic School & St. Michael’s Catholic School

2500 Wimberly Lane
Austin, TX 78735
(512)327-7755 ext. 6445

3000 Barton Creek Blvd.
Austin, TX 78735
(512)328-2323

Leanne Messer

Southeast District Director
Houston Christian High School

2700 West Sam Houston Parkway North
Houston, Texas 77043
(713)580-6000

Alison Moffatt

Brazos District Director
Live Oak Classical School

400 S. 4th St.
Waco, TX 76706
(254) 714-1007

Barbara‑Jane Paris​, Ph.D.

Director-At-Large
COGNIA, Director of Professional Learning

888.413.3669 ext. 5640
(512)653-7246

Rabbi Jordan Silvestri, LSW

Director-At-Large
Robert M. Beren Academy

11333 Cliffwood Drive
Houston, Texas 77035
(713) 723-7170 ext. 233

Suzanne Stell

Dallas District Director
Shelton School & Evaluation Center

17301 Preston Road
Dallas, TX 75252
(972) 774-1772

Shailendra Thomas, Ed.D.

Dallas District Director
The King’s Academy

1819 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75215
(469)372-2502

Melanie Thiesse

Director-At-Large
American Montessori Society, Director of School Accreditation

116 East 16th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 358-1250
(212) 358-1256

Matt Ticzkus

Director-at-Large
American Association of Christian Schools

102 Hannah Ct.
Weatherford, TX 76085
(423) 629-4280

Kirk Wade

Panhandle District Director
Abilene Christian School

2550 N. Judge Ely Blvd.
Abilene, TX 79601
(325) 672-9200

Katie Wiens

Director-At-Large
Council on Educational Standards and Accountability

1635 Old 41 Hwy NW
STE 112-310
Kennesaw, GA 30152
617.309.6267

Randy Wood, Ph.D.

Director-At-Large
Accreditation Commission of the Texas Association of Baptist Schools

Baylor University
One Bear Place #97314
Waco, TX 76798
(254) 710-2410