Our 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
Damon Hoyle
Associate 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
Dr. William Hinz
Director-At-Large
Lutheran Schools Accreditation Commission
7900 E Highway 290
Austin, TX 78724
(512) 926-4272
Julie Ambler
Brazos District Director
The Woodlands Christian Academy
5800 Academy Way
The Woodlands, TX 77384
(936) 273-2555
Barbara‑Jane Paris, Ph.D.
Director-At-Large
COGNIA Director, Professional Learning
888.413.3669 ext. 5640
(512)653-7246
Jay Ferguson
Past President/Northeast District Director
Grace Community School
3025 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)566-5678
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
Bobbie Kelly
Director-At-Large
Association of Christian Schools International
2001 W Plano Parkway
Suite 3600
Plano, TX 75075-8632
Rob Devlin
Director-at-Large
Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools
1420 4th Avenue Suite 29
Canyon, TX 79015
(800) 655-2400
Dr. Randy Wood
Director-At-Large
Accreditation Commission of the Texas Association of Baptist Schools
Baylor University
One Bear Place
#97314
Waco, TX 76798
(254) 710-2410
Marvin Effa
Director-At-Large
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools
3300 W. Parker Road
Plano, TX 75075
(972) 596-5811
Matt Ticzkus
Director-at-Large
American Association of Christian Schools
102 Hannah Ct.
Weatherford, TX 76085
(423) 629-4280
Joanne Andruscavage
Director-At-Large
Southern Association of Independent Schools
6050 Peachtree Pkwy Ste 240-199
Norcross, GA 30092
(678) 231-2908
Chris Belyeu
Director-At-Large
International Christian Accrediting Association
2448 East 81st Street Suite 600
Tulsa, OK 74137
(918)493-8880
Dr. Andrew Baker
Director-At-Large
National Christian School Association
(512) 568-5335
(405) 425-5000
Richard Halloran
Director-At-Large
Association of Classical and Christian Schools
Providence Classical School
18100 Stuebner Airline Rd.
Spring, TX 77379
(281)320-0500
Melanie Thiesse
Director-At-Large
AMS Director of School Accreditation
American Montessori Society
116 East 16th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 358-1250
(212) 358-1256
Chris Gunnin
Travis District Director
St. Stephen's Episcopal School
6500 St. Stephen's Dr.
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 327-1213
Lisette Allen
Director-At-Large
Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops Education Department
1600 N. Congress Suite B
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 339-9882
Suzanne Stell
Dallas District Director
Shelton School & Evaluation Center
17301 Preston Road
Dallas, TX 75252
(972) 774-1772
David McGrath
Director-At-Large
Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools
5206 Balcones Drive
Austin, TX 78731
(512) 459-5040
Dr. Shailendra Thomas
Dallas District Director
The King's Academy
1819 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75215
(469)372-2502
Don Davis
Southeast District Director
Second Baptist School
6410 Woodway Drive
Houston, TX 77057
(713) 365-2310
Shannon Elders
Tarrant District Director
Fort Worth Academy
7301 Dutch Branch Rd.
Fort Worth, TX 76132
(817)370-1191
Kirk Wade
Panhandle District Director
Abilene Christian School
2550 N. Judge Ely Blvd.
Abilene, TX 79601
(325) 672-9200
Joshua Gettys
Southeast District Director
Fort Bend Christian Academy
1250 Seventh Street
Sugar Land, TX 77478
(281) 263-9149
Stephen Cox, PhD
Panhandle District Director
Trinity Christian School
6701 University Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79413
806-791-6583
Tracy Lamon
South District Director
St. Alban's Episcopal Day School
1417 E. Austin
Harlingen, TX 78550
(956)428-2326
Colleen Lynch
Travis District Director
St. Gabriel's Catholic School
2500 Wimberly Lane
Austin, TX 78735
(512)327-7755 ext. 6445
St. Michael's Catholic School
3000 Barton Creek Blvd.
Austin, TX 78735
(512)328-2323