State Adult Education Advisory Committee

Voting Members
Name Organization Representation
or Area of Expertise
Sofia Zamarripa Fort Worth ISD Adult Education North
Fred Anaya Ysleta ISD Community Learning Center Adult Education Far West
Jon Engel Community Action, Inc. of Hays, Caldwell & Blanco Adult Education Central
Nancy Dunlap Northside ISD Adult Education South Central
Krista Young Abilene ISD Adult Education West
Benny Raley Region VI ESC Adult Education East
Betty Trigo Corpus Christi ISD Adult Learning Center Adult Education South
Joshua Hays College of the Mainland Adult Education Coastal
Sofia Zamarripa Fort Worth ISD TCABE
Gayla Roberts Trinity Valley Community College Community Colleges
Nancy Crawford Tyler Literacy Council CBOs, Volunteers and Learning Disabilities
OPEN Corrections
OPEN   Education Service Centers
David Lindsay Lyondell Chemical Corporation, retired Employers/Business
Olga Escamilla South Central Region GREAT Center TALAE (Texas Association for Literacy & Adult Education)
Dean Ransdell Bowie-Cass Adult Education Cooperative COABE (Commission on Adult Basic Education)
Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members
Name Organization Representation or Area of Expertise
Gina Day Texas Education Agency Federal and State Education Policy
Linda Muñoz, Interim Representative Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Higher Education
Phyllis Coombes Texas Workforce Commission Workforce
Harriet Vardiman Smith Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning Adult Literacy Clearinghouse Project

Texas LEARNS Staff Representatives

  • Joanie Rethlake, State Director
  • Beth Thompson, Assistant State Director
  • Mario Villafranca, Interagency Specialist
  • Laura Aguirre, Administrative Assistant