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Texas LEARNS State Advisory Committee

Voting Members
Name Organization Representation
or Area of Expertise
Sofia Zamarripa Fort Worth ISD Adult Education North
Blanca Andrade El Paso ISD -
San Jacinto Adult 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
Merri Lynn Rideout Abilene ISD Adult Education West
Benny Raley Region VI ESC Adult Education East
George Garza Southwest Texas Junior College Adult Education South
Katherine Moser College of the Mainland Adult Education Coastal
Guadalupe Ruvalcaba San Antonio ISD Adult & Community Education TCABE
Gayla Roberts Trinity Valley Community College Community Colleges
Nancy Crawford Tyler Literacy Council CBOs, Volunteers and Learning Disabilities
OPEN Corrections
Stacey Weaver Victoria College Distance Learning
Dean Ransdell Bowie-Cass Adult Education Cooperative TALAE
Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members
Name Organization Representation or Area of Expertise
David Lindsay,
retired
Lyondell Chemical Corporation Business
Harriet Vardiman Smith Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning Clearinghouse
Tamara Clunis Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Developmental Education
Rene Coronado Region XX ESC Education Service Centers
Michele Sabino,
Former President
National TESOL ESL
Ysabel Ramirez Texas Family Literacy Resource Center Even Start Evaluators and Family Literacy
Jerre Bergeron Spring ISD Even Start Program Even Start and Family Literacy
Barbara S. Knaggs Texas Education Agency Associate Commissioner for State Initiatives
Clint Winters Texas Workforce Commission Workforce

Texas LEARNS Staff Representatives

  • Joanie Rethlake, State Director
  • Janell Baker, Assistant State Director
  • Beth Thompson, State Even Start and Family Literacy Coordinator
  • Mario Villafranca, Interagency Specialist
  • Laura Aguirre, Administrative Assistant