Please use the link below to contact a committee chair if you are a member of TCPEA and interested in serving on one of the standing committees.

Social Media/Virtual Presence Committee

Manages and provides content for all TCPEA social media accounts and provides content for upload to TCPEA website.
Chair: Sarah Morrison, Southeastern Oklahoma University
Co-Chair: Michelle A. Fennick, Lamar University

Regional Affiliation

Established in 2022 for the purpose of working with educational leadership faculty from universities in states that border Texas to establish a regional affiliate organization.

Chair: Sarah Morrison, Southeastern Oklahoma University
Co-Chair: Shoronda Pruitt, Texas A&M-Commerce
Committee Members
Jim Ferrell, Northeastern State University (OK)
Jerry C. Stout, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Pamela Gray, New Mexico State University
Ashlyn Fiegener, Oklahoma State University

Programming

The Programming Committee has primary responsibility for the events that take place in our face-to-face meetings.
Chair: Forrest Kaiser, University of Texas-Tyler

Summer Writing Conference

The Summer Writing Conference Committee is charged with the overall programming of our annual summer conference.
Chair: Kevin Badgett, University of Texas-Permian Basin
Committee Members:
Jane Cooper, University of Houston-Clear Lake
Elaine Wilmore, Consultant
Sharon Ross, Texas A&M-Commerce

Membership Engagement

The Membership Engagement Committee (MEC) is committed to building individual and organizational capacity within the membership of TCPEA for the purpose of advancing our work as preparers of school and district leaders across the state of Texas and beyond. To advance this work in the coming year, the MEC will work with members to identify practical needs that may be addressed through collegial discourse and professional development while providing opportunities for members to lead. Understanding that TCPEA members already have a wide range of knowledge and experience, the committee seeks individuals willing to share their expertise through webinars, professional panels, and lunch & learns. The MEC will preserve videos and other resources from this work in a repository that will be accessible to members.

Chair: Forrest Kaiser, University of Texas-Tyler
Committee Members:
Summer Pannell, Stephen F. Austin
Carl Fahrenwald, Texas A&M-College Station
Felix Simieou, University of Houston-Clear Lake

Principal Preparation Resource Group (PPRG)

The purpose of our Professional Learning Community is to provide a vehicle of support programs with a small number of full-time faculty around areas connected to program quality, support in constructing certification support for candidates and to resource around tools and processes connected to compliance requirements.

Chair: Kevin Badgett, University of Texas-Permian Basin
Committee Members:
Value Added Manager: Lori Einfalt, Concordia University-Texas
Keeper of the Notes: Michelle Abrego, University of Texas-Rio Grande
Keeper of the Technology: Austin Vasek, Texas A&M-Central Texas
TEA Updates: Barbara Qualls, Stephen F. Austin

Publications

The Publications committee is responsible for TCPEA efforts related to both issues of School Leadership Review, its solicitation for submissions, and its processes related to manuscript review.
Chair: J. Kenneth Young (Editor of SLR), Lamar University
Committee Members:
Forrest Kaiser, University of Texas-Tyler
Daryl Ann Borel, Lamar University
Cynthia Gallardo, Texas A&M International University

Awards

Chair: Austin Vasek, Texas A&M-Central Texas
Committee Members:
Kevin Badgett, University of Texas-Permian Basin
Jason Hewitt, Shepherd I.S.D.
Laura Trujillo-Jenks, Texas Womens University
Jennifer Engle, Angelo State University
Ken Young, Lamar University