TWHE Board of Directors
President
Suzanne Carter
Professor of Professional Practice and Executive Director of the EMBA Program
Texas Christian University
s.carter@tcu.edu
Immediate Past President
Jenny Branson (expires 2021)
Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Baylor Law
Jenny_branson@baylor.edu
Treasurer
Martinella Dryburgh (expires 2022)
Executive Director – Posey Leadership Institute
Austin College
mdryburgh@austincollege.edu
Secretary
Andra Cantrell (expires 2021)
Vice President of Financial and Administrative Affairs
Weatherford College
acantrell@wc.edu
Directors
Dana Bible (expires 2022)
Assistant Professor, College of Business Administration
Sam Houston State University
deb013@shsu.edu
Carla Brailey (expires 2023)
Assistant Professor
Texas Southern University
carla.brailey@tsu.edu
Christy Crutsinger (expires 2023)
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
University of North Texas
Christy.Crutsinger@unt.edu
Dani Day
drdaniday@gmail.com
Nancy Garcia
Director of Comprehensive Advisement & Mentoring Services,Director of Quality Enhancement Plan, Adjunct Faculty – Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Leadership
South Texas College
nancyhg@southtexascollege.edu
Heather Hadlock (expires 2023)
Associate Vice President for Alumni Engagement
Hardin-Simmons University
heather.hadlock@hsutx.edu
Sonia Jasso (expires 2023)
Director, Office of Student Retention and Graduation Initiatives
St. Mary’s University
sjasso2@stmarytx.edu
Kris Kimbark (expires 2021)
Dean of Students
College of the Mainland
kkimbark@com.edu
Elaine Pearson (Joined 2021)
Associate Dean of Administration
UT-Dallas
Elaine.pearson@UTDallas.edu
Lana Pigao (expires 2023)
Director of Communication Services
Houston Community College
lana.pigao@hccs.edu
Veronica Reyna (expires 2021)
Director of Graduate Admissions and Student Services
Our Lady of the Lake University
vmreyna@ollusa.edu
Abigail Tilton (expires 2022)
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Texas Woman’s University
atilton@twu.edu
Sinda Vanderpool (Joined 2021)
Baylor University
Sinda_vanderpool@baylor.edu
Del Watson (expires 2021)
Director of Faculty Affairs
The University of Texas at Austin
del.watson@austin.utexas.edu
Dr. Kristina Ramirez Wilson (Joined 2021)
Assoc. VP of Planning & IE
Del Mar College
Renetta Wright, M.Ed., MAMFC (expires 2022)
Director of Counseling, Advising and Testing | Advising and Counseling Center
Tarrant County College Southeast
renetta.wright@tccd.edu
Emeritus
Molly Woods, Emeritus
University of Houston (retired)
woodsm@uhd.edu
Ex-officio – Former Chairs
Donetta Goodall – Retired
Lone Star Community College
Kristin Harper
Executive Director for Undergraduate Studies
Texas A&M University
kharper@tamu.edu
Leah Jackson Teague
Associate Dean, Baylor Law School
Baylor University
Leah_Teague@baylor.edu
Jennifer Martin
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Texas Woman’s University
jmartin@twu.edu
Cissy Matthews
Vice President of Instruction
Galveston College
amatthew@gc.edu
Rissa McGuire
Executive Director
Council of Public University Presidents and Chancellors
rmcguire@cpupc.org
Margaret Rice – Retired
University of Houston-Victoria
Debbie Thorne
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Texas State University
Dm29@txstate.edu
Ex-officio – Sector Representatives
Ray Martinez
President
Independent College and Universities of Texas
ray.martinez@icut.org
Jacob Fraire
President and CEO
Texas Association of Community College
jfraire@tacc.org