The purpose of the SkillsUSA Texas Board of Directors is to oversee the operations of the SkillsUSA Texas Secondary Division Organization. The Board is compromised of elected Professional members who represent each region within SkillsUSA Texas, up to six appointed members from business and industry  who represent the voice of our industry, a Texas Education Agency representative, and a Professional Development Organization representative.

The next meeting of the SkillsUSA Texas Board of Directors will be:

Summer Board Meeting in July in Princeton, Texas
 

Professional Members

Region 1 – District 1, 2, 3, 4

Gavino Carrasco, 2024–2027, District 2
gcarrasco@seminoleisd.net

Nathan VanRyn, 2023-2026, District 4
Secretary

nvanryn@c-isd.com

Region 2 – District 5, 6, 7, 8

David Lanman, 2024-2026, District 5
Co Chair

david.lanman@wylieisd.net

Rebecca Jan Holland, 2022–2025, District 7
r_holland@nacisd.org

Region 3 – District 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Danna Farmer, 2023-2026, District 10
dana dfarmer@hamiltonisd.org

Caroline Hinojosa, 2022–2025, District 13
ca.hinojosa@ecisd.us

Industrial Members

Eduardo Sanchez, 2024-2026                                  Chair: chair@skillsusatx.org                                  Bracewell LLP                            ed.sanchez@bracewell.com

Aaron Paul, 2023-2026           
Advanced Technologies Consultants
apaul@atctrain.com

Regina Lopez Montague, 2023-2026           
Morton Buildings
regina.lopez-montague@mortonbuildings.com 

Bobby Horner, 2024-2027      
City of Waco
BobbyH@wacotx.gov

Dean Matzo, 2024-2027           
Trinity Industries
Dean.Matzo@trin.net

Jesse Gonzalez, 2024-2027
Treasurer

The Joule
jgonzalez@thejouledallas.com

Ex-Officio Members

Crystal Latham Alford, 2023-present                Executive Director SkillsUSA Texas                                crystal@skillsusatx.org

Lacy Freeman, 2022 – present
Texas Education Agency                                              lacy.freeman@tea.texas.gov

Vacant
Professional Development Organization
email

Crystal Latham, 2022 to present
Executive Director SkillsUSA Texas Post Secondary
crystallatham@skillsusatxps.org

SkillsUSA Texas Alumni Representative, 2024-2025

Jennifer Flores

SkillsUSA Texas State Board Advisor, 2024-2025

Tom Spence, Teacher

Kevin Walker, Administration