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TSTA's State Officers

Rita Haecker
TSTA President

Austin ISD first grade bilingual teacher, 1988-2003
Austin ISD consultation chairperson, 2002-08; Austin ISD charitable fund board president, 2003-08
Education Austin (formerly known as Austin Association of Teachers)vice president from 1999-2008; Austin Association of Teachers vice president from 1998-99
NEA Director for Texas from 2004-08
TSTA Community and Instructional Advocacy Committee vice chairperson, 2000-02
University of Texas at Austin, BS in education and bilingual education endorsement; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MS, union leadership and administration

Jason Hillman
TSTA Vice President

Klein ISD classroom instructor, 1994-2008
Klein Education Association president 2006-08 and vice president 2004-06
TSTA Legislative and Political Action Committee chair, 2007-08, and vice chair 2005-07
Sam Houston State University, BS in psychology; additional studies in teaching, geology

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