TSTA Staff
We’re here for you!
When you need answers — now — call 877-ASK-TSTA (877-275-8782) or email the Help Center.
We live in a fast-paced world. We can’t wait for days for someone to get back to us. That’s why TSTA provides a Help Center, with member advocacy specialists standing by to answer your questions from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Time every school day (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT in the summer).
We’re prepared to tackle a wide range of issues, from “What are my rights in this situation?” and “What does the Texas Education Agency say about this classroom issue?” to “Can I get some more membership forms?” and “I just moved — who is my local president?”
Following is a listing of the staff people in each organizing center and their email addresses. You will get a better response to your request, even legal issues, by calling 877-ASK-TSTA or emailing the Help Center rather than emailing a specific staff person.
Organizing Center for Executive and Governance | Organizing Center for Business and Technology | Organizing Center for Public Affairs | Organizing Center for Affiliate and Leadership Development | Area Organizing Team 1 | Area Organizing Team 2 | Area Organizing Team 3 | Area Organizing Team 4 | Organizing Center for Legal Services and Member Advocacy
Organizing Center for Executive and Governance
Ovidia Molina, President
Linda Estrada, Vice President
Richard Kouri, Executive Director
Anezka Carmona, Deputy Director of Executive and Governance
Crystal Carpenter, Assistant Governance Coordinator
Organizing Center for Business and Technology
Sherra Bowers, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Linda Brown, Accounting Manager
Adriana Montoya, Administrative Manager
Dee Arnold, Information Technology Manager
Jana Opheim, Accounting Assistant
Mercedes Castro, Accounting Assistant
Kristen Torres, Membership Assistant
Rita Hudson, Membership Assistant
Jessica Jordan, Membership Assistant
Organizing Center for Public Affairs
Portia Bosse, Public Affairs Director
Jay Kleine, Administrative Manager
Vacant, Government Relations Specialist
Clay Robison, Public Affairs Specialist
Carrie Griffith, Government Relations/Policy Specialist
Claire Moore, Communications and Digital Specialist
Sue Martin, Graphic Designer/Web Specialist
Rose-Yvonne Colletta, Administrative Assistant
Ruben Aleman, Equipment Operator/Building Maintenance
Organizing Center for Affiliate and Leadership Development
Patricia Torres Sauceda, Director of Affiliate and Leadership Development
Kay Williams, Administrative Manager
Rosie Castillo, Administrative Assistant
Tara Trautman, Administrative Assistant
Adriana Lozada, Administrative Assistant
AOT 1, serving TSTA Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Ida Abeldano, Organizer
Ernest Davila, Organizer
Yolanda Gonzalez, Organizer
Jeannette Garcia-Avila, Organizer
David Herbener, Organizer
Susan Salinas, Organizer
AOT 2, serving TSTA Regions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13
Micaela Albujar-Leon, Organizer
Clinton Gill, Organizer and TSTA-Student Program Liaison
Mary Kennedy, Organizer
Alonzo Mendoza, Organizer
Sandra Salazar, Organizer
Jason Wylie, Organizer
AOT 3, serving TSTA Regions 14, 15, 16 and 17
Deshauntia Benn, Organizer
Marita Palmer, Organizer
Brittany McCoy, Organizer
Kim Martinic, Organizer
AOT 4, serving TSTA Regions 18, 19 and 20
Jose Perez, Organizer
Beth Walker-Martinez, Organizer
Malinda McKee, Organizer
Organizing Center for Legal Services and Member Advocacy
(All legal email goes to: the Help Center, English or Spanish)
Amanda Moore, General Counsel and Director of Legal Services
Jenny Benavidez, Administrative Manager
Portia Talley, Staff Counsel
Matthew Wackerle, Member Advocacy Specialist
Sai Zhang, Member Advocacy Specialist
Jessica Patterson, Help Center Attorney
Stephen Tompkins, Help Center Attorney
Nancy Gomez, Paralegal
Anita Wells, Help Center Assistant
