García Elected President of TASB

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Aldine ISD Trustee Dr. Viola M. García was elected president of the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) during the Association’s recent annual Delegate Assembly and Convention in Austin. García succeeds past President Gary Inmon of Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City (SCUC) ISD. Faye Beaulieu of Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD will serve as president-elect, Andra Self of Lufkin ISD and Bret Begert of Fort Elliott CISD will serve as vice presidents, and Gloria Casas of La Feria ISD will serve as secretary-treasurer.

García, a professor at the University of Houston-Downtown, joined the Aldine ISD board in 1992. She has chaired numerous local board committees and served as president, vice-president, secretary, and assistant secretary. In addition, she was a member of the Project 2000, Site Based Management, and Campus Planning Committees.

Elected to the TASB Board in 2004, García has chaired the Member Services, Bylaws and Resolutions, and Planning and Development Committees and was vice-chair of the Legislative Committee. She also was a member of the Lone Star Investment Pool Board from 2003 to 2009. A graduate of Leadership TASB and master trustee, García is a fellow of the American Leadership Forum-Houston Education Class 2. She also has participated in the Reform Governance in Action (RGA) program with the Aldine ISD Board and administrative team and is actively involved in the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Leadership Initiatives.

In other activities, García is a life member of the PTA, serves as the education liaison for the Greater Inwood Super Neighborhood Council. She is also active in the Mexican American School Board Members Association having served as the group’s president in the past. She earned her undergraduate degree from Texas Woman’s University and master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Houston.

TASB is a nonprofit association established in 1949 to serve local public school districts. School board members are the largest group of publicly elected officials in the state. The districts they represent serve more than 4.9 million public school students.