AISD Trustee Patricia Ann Bourgeois elected to serve as Southern Region Director of the NBCSBM
Patricia Ann Bourgeois
The mission of the Black Council is to promote the goals and vision of the National School Boards Association and to provide leadership and a foundation to school board members for student educational opportunities through collaboration with key stakeholders to foster equity and excellence in public education.
The Council leadership consists of four national officers and five regional directors. As Southern Region Director, Ms. Bourgeois represents the following states; Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The remaining Council Regional Directors represent the Central, Northeast, Pacific and Western Regions.
The responsibilities of the Regional Director as follows in accordance with the National Council of Black School Members Bylaws are as follows:
• participate in matters before the Black Council Board of Directors;
• promote and encourage participation in the activities and annual conference of the Black Council, and in activities of the National School Boards Association;
• act as spokespersons of the Black Council in their region when requested to do so by the Chair or the Executive Committee;
• serve as members of the Membership Committee;
• perform such other additional duties as determined and assigned by the Black Council Chair.
Ms. Bourgeois was elected to her Position 1 seat in November 2013. She is active in two non-profit organizations, the Groom-A-Kid Foundation and the Dasha D. Blaylock Foundation, where she serves as executive director. She currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of the Aldine ISD Board of Trustees.
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