Community Partners
Community partners are vital to making an impact.

In 2015 MISD and a small group of business and community leaders partnered with Educate Texas, a public-private partnership focused on improving the public education system so that every Texas student is prepared for success. Over a period of 22 months, Educate Texas provided technical assistance and helped guide the formation of a 40+ member Leadership Team, a Data Support Team, and 2 task force groups that provided recommendations for improving Teacher Recruitment/Retention and Facilities at MISD. While the task force groups met only temporarily, the bringing together of diverse ideas and expertise resulted in a different and long-lasting way of thinking about education in Midland. Conversations about human resources consulting, educator coaching, and alternative learning methods and theories of action have begun to take shape due to the connecting of people, ideas, and resources.
Moving forward, Educate Midland is now the “backbone organization”, responsible for convening and facilitating the Leadership Team, the Data Support Team, Future Action Networks (focus groups) and other community partners around a common agenda for education in Midland.
Community Partner Roles in Collective Impact Work
Community Leadership Team
NAME | AFFILIATION | TITLE | YEAR(S) |
Abraham Gutierrez | State Farm Insurance | Independent Agent | 2016-2017 |
Alison King | Warren Charitable Foundation | Executive Director | 2016-2017 |
Andy Sustaita | Region 18 ESC | Leadership Consultant | 2017 |
Ben Wall | Unlock Ministries | Executive Director | 2016-2017 |
Bob Rice | Communities in Schools of the Permian Basin | Former Executive Director | 2016 |
Bryan Murry | Midland ISD | Board Member | 2017 |
Cathy McCollum | Midland ISD | Teacher | 2016-2017 |
Christine Foreman | Community | Parent | 2016-2017 |
Cory Edmondson | Midland Memorial Hospital | Senior VP | 2016-2017 |
David Chancellor | Boys and Girls Clubs of the Permian Basin | Executive Director | 2016 |
David Watts | University of Texas of the Permian Basin | President | 2016-2017 |
Dewitt Smith | Region 18 ESC | Executive Director | 2017 |
Eliseo Elizondo | Communities in Schools of the Permian Basin | Executive Director | 2016-2017 |
Emma Galindo | Midland ISD | Social Worker | 2016-2017 |
Grant Billingsley | Scharbauer Foundation | Executive Director | 2016-2017 |
Jami Owen | Midland ISD Education Foundation | Executive Director | 2016-2017 |
Jay Edwards | Parkhill, Smith, and Cooper | COO | 2016-2017 |
Jay Marquez | Teen Flow | Executive Director | 2016 |
Jennifer Seybert | Midland ISD | Principal | 2016-2017 |
Jerry Morales | City of Midland | Mayor | 2016-2017 |
Jim Nelson | Warren Cat Equipment | CEO | 2016-2017 |
Juanita Mendoza | Wells Fargo | District Manager | 2016-2017 |
Julia Swallow | The Swallow Group | Vice President | 2016 |
Karen Nicholson | Midland ISD | Board Member | 2017 |
Lael Cordes-Pitts | Henry Foundation | Executive Director | 2016-2017 |
Laura Roman | Weaver | Partner | 2016-2017 |
Leslie Goodrum | Midland ISD | Principal | 2016-2017 |
Luis Sanchez | Midland County | Commissioner | 2016-2017 |
Maridell Fryar | Midland Association of Retired School Personnel | President | 2016-2017 |
Mark Alexander | United Way of Midland | Executive Director | 2016-2017 |
Mark Palmer | Abell-Hanger Foundation | Executive Director | 2016-2017 |
Mary Livingston | Midland ISD | Teacher | 2016 |
Mike Bradford | Midland County | Judge | 2016-2017 |
Moriah Wallace | Midland ISD | Teacher | 2016-2017 |
Orlando Riddick | Midland ISD | Superintendent | 2017 |
Patci Lewis | Midland Need-to-Read | Executive Director | 2016-2017 |
Patrick Jones | Midland ISD | Chief Academic Officer | 2017 |
Patrick Payton | Stonegate Christian Fellowship | Senior Pastor | 2016-2017 |
Pervis Evans | Educate Midland | Executive Director | 2016-2017 |
Rick Davis | Midland ISD | Board Member | 2016-2017 |
Robbyne Hocker-Fuller | Midland African American Roots Historical Cultural Arts Council | President | 2016-2017 |
Rod Schroder | Midland ISD | Interim Superintendent | 2016-2017 |
Ronnie Scott | Development Capital Resources | CEO | 2016-2017 |
Rosalind Perkins | Greater Ideal Family Life Center | Executive Director | 2016-2017 |
Roy Nelson | State Farm Insurance | Independent Agent | 2016-2017 |
Sandy Woodley | University of Texas of the Permian Basin | President | 2017 |
Scott Kidwell | Concho Resources | Vice President | 2016-2017 |
Sara Whitefield | Midland ISD | Teacher | 2016-2017 |
Stan VanHoozer | Midland ISD | Principal | 2016-2017 |
Steve Thomas | Midland College | President | 2016-2017 |
Susan Spratlen | Pioneer Resources | Vice President | 2016-2017 |
Tonya Eckert | Casa De Amigos | Executive Director | 2016-2017 |
Data Support Team
Name | Organization | Title |
Elise Kail – Co-Chair | Midland ISD | Executive Director of Accountability and Data Systems |
Jay Edwards – Co-Chair | Parkhill, Smith & Cooper | COO |
Pervis Evans | Educate Midland | Executive Director |
Deana Savage | Midland College | Special Advisor to the President |
Denise Watts | University of Texas of the Permian Basin | Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness |
Rebecca Meyers | First 5 | Research Analyst |
Michelle Evans | United Way of Midland | Director of Community Impact |
Monica Hernandez | Midland ISD | Director of Accountability |
Jamye Swinford | Region 18 ESC | Leadership Consultant |
Mary Smith | Retired Educator | Retired Educator |
Ryan Farmer | City of Midland | Right of Way Manager |
Suzanne Rathbun | University of Texas of the Permian Basin | Psychology Professor |
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Task Force in 2016
Name
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Organization
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Tyson Taylor
|
Pioneer Natural Resources
|
Natasha Morgan
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Midland College
|
James Riggen
|
MISD
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Paul Hooper
|
MISD
|
Woodrow Bailey
|
MISD
|
David Garcia
|
MISD
|
Darrell Dunton
|
Admarc Marketing and Advertising
|
Michele Harmon-Cobb
|
Retired Teacher
|
Warren Cottle
|
MISD Teacher – Midland HS
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Julie Alfon
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Chevron
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David Meek
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Concho
|
Ed Zachary
|
MISD
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Carol Staggs
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UT Permian Basin
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Stefanie Pate
|
Oxy
|
Rick Davis
|
MISD
|
Irene Garcia
|
MISD
|
Patrick Jones
|
MISD
|
Cindy Fouts
|
Region 18
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Roberta SoloRio
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Midland Memorial
|
Socorro Gutierrez
|
MISD Teacher – Washington
|
Jill Rivera
|
MISD
|
Facilities Task Force in 2016
Name
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Organization
|
Jim Rhotenberry
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Rhotenberry & Wellen
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Gary Vandergriff
|
Vandergriff & Associates
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Walter Pate
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Pate & Associates
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Rachel Stone
|
Hispanic Chamber
|
Jay Edwards
|
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper
|
Ryder Warren
|
MISD
|
Rick Davis
|
MISD
|
Patrick Jones
|
MISD
|
David Garcia
|
MISD
|
James Riggen
|
MISD
|
Jeff Horner
|
MISD
|
Tom Holly
|
MISD
|
Randy Rowe
|
MISD
|
Mark Palmer |
Abell-Hanger Foundation
|
Grant Billingsley
|
Scharbauer Foundation
|
Ronnie Scott
|
Henry Foundation
|
Lauren Lawson
|
CrownQuest
|
Jill Pennington
|
David, Gerald & Cremer
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Kevin Sparks
|
Discovery Operating
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Keitha Butler
|
MISD PTA President
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Angela Joiner
|
Southwest Bank
|
Frank Salvato
|
City of Midland
|
Ignacio Lopez
|
LPZ Enterprises, LLC
|
Joseph Willis
|
Former Teacher, Communication Consultant
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Greg Galvan
|
Republic State Mortgage
|
Bob Watkins
|
Retired Teachers
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Matt Medley
|
MISD Teacher – Midland FHS
|
Tim Ericson
|
MISD Teacher – Alamo JH
|
Kim Weaver
|
MISD Teacher – Greathouse
|
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