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Founders

Leslie & Scott Milder

Leslie & Scott Milder

The Milders founded Friends of Texas Public Schools in 2004 with a commitment to educating Texans about the strengths and achievements of Texas public schools...and there are plenty! Scott has invested the last 20+ years in the educational architecture industry and is the K-12 Market Leader at VLK Architects where he leads the firm’s education advocacy efforts.

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Board of Directors

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Dalane Bouillion

Board President

Dalane is Chief Development Officer at VLK Architects where she works to bridge experiences in education to the school design process as a thought leader and partner for clients.

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Shelby McIntosh

Director of Partnerships

& Strategic Alliances

Shelby is Senior Vice President of K12 Sales at Scholarus Learning, a portfolio of education companies united in their belief that education has the power to transform lives and committed to harnessing their collective solutions to help cultivate and sustain that transformation.

 

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David Webb

Vice President - Local Strategy

David has 19 years combined experience in public education as a high school teacher, educational account executive, state partnership director, and most recently a Regional Sales Director for Age of Learning. He is passionate about helping districts find the right solutions to achieve desired outcomes for students. Through Age of Learning he can help bring effective digital education programs to young learners.  

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Charlie Davis

Charlie Davis

Director of Advisory Engagement

Charlie is an Energy Solutions Business Development Manager with Schneider Electric. Schneider Electric's purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all.

 

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Leslie Milder

Co-Founder & Vision Advisor

Leslie is a co-founder of Friends of Texas Public Schools, professional educator, and partner in a consulting firm called Common Sense Communications. She provides professional training for educators in the area of strengthening public confidence in the awesome work they do through our public schools.

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Liz McComb

Director of Community Engagement

Liz McComb has spent the last 15 years working in public education, serving as a School Psychologist, Special Education Advocate, and higher ed faculty member. She currently partners with districts across Texas to implement high-quality out-of-school time programs through her work with Right at School. Liz is honored to contribute to the mission of FOTPS in celebrating and advocating for the great work happening in our schools.

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Blake Powell

Blake Powell

Director of Governance & Nominations

Blake is the managing partner of Powell Law Group, serving hundreds of school districts in Texas. The firm handles a broad range of general school law and litigation issues. 

 

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Tina Shanks

Director of Corporate Partnerships

Tina is the Regional Sales Manager in Texas for Raptor Technologies, a integrated company that provides school safety software that enables schools to prevent, prepare, respond and recover from any emergency. She started out as a classroom teacher and then transitioned into Ed Tech sales 20 years ago, continuing her passion for education outside of the classroom.

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Jason Osborne

Vice President - Statewide Strategy

Jason Osborne serves as the Chief Business Officer for the scientific and educational virtual reality company, syGlass. Prior to syGlass, he served over six years as the Chief Innovation Officer at Ector County ISD in Odessa, Texas. In both capacities, he spearheaded innovative educational experiences for students and teachers through STEM methodology, research, and engaging authentic investigations.

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Charles Wimett

Director of Advisory Engagement

Charles works with product development, support, and sales at OnDataSuite. Through OnDataSuite, he helps offer products that allow users more refined choices of data options.

 

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Jenn Allen

Director of Events & Engagement

A lifelong Texas resident, Jennifer has spent more than two decades of her career dedicated to working in education, both as a teacher and in K-12 sales. She currently serves as an independent consultant working with start-ups to help develop business plans and build brand awareness. Jenn also works at the legislative level and successfully filed two bills during the 86th session and passed one bill during the 87th session.

 

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Staff

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Leigh Anne Pearson

Executive Director

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Faith Davenport

Marketing & Communications

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Thank you to our Diamond Corporate Partners!

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Contact Us

(512) 334-6555
friends@fotps.org

108 Wild Basin Rd. South Suite #250
Austin, TX 78746

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