Greater Austin: Our Team and Board
Local Leadership
Christine Nishimura
Los Angeles '06
Executive Director
Teach For America Greater Austin
Christine Nishimura (Los Angeles ’06) brings more than a decade of education and legal experience to her role as executive director for Greater Austin.
Meet Our Staff
SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, ALUMNI, SITTING SCHOOL LEADER DEVELOPMENT
Nicole Seltman
New Mexico
06
Nicole joined TFA in 2006 and taught in New Mexico. Prior to joining TFA Austin staff, Nicole served as the Director of School Improvement at the Texas Education Agency and founded KIPP Austin Leadership Elementary.
DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, TEXAS
Sofia Lanza
San Antonio
19
Sofia graduated from University of Florida in 2019 and joined TFA, teaching 7th and 8th grade Social Studies at Davis Middle School in San Antonio. After the corps, she joined staff at TFA San Antonio. Sofia now serves all of Texas.
Meet Our Alumni Board
Board Chair
Daniella Gennaro
Charlotte
16
Board Member
Lizeth (Liz) Barraza
Los Angeles
14
Board Member
Phillip Bedford
Oklahoma
14
Board Member
Jaime Cannon
Eastern North Carolina
11
Board Member
Ryan Char
Hawaii
10
Board Member
Suzannah Garcia
Connecticut
19
Board Member
Alexa Higginbothan
Rio Grande Valley
13
Board Member
Disha Jain
Houston
06
Board Member
Joyce Jones
Houston
15
Board Member
Marie Kunthara
Miami-Dade
03
Board Member
Brianna Lozito
Dallas Fort Worth
13
Board Member
Dr. Krista Ratcliff
South Louisiana
98
Board Member
Laura (Andreina) Sanchez
Dallas - Fort Worth
20
Board Member
Claudia Teralu
Rio Grande Valley
18
Board Member
Tosh Villery
Houston
09