Greater Austin: Our Team and Board
Local Leadership
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
Education
Lizeth (Liz) Barraza
Los Angeles
14
Director of GTM Strategy and Analyst Relations
Jessica Camacho
Las Vegas Valley
07
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Alyssa Gonzales-Kirk
Greater New Orleans
19
6th Grade Science Teacher, 6th Grade Level Chair & STEAM Co-Sponsor/TFA Mentor
Ciro Guerra III
Dallas-Fort Worth
15
Founder and Principal Consultant, Stride Consulting Solutions
Maggie Hodge
Greater New Orleans
08
Secondary RLA Instructional Coach
Jenny Hoober
Greater New Orleans
03
Program Director & Principal Coach
Dr. Juan Juárez
San Antonio
11
Higher Education & AI Program Manager at GSV
Mary McCall Leland
Nashville-Chattanooga
20
Special Education Consultant
Anna Lemmons
Chicago-Northwest Indiana
14
Partner, Transcend Education
Christian Martinez-Canchola
Dallas-Fort Worth
12
Director, Product & AI Strategy with EDCI
Alexis McCurdy
Memphis
12
Committee Director Texas Senate Committee on Education
Steven Santoyo
Dallas-Fort Worth
19
Head of North America, Google Workspace and AI for Education
Drew Sidel
Dallas-Fort Worth
11
Consultant, Arena Impact LLC
Rebecca Thomas
Houston
09
Emergency Medical Logistics
Lindsey Townsend
Rio Grande Valley
13
Chief Operating Officer at Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation
Needhi Vasavada
Houston
09
Author Motivational Speaker Leadership Coach
Martin Winchester
Rio Grande Valley
95