Recipients of Awards Presented at Leader U

Local Units with 1-500 Members

Ma Elena Ingram
McAllen ATPE
Ma Elena Ingram transferred to McAllen ISD’s Brown Middle School this year and took on the duties of campus rep at this Texas AFT-dominant campus. Ingram turned some heads by wearing her ATPE polos with pride and serving ATPE-sponsored snacks at staff development sessions.

Local Units with 501-1,000 Members

Debra Folk
Willis ATPE
As the campus rep at Willis ISD’s A.R. Turner Elementary School, Debra Folk makes a point of visiting with each and every faculty member—even longtime members of other organizations—about ATPE. She makes membership information readily available so colleagues can compare dues and coverage.

Local Units with 1,001-plus Members

Holli Rice
Denton ATPE
Once Holli Rice, the campus rep at Denton ISD’s Harpool Middle School, has read her copy of ATPE News, she places it in the staff lounge for her colleagues to read. Doing so has helped her expose her fellow staff members to the resources ATPE provides Texas educators—and opened the door for conversations about joining the association.

University Local Units

Houston Baptist University ATPE
Region 4
Chartered in 1985
185 members
2009-10 officers: President Lidia Hernandez (pictured), Vice President Shirley Martin, Secretary Claudia Hernandez, Treasurer Geraldine Bravo, Historian Summer Hauser, and Sponsors Linda Brupbacher and Carol McGaughey

Local Units with 1-500 Members

Hays ATPE
Region 13
Chartered in 1985
421 members
2009-10 officers: President Steve Thompson (pictured), Vice President Diana Villalobos, Secretary Sharran Lusby, Treasurer Brenda Hawkins, and Membership Chair Sharon Roberts

Local Units with 1,001-plus Members

Northside (20) ATPE
Region 20
Chartered in 1981
2,397 members
2009-10 officers: President Paige Alexander (pictured), Vice President Beverly Barrett, Secretary Kathy Day, Treasurer Jane Wellberg and Membership Chair Lynda Stark

Barbara Jo Green - Mesquite ATPE
From school board meetings in both her hometown and her school district to state political party conventions, there’s no stopping Mesquite ATPE member Barbara Jo Green when it comes to political involvement. When she moved to Kaufman County, she felt her political party lacked a presence in the area, so she organized a meeting in her home to discuss forming the Kaufman County GOP Club. It’s now the largest Republican organization in the county. Thanks to Green, Mesquite ATPE campus reps are trained as deputy voter registrars, which means they can collect voter registration cards. This has helped many more Mesquite educators and residents become eligible to vote.

Stephen F. Austin honorees are the greatest supporters of the ATPE Political Action Committee (ATPE-PAC). This honor is bestowed based on cumulative contributions to ATPE-PAC since July 1997. This year, ATPE-PAC is proud to announce the fourth member to reach the $4,000-contribution level: Chris Hansen of Bastrop ATPE.

 Local Units with
1-500 Members

 Local Units with
501-1,000 Members

 Local Units with
  1,000-plus Members