State Officers
The ATPE House of Delegates elects four state officers annually: president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. Along with the immediate past state president, these working educators form ATPE’s Executive Committee. Here are your 2025-26 state officers:
Jerrica Holt
State President
Region 10
Community ATPE
Jerrica Holt serves as her district’s Dean of CTE and has 15 years of experience. She has been a member and chairwoman of several ATPE state committees, an ATPE at the Capitol panelist, and a member of the inaugural class of Leadership ATPE. Jerrica has served her district and community through various leadership roles, including as a CHAMPion mentor, YoungLife Lamar County mentor, Paris Downtown Food Pantry board member, and Lamar County United Way campaign chair.
Eli Rodriguez
State Vice President
Region 4
Cypress-Fairbanks ATPE
Eli Rodriguez is a 41-year education veteran who teaches seventh grade English/language arts in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Throughout his 31 years as an ATPE member, he has served on numerous committees and in several leadership roles for Mesquite ATPE, Cypress-Fairbanks ATPE, and Region 4 ATPE. Outside of ATPE, Eli has served his district and community through the District-Wide Educational Improvement Council (DEIC) and Cypress Assistance Ministry.
Teresa Millard
State Secretary
Region 7
Woden ATPE
Teresa Millard is a PreK3 teacher/bus driver in Woden ISD with 20 years of education experience. She has held many leadership roles within ATPE at the region and local level and served on several committees. Most recently she served as the Region 7 ATPE director. Her service to the community includes volunteering for the Nacogdoches Farmers Market and the South Nacogdoches County Volunteer Fire Department.
Twila Figueroa
State Treasurer
Region 1
McAllen ATPE
Twila Figueroa, a 40-year education veteran, recently retired as a special education self-contained Life Skills teacher in McAllen ISD. Most recently she served as Region 1 ATPE director and held several leadership roles in her region and local unit. She has chaired ATPE’s Legislative, Minority & Diverse Population Recruitment, Nomination/Election, Political Action, and Public Information committees, and she has served on the Educator of the Year and Resolutions committees. She has also testified before the Texas Legislature on behalf of ATPE.
Jason Forbis
Immediate Past State President
Region 12
Midway (12) ATPE
Jason Forbis, a 28-year education veteran, is an RTI reading and math interventionist in Midway ISD in Region 12. Jason has chaired several ATPE state committees and served in numerous leadership roles in Midway ISD, Waco ISD, and Region 12 ATPE. Outside of ATPE, Jason is a certified pharmacy technician and has coordinated food drives for the Hunger Free MISD program.