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.
Byron W. Hildebrand
State president
Region 20
San Antonio ATPE
Contact Byron W. Hildebrand
President
Byron “Skip” Hildebrand, from Region 20, is a retired math teacher with 37 years of experience in education and 25 years as an ATPE member. Hildebrand has been the ATPE state treasurer and secretary.
Tonja Gray
State Vice President
Region 14
Abilene ATPE
Contact Tonja Gray
Vice president
Tonja Gray is a 29-year education veteran from Region 14. A 24-year ATPE member, Gray is a K-5 Literacy Success teacher in Abilene ISD. Gray served as ATPE’s 2016-17 state secretary.
Jimmy Lee
State secretary
Region 8
Paris ATPE
Contact Jimmy Lee
Secretary
Jimmy Lee is a food science teacher in Millsap ISD. He has been in education for 30 years and in ATPE for 19 years. Before being elected state treasurer, Lee was the Region 8 director.
Karen Hames
State past president
Region 11
Lewisville ATPE
Contact Karen Hames
Treasurer
Karen Hames, from Region 11, is an eighth-grade humanities teacher with 40 years of experience in the classroom.
Carl Garner
Immediate state past president
Region 10
Mesquite ATPE
Contact Carl Garner
Immediate state past president
Carl Garner, from Region 10, is a sixth-grade math and science teacher with 17 years of experience in education. Garner has served as ATPE’s state vice president, secretary, and treasurer.
Questions?
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