BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors is the legal authority by which Communities In Schools Texas Joint Venture operates as a non-profit 501 (c) 3. This board provides the guidance needed for the organization to fulfill its mission.
Denise Finck Jennings, Pres. CIS SHC;
Chair, Joint Venture
Facilities Coordinator &
Community Relations Liaison
LyondellBasell
Houston, Texas
Mike Merkel, Pres. CIS Brazoria;
Vice-Chair, Joint Venture
Chief of Police
Alvin Police Department
Alvin, Texas
Mike Jackson, Vice Chair – Admin.,
Joint Venture
Asst. Chief of Police
Pasadena Police Department
Pasadena, Texas
Robert Thomas, Vice Chair – Finance,
Joint Venture
Sr. Engineer
Johnson Space Center
Carol Bertholf
Superintendent
Columbia-Brazoria ISD
W. Columbia, Texas
Melvin (Mel) Burridge
Attorney-at-law
Angleton, Texas
Barbara Fuqua
Associate Superintendent
Pasadena ISD
Pasadena, Texas
Denise Babb
Director of Student Accelerated Programs
Alvin ISD
Alvin, Texas
Claudell “Claudie” Sablatura
LCSW, CEAP - Counselor
Pearland, TX
Roland K. Hendricks
Texas Manufacturing Controller
The Dow Chemical Company
Freeport, Texas
Dana Treadgold
Sr. Vice President
1st State Bank
Sweeny, Texas
Kaye Horton
HR Manager
Bauer Visual Graphics
Pasadena, Texas
Kelly L. Shea
Product Manager
NYNAS USA, INC
Houston, Texas
Nan Wiemer
Assistant Superintendent
Pearland ISD
Pearland, Texas
Jim Haley
Assistant Superintendent
Sweeny ISD
Sweeny, Texas
Cherryl Mitchell
Human Resources Director
Ethyl Corp.
Pasadena, Texas
Judge John Vasut
Justice of the Peace
Manvel, Texas
Joshua Moreno
Education Director
ABC Dental
Pasadena, Texas
Robert C. (Bob) Garcia
Executive Director, Joint Venture
Angleton, Texas
