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The Letting Education Achieve Dreams initiative at the University of Houston-Victoria recently established an advisory board composed of education professionals from the area. Board members will provide guidance to LEAD as it continues to pursue its mission of increasing the educational attainment rate of residents in the Coastal Bend region through campus visits, parent presentations, a mentoring program, ambassador presentations and informational events highlighting financial aid application procedures.
The board held its first meeting on Wednesday, March 1. Board members are Michael Poynor, Yoakum ISD superintendent; Dr. Wayne Taylor, Wharton County Junior College dean of student services; Larry Nichols, Calhoun ISD superintendent; Henry Lind, Cuero ISD superintendent; and Carolyn Gordon, El Campo ISD superintendent, Dr. Margaret Rice, UHV executive director of student services and regional outreach; Dr. Claudia Iselt, Victoria ISD interim superintendent; Rachel Trevino-Garcia, UHV director of student development; Tracey Gleghorn, Austwell-Tivoli High School principal; and Tracey Moore-Sweeney, UHV grants facilitator.
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