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COL(R) Thelma Piper
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PHONE - (281) 891-7235
EMAIL - thelma.r.piper@springisd.org
Colonel Thelma R. Piper, U.S. Army (Retired)
Veteran | Educator | Mentor | Senior Army Instructor
Colonel (Retired) Thelma R. Piper is a native of Houston, TX, and graduate of Bellaire High School. She completed the Orleans Battalion Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Tulane University in 2000 and commissioned into the Louisiana Army National Guard in 2002 as a Military Intelligence Officer. She served as an U.S. Army Counterintelligence Officer and Persian Farsi linguist.
Her command assignments included Commander, Military Intelligence (MI) Detachment, 415th MI Battalion (BN) (Interrogation) (I) and Commander, 415th MI BN (I). COL Piper retired from the Department of Army on April 1, 2026, as the Director of Intelligence and Security (J2), Louisiana National Guard. Previous assignments held include Platoon Leader with Charlie Company, 415th MI BN (Linguist); Platoon Leader and Assistant Plans Officer with Alpha Company, 415th MI BN (L); Terrorism Watchlist Editor and Analyst with Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters Post 1462; Policy Analysis Officer, Command Special Security Officer, Intelligence Training Program Manager, and Human Intelligence and Counterintelligence Branch Chief with the Army National Guard Intelligence and Security Directorate (G2), National Guard Bureau; Deputy J2, Deputy Inspector General, and Executive Officer to the Adjutant General, Louisiana National Guard. She assumed the duties and responsibilities of the Senior Army Instructor (SAI) for the Army JROTC program at Westfield High School, Spring Independent School District on July 7, 2026.
COL Piper is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the U.S. Army War College Defense Strategy Course, Department of Army Inspector General School, and the National Defense University (Senior Service College). COL Piper holds an Associate of Applied Science in Intelligence Operations from Cochise College, Associate of Arts in Linguistic Studies (Persian Farsi) from the Defense Language Institute and Foreign Language Center, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Xavier University of Louisiana, Master of Arts in Criminology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, and Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from Eisenhower School for National Defense and Resource Strategy.
Her awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 3 Campaign Stars, Iraq Campaign Medal with 2 Campaign Stars, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal with 1 Bronze Service Star, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Silver Hourglass and 2 Mobilization Devices, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with Numeral “3”, NATO Non-Article 5 (2nd award), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Army Meritorious Unit Citation with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Staff Identification Badge, Inspector General Staff Identification Badge, Military Intelligence Corps Knowlton Award, Louisiana Cross of Merit, Louisiana War Cross with 2 Fleur-de-lis, Louisiana National Guard Emergency Service Medal with 1 Fleur-de-lis , and Louisiana Longevity Medal with 3 Fleur-de-lis.
CONTACT INFORMATION
PHONE - (281) 891-7235
EMAIL - thelma.r.piper@springisd.org
1SG(R) Yusuf Brantley
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PHONE - (281) 891-7235
EMAIL - ybrantle@springisd.org
First Sergeant Yusuf K. Brantley, U.S. Army (Retired)
Veteran | Educator | Mentor | JROTC Instructor
First Sergeant (1SG) Yusuf K. Brantley is a highly decorated U.S. Army veteran and dedicated educator with a legacy of leadership spanning over 36 years of combined military and teaching service. He holds a degree in Criminal Justice from Excelsior University in Albany, New York.
During his 22-year Army career, 1SG Brantley served in the Infantry with the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 11Z – Infantry Senior Sergeant. He held numerous key leadership and training positions, including: Mortar Assistant Gunner, Mortar Gunner, Fire Direction Center Chief and Check Computer, Mortar Platoon Section Sergeant, Mortar Platoon Sergeant, Infantry Rifle Platoon Sergeant, Infantry Rifle Company First Sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company First Sergeant, Drill Sergeant, Basic Airborne Instructor (Black Hat), Drill Sergeant Instructor, First Sergeant, First Army Headquarters.
His service has been recognized with a distinguished list of military awards and honors, including: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (with oak leaf cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster) , Army Commendation Medal with “V” device and silver oak leaf cluster, Army Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Presidential Service Award, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Combat Infantryman’s Badge with star, Infantryman’s Badge, SETAF Combat Service Badge, 2nd Infantry Division Combat Service Badge, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Combat Service Badge, 1st Armored Division Combat Service Badge.
Following his retirement from the military, 1SG Brantley has continued to serve by educating and mentoring youth through the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) for the past 14 years. He has taught and led successful programs in Georgia, Florida, California, Washington, and Texas.
As an educator, his excellence has been formally recognized:
STAR Teacher of the Year (2014),
Honored by the City of Vidalia, Georgia, with the retirement of May 5th as "1SG Yusuf K. Brantley Day" in recognition of his extraordinary impact on the local JROTC program and student development.
1SG Brantley exemplifies integrity, discipline, and service—both in uniform and in the classroom and remains a committed mentor to the next generation of leaders. First Sergeant Brantley is married to MSG Ayana Brantley, they have six children; Jahla, Yusuf Jr., Ashanti, Michaiah, and Leilani. They have six grandkids, Jada, Jaden, Ian, Elianna, Nayelli and Berlin.
SFC (R) Barry Page
"Motivation, Discipline and Attitude are Always a Choice "
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PHONE - (281) 891-7256
EMAIL - Bpage@springisd.org
Sergeant First Class Barry Page, U.S. Army (Retired)
Veteran | Educator | Mentor | JROTC Instructor
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