TYCA-Southwest leadership is open to any TYCA-Southwest member in good standing, and we welcome new faces in a variety of capacities. Leadership can look like an elected position, as well as serving as a State Reporter, working with the newsletter, or serving on a committee.
If you’re considering involvement in leadership, please reach out to tyca.southwest@gmail.com.
TYCA-SW Leadership Roles and Committees
TYCA-Southwest includes many appointed leadership roles focused on specific tasks and without term limits.
Current leadership roles include National TYCA Representative, NCTE Representative, Archivist, Awards Coordinator, Political Information Reporter, Communications Coordinator, and State Reporters for the seven states in the TYCA-Southwest Region.
Current committees include Conference Committee, Conference Travel Awards, and Newsletter Editorial Team.
TYCA-Southwest Executive Council
The TYCA-Southwest Executive Council (EC) is made up of elected leadership serving three-year terms with the option to run for a second, consecutive three-year term before having to roll off for one year.
EC members coordinate the major activities of TYCA-Southwest, including, but not limited to, preparing the Annual Conference, creating additional professional development, responding to current issues, and communicating with membership.
Elections occur after the Annual Conference, and current EC members will announce available positions.
The current elected EC positions are Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Chair, and Member-at-Large. Prior conference chairs can serve as voting members on the EC for one year after the conference they chaired.
Chair
Joanne Gonzales
Lone Star College-Montgomery
Vice Chair, Allison Easley
Aims Community College, Colorado
Treasurer, Lane Fletcher
Independent Scholar
Erin Breaux, Secretary
South Louisiana Community College
Membership Chair
Isaac Calles
Texas Woman's University
Colleen Bond
New Mexico State University
Member-At-Large
Jacquelyne Fansler
Tyler Junior College
Member-At-Large
Reporter, New Mexico
(Position Open)
Reporter, Oklahoma
(Position Open)
Reporter, Arkansas
(Position Open)
Reporter, Louisiana
(Position Open)
Reporter, Texas
O.W. Petcoff
Tarrant County College
Reporter, Colorado
(Position Open)
2026 Conference Chair
Bruce J. Martin
Lone Star College-North Harris
Al Wright,
Past Chair
Lone Star College-North Harris
Archivist,
David Puller (on the right)
Lone Star College-North Harris
National Representative
To be Elected Summer 2026
Chair: Joanne Gonzales 2026-2029
Asst Chair: Allison Easley ????-
Secretary: Erin Breaux
Treasury: Lane Fletcher
Member-at-Large (1)
Member-at-Large (2)
Conference Chair 2025 (Erin Breaux)
Conference Chair 2026: Bruce J. Martin
National Representative: [election summer 2026]
State Reporters are not elected and continue serve at will. The Executive Committee can have more than one reporter for each state, if sufficient members are willing.