Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Jenice Pizzuto
Founder, IMPACT Lead Succeed; Author, Implement with IMPACT
Jenice Pizzuto is a system, change, and implementation expert. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Global Impact Society and is the author of Implement with IMPACT, A Strategic Framework for Leading School and District Initiatives. She is a passionate advocate and ally for educators focused on bringing human- and learning-centered design elements to the forefront of all change efforts. Her vast experiences nationally and internationally as speaker, consultant, administrator, literacy coach, mentor, systems-level support specialist, teacher, and facilitator for Oregon Response to Instruction and Intervention as well as Learning Forward Learning School Alliance, have contributed to her commitment to bringing co-learning, co-design, and collective action to all her endeavors.
Texas Education Agency Speakers
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Valarie Londrie
Senior Director, College, Career, and Military Preparation
Valarie Londrie serves as the Senior Director of the College, Career, and Military Preparation Division within the Office of School Programs at the Texas Education Agency (TEA). She brings over 24 years of experience from the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District (LFCISD), where she held roles ranging from teacher and dyslexia specialist to principal, and spent the last 11 years as the Chief Academic Officer. Valarie is eager to contribute to TEA’s mission by collaborating with teams dedicated to supporting students across Texas in achieving the agency’s vision.
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Krystal Garza
Director, Postsecondary Preparation Programs (P3)
Krystal Garza serves as Director, Postsecondary Preparation Programs (P3) for the Texas Education Agency. Krystal directs policy and leadership for the College and Career Readiness School Models (CCRSM), Dual Credit, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), OnRamps, College Preparation Assessments (ACT/SAT & PSAT/TSIA), HB3 Reimbursements and Texas College Bridge.
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Mary Hausle
Statewide Coordinator for College Career Readiness School Models
Mary Hausle is a statewide coordinator for College and Career Readiness School Models (CCRSM) at the Texas Education Agency. Her work supports Early College High School (ECHS) and Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) model implementation, technical assistance, and expansion. Prior to joining the agency, Mary served as a college advisor and project manager in the Rio Grande Valley and Central Texas regions.
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Darin Ford
Statewide Coordinator for College Career Readiness School Models
Darin serves as a College and Career Readiness School Models (CCRSM) Statewide Coordinator in the Postsecondary Preparation Programs (P3) office for the Texas Education Agency. He manages the path to designation application process, data collection, and grant funding procedures for all Early College and P-TECH High Schools in the CCRSM network.
Educate Texas Speakers
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Kerri Briggs, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Educate Texas
As executive director of CFT’s Educate Texas, Dr. Kerri Briggs provides strategic vision and operational management of Educate Texas in leading a transformation of Texas’ public and higher education systems to prepare students for success.
Kerri is a seasoned professional with extensive expertise in federal and state government, K-12 education, higher education and corporate social responsibility.
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Kenya Wilson
Director, College and Career Readiness
As a director for Educate Texas, Kenya is committed to strengthening the college and career readiness of Texas students. In her work, she provides strategic leadership developing technical assistance for the Dallas Southern Sector System-Wide STEM initiative and Early College High Schools and Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools across Texas. Prior to joining CFT in 2018, Kenya served as a science/STEM specialist in Lancaster ISD.
