2025–2026 Board of Directors

 Tara N Lewis, Ed.D., President, Collin College
tnlewis@collin.edu | 469-365-1809

Ricardo Stephens, President-Elect & Conference Chair, Dell Technologies
Ricardo.stephens.ii@dell.com | 405-413-8347

Jazymne Dixon, Vice President Marketing & Communications, University of North Texas
jazmyne.dixson@unt.edu | 940-565-4447

Jessica Woods, Secretary, University of North Texas
Jessica.Woods@unt.edu | 940-369-5344

Chelsea Mason Vallilee, Past-President, Fastenal
cvallile@fastenal.com | 817-991-6412

Wayne Epps, Employer Representative, TORC Robotics
wayne.epps@torc.ai | 580-284-6586

Leah Sanchez, Employer Representative, Employees Retirement System of Texas
leah.sanchez@ers.texas.gov | (512) 867-7295

Roland Block, University Representative, Texas A&M University
rblock@tamu.edu | 979-845-5139

Charla Dubes, College Representative, Austin Community College
charla.dubes@austincc.edu | 512-659-6558

Monica Miranda, College Representative, Tarrant County College – South
monica.miranda@tccd.edu | 817-515-4737

Ex-Officio Executive Board

Jimmie Henslee, Executive Financial Officer, El Centro College
jjhenslee@aol.com | 972-647-0443

Celeste Lindell, Historian & CEIA Vice President, Region 5, Texas Christian University
c.lindell@tcu.edu | 817-257-5637

Texas Cooperative Education and Internship Association | www.txceiainc.com