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Board of Directors
President
Samantha Grimsley
M.Ed, LP
Program Director, Weatherford College, Weatherford, Texas
Current term expires 2027
Vice President
Eric Steffel
BS, LP, NR
Director of Clinical Practices, Northwest Community Health, Tomball Texas
Current term expires 2028
Treasurer
Terri King
MA, LP
Clinical Coordinator, Austin, Texas
Completes term for 2026
Secretary
Diedra Blankenship
BS, LP, Advanced Coordinator
Professor, Temple College, Temple, TX
Completes term for 2026
Executive Officer
Jeff McDonald
M.Ed, LP
Program Director (Ret), Galveston College, Galveston, Texas
Board Member
Sheila Elliott
MS, LP
EMS Director / Program Director, University Emergency Medical Response at UT Dallas / North Texas Paramedic Education Consortium, Richardson, Texas
Current term expires 2027
Board Member
Kris Kern
AAS, LP
Program Faculty, Wharton College, Wharton, Texas
Current term expires 2025
Board Member
Lara Ondruch
BA, LP
EMT Instructor, Katy ISD
Current term expires 2026
Board Member
April Page
AAS, LP
Instructor, Southwest Texas Junior College, Uvalde Texas
Current term expires 2028
Board Member
Rory Prue
M.Ed., LP
Program Director (Ret), Tyler Junior College, Tyler, Texas
Current term expires 2027
Board Member
Alex Stadthagen
MS, LP
Program Director, Dallas Colleges, Dallas, Texas
Current term expires 2026
Board Member
Melissa Stuive
MS, LP
Program Director, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas
Current term expires 2028
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