COUNTY JUDGE SAMUEL T. BISCOE

 
EDUCATION§   Graduated Emmett Scott High School in 1965§   Tyler Junior College in 1967§   North Texas State University in Denton, Texas in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts in History §   Received a Juris-Doctorate from School of Law University of Texas in 1973           Elected President of the Student Bar Association and the Law Class of 1973.   EMPLOYMENT§   Admitted to Texas Bar in 1973§   Earl Warren Fellow with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational       Fund from 1973 through 1974§   Private law practice in Austin and Dallas, Texas from 1974 to 1983.  §   General Counsel and Special Assistant to the Texas Department of Agriculture from 1983 through 1988§   Travis County Commissioner for Precinct One from 1988 through December 1997§   Travis County Judge since December 1, 1998 AWARDS AND HONORSReceived numerous awards and honors, including:§   Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges§   NAACP Dewitty/Overton Award  §   Most recently received the Texas Local Leader of the Year Award from the John B. Sheppard Leadership Institute of the University of Texas Permian Basin. While Travis County Judge, served as§   Chairman of the Community Action Network§   Member of the City of Austin Social Equity Commission§   Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Capital Area Planning Council of Governments§   Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Council and numerous other committees and boards. Judge Biscoe is married to Donalyn Thompson-Biscoe. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

SENATOR ROYCE WEST

State Senator

District 23     
Occupation: Managing Partner, West & Associates L.L.P.Education: University of Texas at Arlington, B.A., M.A.; University of Houston, J.D.Legislative Experience: Senate Member, 1993 – presentHometown: DallasParty: Democrat  

 Senator West was installed as State Senator, District 23 (Dallas County), in January 1993 after winning the election f or the Senate seat in November 1992.  He has represented the 23rd Senatorial District in the 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, and 81st Legislative Sessions.  In 2005 Texas Monthly Magazine named Senator West as    

  one of the 25 most powerful people in Texas politics. Over the course of his legislative tenure, the magazine chose

  Senator West as one of the “Ten Best Legislators in Texas” and twice named him as an “Honorable Mention.”  The

  Associated Press named Senator West as one of the “key players of the 2005 Legislature” in its “Movers and

  Shakers” list. Texas Insider named Senator West to its 2009 "Best Legislators" list.  On April 17, 2006, Senator West was sworn in by his fellow state senators to serve as President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate until January 2007. As President Pro Tempore, Senator West was second in the line of succession to be Governor of Texas, and assumed the top leadership position whenever Governor Rick Perry and Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst were out of the state. Senator West is Chairman of the Intergovernmental Relations Committee and is a member of the Senate’s Committees on Education, Finance, Health and Human Services and Higher Education. He also serves on the Education Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) and the standing committee on Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce of the National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL).  He was appointed to the Education Commission of the States (2005), the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee of the Council of State Governments (2009), and the Southern Regional Education Board Legislative Advisory Council (2009). Senator West’s key initiatives over his legislative career have included creating college admission opportunities for all students, including the establishment of the University of North Texas at Dallas, which will accept its first class as a stand-alone four-year university in Fall 2010, and enabling the creation of a new law school and UNT-Dallas as well. His legislation created the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University, increased funding for at-risk youth programs, imposed a new zero tolerance law for minors who drink and drive, enacted stiffer penalties for adults who sell or provide alcohol to minors, awarded greater compensation to victims of violent crime, addressed the problems of criminal street gang violence, established new standards for child care and enhanced enforcement of protective orders. He has worked to create a fair system of appointing election precinct judges, to establish an electronic marketplace for state vendors and provide financial assistance to grandparents who raise their grandchildren. During the 2009 Legislative Session, Senator West passed legislation that created a kinship care program where qualified relatives can receive state support to help raise children who could otherwise become part of the foster care system.   Senator West has provided leadership in many areas including rewriting the Education Code, Tort Reform, Welfare Reform, and revising the Juvenile Justice Code.
  

 

 

Dr. Clement E. Glenn’s Bio Dr. Glenn is a tenured associate professor in the College of Education-Graduate Programs at Prairie View A&M University. He received his BBA and Masters of Business Administration degree from Prairie View A&M University and PhD in Educational Administration from Texas A&M University.  His research continues to focus on holistic education with its aim to educate the whole person (e.g. physical, mental, emotional/spiritual, social and financial dimensions of life).   He has served as a professor for ten years in the department of Educational Leadership and Counseling with special emphasis on principal certification in conjunction with other roles that include: coordinator of a family and community violence prevention after school program in Houston’s fifth ward; a member of the university’s faculty senate; president of the faculty senate; and interim associate vice president for student affairs. Dr. Glenn is the author of a learning resource guide entitled, “Motivate to Educate” and a supplemental guide that addresses and outlines individual and institutional roles in schools and communities entitled, “Success is the Goal.”  He has published numerous articles that address issues involving socioeconomic status and cultural diversity and how they impact the classroom and campus environments. He is a husband, father and community collaborator in his hometown of Navasota, Texas. 
 
Honorable Frank Jackson
Our speaker was born and raised in Luling, Texas and is the second of three sons born to Robbie Jackson Sr. and Willie Louise Jackson. He graduated from Luling High School in 1969 and entered Prairie View A&M College during the Fall Semester of this same year. Frank D. Jackson majored in Geography and earned a 4-year Scholarship as a Naval Science student. He graduated from Prairie View A&M University in 1973 with a Bachelors of Arts Degree and was Commissioned and Ensign in the United States Navy. During his Eight years of Active Duty, Frank D. Jackson served aboard the Nuclear Powered Cruiser USS Long Beach CG (N) 9, the USS Coral Sea CV 43 and the USS Inchon LPH 12. He ended his active duty service at Prairie View A&M University in 1982 as Assistant Professor for Naval Science – Navigation and Ship-handling Instructor. Frank D. Jackson immediately accepted a Commission in the US Naval Reserves and was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1995 (Officer Grade 06).  He began his employment at Prairie View A&M University in 1982 as Associate Counselor for Admissions. Frank D. Jackson has served the University as Director of the Memorial Student Center,Assistant Director of University Centers, Director for Auxiliary Services, Director of Student Initiatives and Development and currently serves as Governmental Relations Officer for Prairie View A&M Univesity. Our multi-dimensional speaker also is very active in his community. He served on the City Council – City of Prairie View for 12 years, and 8 years as County Commissioner Precinct 3, Waller County, Texas.  Frank D. Jackson was elected Mayor for the City of Prairie View, Texas on May 4, 2002. He was re-elected to serve a second term May 8, 2004 and re-elected to serve a third term on May 13, 2006. In addition, Frank D. Jackson is President and Fire Chief of the Prairie View Volunteer Fire Fighting Association, Inc., and Past Master of Lone Star Lodge # 85 – Hempstead, Texas and currently serves as Grand Historian for the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas. Mr. Jackson is married to the former Marian Elaine Jones and is the father of four children, Tracy, Ayanna, Cheikh & Okofo. The Jackson’s have two grandchildren Chazrel & Simone. 

 

Dennis Maple

 

 

As President, Dennis Maple is responsible for the overall direction and management of more than 14,000 employees who provide a complete range of food, nutrition, facility and other support services to over 500 K-12 school districts in the United States.  ARAMARK Education’s vision is to be the best-in-class partner to the K-12 community.  ARAMARK Education helps students flourish! Mr. Maple previously served as Executive Vice President of ARAMARK Education, Facility Services. Prior to joining ARAMARK, he held positions in sales, market development, and operations at Kraft-General Foods, Pepsi-Cola, Coors Brewing Company and Quaker Oats Company.  In 2008, Savoy Professional Magazine named Mr. Maple one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America.”  The magazine selected its 2008 “Top 100 Most Influential” based on their exemplary record of accomplishments and for stepping up their game in the “spheres of influence” to help better their community and inspire others.  In 2005, Black Enterprise Magazine named Mr. Maple one of the “75 Most Powerful African-Americans in Corporate America,” an annual list that considers executives from the largest 1,000 domestic and international corporations traded publicly on the U.S. equities markets.  Throughout his career, Mr. Maple has participated in and contributed to organizations such as The March of Dimes, The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, The Urban League, The NAACP, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and One Hundred Black Men of America.   Mr. Maple serves on the board of the Philadelphia Chapter of Outward Bound, an organization dedicated to the development of young people; the board of Philadelphia Academies, whose mission is to expand life and economic options for Philadelphia public school students; the Dean's Advisory Council for the E.J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University; and the board of trustees of the Paoli Hospital Foundation.  He also is a member of the Executive Council at New York University’s Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.   Mr. Maple earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee.
  
 

SaulPaul's Bio:

Imagine being born into poverty...without a mother or father. Picture growing up in the ghetto, surrounded by drugs and murder. Visualize being locked in the Texas state penitentiary but then...See yourself going against all odds and graduating from one of the nation's top universities.This was SaulPaul's life. Now he's a MUSIC ARTIST. A FILMMAKER. A SPEAKER. And an AUTHOR. From being featured on MTV in New York to working in Hollywood, California, this Texas born artist and entrepreneur is determined to live life to the fullest. And help others do the same.

Keynote Presentation Title: Stop Sleeping on Yourself: Wake up and Dream in 3D

Workshop Title is: Hip Hop into Success: Life Lessons we can learn from our favorite music and movies

Thank you again, 
Bianca Neal
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Bret D. Cormier has been working at Stony Point High School in the Round Rock Independent School District as an assistant principal for the last three years. He has also been an administrator in Comal and Austin ISD. He has been an educator for the past 15 years. He recently completed his doctoral degree at The University of Texas at Austin, in the Cooperative Superintendent/Executive Leadership Program.

 He successfully defended his dissertation, Deconstructing the Deficit Thinking Paradigm in District and Campus Level Leadership to Close the Achievement Gap.

 

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  Richard Reddick is an assistant professor in the College of Education’s Department of Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Austin, and is also the coordinator of the M.Ed. program in College and University Student Personnel Administration. Dr. Reddick’s teaching and research focuses on diversity in higher education and qualitative research methods. Dr. Reddick’s research on mentoring relationships between faculty and African-American undergraduate students includes factors influencing faculty mentorship, the role of formative experiences in professors’ lives in their approach to mentoring, and the advising and counseling approaches utilized by faculty in mentoring African-American undergraduate students. Prior to joining the UT faculty, Dr. Reddick worked in student affairs at MIT, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, and Emory University, and taught elementary and middle school in inner city Houston, in addition to training Teach for America corps members as a school director. Dr. Reddick has co-authored and co-edited three books on the African-American family, historically Black colleges and universities, and the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling on diversity in American education. He has earned degrees from the University of Texas at Austin (BA, Plan II, 1995) and Harvard University (Ed.D., Higher Education, 2007, and Ed.M., Administration, Planning, and Social Policy, 1998). A proud Austinite, Dr. Reddick attended Del Valle, Travis, Reagan, and graduated from Johnston High School with honors in 1990. Dr. Reddick and his wife Sherry are the proud new parents of a one-year-old son, Karl.