Leadership
Our Leadership.
EOAC is guided by a unique leadership model: one-third of our Board of Directors are community leaders, one-third are elected officials (or their representatives), and one-third are representatives of target areas. This structure brings together public leadership, community partners, and the voices and lived experiences of community members EOAC serves.
Board of Directors
Dytrun Thirkill
President
Representing Cen-Tex Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Susan Copeland
Vice President
Representing Judge Scott Felton – McLennan County
Elizabeth Nelson
Secretary
Parliamentarian Officer – Representing Residents of Falls County
Dr. Cassy Burleson
Representing McLennan County College Cosmetology
Amy Rossow
211 Call Center Manager – Representing the Clients of 211 & Heart of Texas Council of Governments
Heaven Lee
Representing Clients of Esther’s Closet and the Cen Tex African American Chamber of Commerce
Ashley Bean Thornton
Private Sector Representative
Isabel Lozano
Waco City Councilwoman – District 2
Esmeralda Sosa Serratos
Attorney – Representing the Vasquez Law Firm
Dr. Nathesia White
China Spring ISD – Representing Members of HS Policy Council
Tiffany Gallegos Whitley
Representing the clients of Heart of Texas Goodwill
Renee Rains
Representing the Salvation Army, Waco
Honorable James E. Lee, Jr.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 – McLennan County
Staff Leadership
James R. Jesse, CCAP
Executive Director
Kanisha J. Johnson, CCAP
Director of Community Programs
Susan Wilson
Director of Head Start
Carla De La Hoya
Director of Finance
Patrick Turkett, CFRE
Director of Advancement
John Goray
Director of Operations
Ashley Smallwood
Human Resources Coordinator
Daniel Bohon
Assistant Director of Weatherization
Sonya Rodriguez, CCAP
EmpowerU Case Manager
LaShenta Talton
EmpowerU Case Manager
Bridget Montgomery
Assistant Director of Program Services, Head Start
Dolores Garcia
Assistant Director of Site Operations, Head Start
LaTonya Glover, MSW
Senior Manager of Parent, Family & Community Engagement & ERSEA, Head Start
Karmeshia Miller
ERSEA Manager, Head Start
Jacqueline Hall
Special Services Manager, Head Start
Maria Rincon, CMP
Nutrition Manager, Head Start
Kim Sheehy
Education Manager, Head Start
Evelyn Jordan, LVN
Health Manager, Head Start
Mary Schroeder
Collaboration Sites Manager, Head Start
Kathia Yanez
Brazos Head Start Site Manager
Mary Major
Johnette Hicks Head Start Site Manager
Claudette Mueller
Marlin Head Start Site Manager
Ruchelle Krebbs
New Road Head Start Site Manager
Kimberly Robinson
Mitchell Ave. Head Start Site Manager
Normie Fornols
Thurman E. Dorsey Head Start Site Manager
Charlnise Alfaro
Woodrow Logan Head Start Site Manager
Toronica Lassiter
New Road Head Start Assistant Site Manager