Meet the team
The staff and board behind free tutoring for foster children across Texas.
Meet the team
Our staff
The people who recruit, train and support WHIT tutors and match them with students.
Leadership
Board of directors
Educators, attorneys, child-welfare leaders and business leaders who guide WHIT.
Jennifer Lisson
President and Founder
Jeff Lisson
Vice President and General Counsel
Justice Debra H. Lehrmann
Director
Senior Justice, Supreme Court of Texas
Dr. Patricia (Patsy) Roberts Cleere
Director and Education Consultant
Adjunct Professor, Angelo State University
Liliana Mata
Ex Officio Member
Community Engagement Specialist, Department of Family and Protective Services
Travis Garmon
Director
Certified Public Accountant, Armstrong, Backus & Co.
Dr. Elaine Stribling
Director and Education Consultant
Assistant Professor, Angelo State University
Christopher Lynn
Director
Retired CEO, Blast Deflectors Inc.
Sharanda R. El-Masri
Director
Business Owner and Entrepreneur
David Halpern
Director
Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M University School of Law
Casey Barrett
Director
President and CEO, Texas Bank
Vicki Spriggs
Director
CEO, Texas CASA
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