‘Coach Lance’ tallies up a decade with HISD
"Coach Lance" interacts with Math-a-letics cohost Arithmeticia
Lance Menster has been the assistant superintendent of Professional Support and Development for the past year, but veteran employees might remember him best as “Coach Lance,” the host of HISD’s Math-a-letics show, which was produced from 2007 until 2011.
Menster was originally hired as the math instructional coordinator for what was then known as the Northwest District office, but he has also served as the manager of elementary mathematics and the senior manager of elementary teacher development specialists.
“What I love most about my job is that I’m so close to what’s happening in the classrooms with teachers and principals,” said Menster. “Now, when they tell me what they need, I’m in a position to create it and make it happen.”
Menster officially marked his ten-year anniversary with the district on July 7, but several other employees are also marking theirs during the first half of this month (July 1–13). See if you know anyone on this list:
35 years
- Quincy Oliver, plant operator, Warehouse Operations
30 years
- Otilia Gomez, instructional coordinator, The Rice School
25 years
- Michael Clark, asbestos abatement team lead, Construction & Facility Services
- W M Miller, senior manager, IT Business Solutions
20 years
- Michael Bisase, hazardous material inspector, Construction & Facility Services
15 years
- Benigno Acosta, plant operator, HAIS
- Bruce Aycox, associate teacher
- Carl Johnson, mechanic helper, Transportation Services
- Renmin Ye, internal applications developer, Research and Accountability
- Ebrahim Zareh, compliance representative, Construction & Facility Services
10 years
- Fermin Cordero, plant operator, Fonville MS
- Lucille Dew, registrar, North Houston Early College HS
- Gladys Guerrero, plant operator, Cage ES
- Sizwe Lewis, construction project manager, Bond Fund Program
- Edward Payton, mechanic team leader, Transportation Services
- Rosa Rosales, secretary, Jackson MS
- Evelia Velazco, secretary, College & Career Readiness
5 years
- Kentrel Code, maintenance repairer, Construction & Facility Services
- David Grisby, custodian, Blackshear ES
- Leonard Kelly, teacher, Austin HS
- Jasmin Roland, teacher, Washington HS
- Rita Sotelo, teacher, Eastwood Academy
| Check back next Friday for more July Milestones. Leave a comment below if you’d like to congratulate any of the above employees. |
Congratulations to all the above 30 and 35 year people, great examples of dedication.