The Houston Independent School District Board of Education elected officers for the 2021-2022 school year during a special meeting on January 21.

District IV Trustee Patricia Allen, a former principal and longtime educator who worked for HISD for 35 years, was elected president.

“I gratefully accept the honor of being elected to this position, and I thank my colleagues for selecting me,” Allen said. “I want to assure my fellow trustees and Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan that I will endeavor to do everything in my power to faithfully serve the children, teachers, parents and staff of this district.”

The new officers for 2021-2022 are:

• President – Patricia Allen (District IV)
• First Vice President – Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca (District VI)
• Second Vice President – Judith Cruz (District VIII)
• Secretary – Kathy Blueford-Daniels (District II)
• Assistant Secretary – Daniela “Dani” Hernandez (District III)

For more information, please visit the HISD Board of Education’s webpage.