Our Board

APIE’s Board of Directors is made up of community leaders who have expertise in education and business.

Meet the Board

Rick Whiteley

Board Chair & Executive Committee Chair

Cushman and Wakefield, Executive Director

Matias Segura

Board Vice-Chair

Austin Independent School District, Superintendent

Katelyn Lowrey

Secretary & Governance Committee Chair

Mission Capital, Director of Consulting, Learning & Leadership

Sergio Rodriguez

Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair

Marathon Norco Aerospace, Former President

Angelia McFarland

Board Member & Development Committee Chair

EOP Media, LLC, Founder/CEO

Jenna Cullinane Hege, Ph.D.

Board Member

Austin Community College, Vice Chancellor of Institutional Research & Analytics

Rev. Daryl L. Horton, D.Min.

Board Member

Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Pastor

Dennis Howard

Board Member

Charles Schwab, Chief Information Officer

Eric R. Kase

Board Member

A+ Federal Credit Union, President/CEO

Trinidad San Miguel, Ed.D.

Board Member

Educational Consultant

Doyle Valdez

Board Member

Valco Resource Management, President

Michelle Krejci Wallis

Board Member

Austin Independent School District, Office of Innovation and Development, Executive Director

Gilbert Zavala

Board Member

Opportunity Austin, Vice President of Education & Talent Development

Our Advisory Board

K.C. Cerny, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member

Management Information Analysis, Managing Partner

Mark Curry

Advisory Board Member

Past Chair, Retired, Wells Fargo Bank Community President

Richard Rhodes, Ph.D.

Advisory Board Member

Austin Community College, President and CEO

Robert Rutishauser

Advisory Board Member

Youth Advisory Group, WorkSource Chair

Mark Williams

Advisory Board Member

Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees, Former Board President

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Announcement: Leadership Transition

Isadora Day Named Interim Executive Director Following Dr. Cathy Jones Departure

June 25, 2025 – Austin Partners in Education (APIE) has announced a leadership transition following the departure of longtime Executive Director Dr. Cathy Jones, who will begin a new role as CEO of UP Partnership, a nonprofit serving young people across Bexar County. After 13 years of dedicated service to APIE and Austin ISD, Dr. Jones leaves behind a strong legacy of community collaboration, student-centered innovation, and organizational growth.

With Cathy’s departure, the APIE Board of Directors has appointed Isadora Day as Interim Executive Director, effective July 14, 2025. Day most recently served as Director of Programs at APIE, where she has led high-impact initiatives in college readiness, mentoring, and math intervention for Austin ISD students…