Special to El Rrun-Rrun
From the get-go, educator Eva Alejanadro says she is not running against anyone on the Texas Southmost College board of trustees.
"I'm running to represent the voice of our community college district residents," she said. "I'm not running against the incumbent for Place 6. I want to do the best for our students and the district taxpayers."
That seat is currently held by dentist Dr. Rey Garcia. TSC trustee positions on the board are for six years.
If educational background is one of the qualifications required of the candidates for TSC trustee, Alejandro has plenty.
Ahe was born and raised in Pawnee, Texas and attended Bee County College, a comunity college similar to TSC.
She then attended and graduated from Texas Woman's University (1971) in Denton and taught in the San Antonio public schools where she became Education Coordinator for Head Start.
She received her Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education and moved to Brownsville in 1974 where she was employed by the Brownsville Independent School District and taught at Cromack Elementary in the Southmost area.
Three years later, in 1977, she was hired by TSC to initiate the Child Care and Development Program. She was responsible for attaining and enhancing this program, a successful endeavor that continues training students there.
In 1979, she was hired by Pan American University-Brownsville to supervise student teachers. She became tenured and taught at UTB for the next 20 years.
Then, in 2002, she was one of the founders of Alternative-South Texas Educator Program and eventually became sole owner of the educational firm for the last 14 years.
The TSC election is in May 2018.