Past President 2016-2017

Robin D. Johnson has been in education for over 20 years. She taught 1st grade in Dallas ISD, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades in Mesquite ISD, and was the Elementary Curriculum Coordinator in the areas of Literacy and Social Studies for Lovejoy ISD. After earning her Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A&M University – Commerce, she answered a call to work with pre-service teachers at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, where she teaches early childhood courses and undergraduate students in their field-based semester. At TAMUCC, she is the School-University Partnerships Coordinator, a faculty adviser for the Student Reading Council, and Program Director for Barrio Writers. She is a Diamond level Abydos literacy facilitator and the author of Time to Write. She also enjoys consulting in districts across the state.
Past-Past President 2015-2016

Roberta Raymond has been a Texas educator for 19 years. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL). Prior to her move to UHCL, she worked with the Houston Independent School District for 17 years. During her tenure, she served as a classroom teacher, literacy coach, literacy specialist, teacher development specialist, and Elementary Reading/Language Arts Curriculum Manager.
Roberta completed her Bachelors in Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University and her Masters in Reading at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Additionally, she holds a Doctorate in Reading from Sam Houston State University. Her current research interests are reading motivation, digital literacy, adolescent literacy, effective literacy instruction, and pre-service teacher preparation
Roberta completed her Bachelors in Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University and her Masters in Reading at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Additionally, she holds a Doctorate in Reading from Sam Houston State University. Her current research interests are reading motivation, digital literacy, adolescent literacy, effective literacy instruction, and pre-service teacher preparation