Governor Abbott Appoints Kristin Tassin To The Continuing Advisory Committee For Special Education

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Shemica S. Allen, Teresa A. Bronsky, Jo Ann Gama, Stephanie Y. Martinez, Jana C. McKelvey, and Kristen K. Tassin and reappointed Erin S. Wilder to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for terms set to expire on February 1, 2019. The committee provides policy guidance on special education and related services for children with disabilities in Texas.

Kristin K. Tassin of Missouri City is an attorney at Dry & Tassin, PLLC and is co-founder and director of the charitable organization, Father’s Joy. She is a trustee for the Fort Bend Independent School District, member of the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce and the Exchange Club of Sugar Land, and a fellow of the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation. She was also the founding president of the Heritage Rose Elementary Parent Teacher Organization and has served on the Heritage Rose Campus-Based Leadership Team, FBISD Parent Advisory Council, FBISD Steering Committee for Facilities Planning, and FBISD Educational Futures Conference and chaired a local legislative district advisory team on education. She has been a FBISD student mentor since 2013. Tassin received a Bachelor of Science in quantitative business analysis from Louisiana State University and a Juris Doctor degree from Louisiana State University Law School.

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Tassin is a 2017 Top 30 Influential Woman of Houston.

She is also the President of the School Board in Fort Bend ISD, which was awarded last weekend the HEB Excellence in Education Outstanding Large District in Texas.

She recently received the Hero for Children Award from Pastors for Texas Children.