Texas TRIO Association

2026-2027 Texas TRIO Executive Board

Gabriela Zepeda

President

TRIO Upward Bound

Academic Coordinator
Galveston College

(409) 944-1254

gzepeda@gc.edu

Cindy Silva

President-Elect

TRIO Upward Bound

Director
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

(956) 665-3617

cindy.silva01@utrgv.edu

Brittany Barnett

Immediate Past-President

TRIO Student Support Services

Director
Texas A&M University Texarkana

(903) 334-6691

bbarnett@tamut.edu

Sandra Flores

Treasurer

TRIO Talent Search

Assistant Director
Tarleton State University

(254) 459-5387

sflores@tarleton.edu

Linda Scheiler

South Zone Representative

TRIO Talent Search

Director
Palo Alto College

(210) 486-3184

ltijerina26@alamo.edu

Alexis Royal

North Zone Representative

TRIO Upward Bound

Associate Director
Abilene Christian University

(325) 674-2713

arr15b@acu.edu

Texas TRIO Association (TX-TRIO) Address: ACU Box 29207, Abilene, TX 79699 Phone: 325.660.3299