Arlington Independent School District Education Foundation in Texas - Board Bios

Board Bios

		Greg McCarthy Attorney, Mediator and Author. A resident of Arlington since 1987, he is an active volunteer in school district and community organizations, working for booster clubs for Butler Elementary, Shackelford Junior High and Lamar High School as well as coaching YMCA basketball and soccer. He was a member of Young Men for Arlington for 10 years and is a member of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and New World United Methodist Church. Mr McCarthy recieved a BBA in Accounting from Texas A & M University and the J.D from the Texas Tech University of Law. He and his wife Sherri have 2 daughters, Ashley a senior at TCU and Kelley, a freshman at UT-Arlington.
		Elizabeth Banda Elizabeth is an attorney with the local firm of PerdueBrandonFielderCollins&Mott, LLP. In addition to working with the Greater Arlington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Arlington, Elizabeth is also a member of the inaugural class of the Arlington ISD Insider and Junior League.
		Alvie Burdine President of Burdine Financial. He is a past president of the AISD Education Foundation. He has been an active participant with numerous community boards and organizations including Leadership Arlington, the Arlington Parks and Recreation Board (chair), Board of Directors for Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Board of Directors for the AWARE Foundation, Lamar High School Football Booster Club (twice president), Kiwanis Club of Arlington (twice president), AISD Citizens' Budget Review Committee, City of Arlington Storm Water Management Committee. He and his wife Gale have three sons, Lyle, Landry and Logan.
		Bennett Carter Bennett is Executive Vice President Affiliated Bank. He and his wife Leah have lived in Arlington for 15 years. Their two children Cole and Lexi attend Martin High School.
		Jim Baudino A shareholder with Munsch Hardt Koft & Harr law firm in Dallas. Jim's practice includes all aspects of intellectual property law, with a particular emphasis on patent procurement and licensing in the Internet, computer, telecommunications, electronics, and mechanical fields. Before attending law school, Jim was employed as lead design engineer for LTV Aircraft Products Group where he was granted a secret security clearance. Jim has a unique combination of legal and engineering experience. He was named a Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly 2005. He and his wife Victoria have two children who attend Arlington schools.

		Jeanne Gerlach Associate Vice President for K-16 Initiatives and Dean of the College of Education at the University of Texas Arlington. Her research focuses on Urban Education, Business/Higher Education Partnerships, Issues in English Education, Writing As Learning, Women in Leadership Roles, Collaborative Learning, and Governance in Higher Education, She is the coeditor of Missing Chapters: Ten Pioneering Women In NCTE and English Education and co-author of the book, Questions of English: Ethics, aesthetics, rhetoric, and the formation of the subject in England, Australia and the United States. Dr. Gerlach has taught in England, New Zealand, France, Germany, Thailand, and Australia. Her awards include the National Council Teachers of English Outstanding Woman In English Education and the University of North Texas’ and West Virginia University’s Outstanding Alumni Award. She received the Fort Worth Business Press Great Women of Texas Most Influential Woman Award, 2002.
		Michael Glaspie Minister of Christian Education and Missions at Mount Olive Baptist Church and also serves at the Executive Director of Metro Charter Academy. He has served as a member of the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees since 1991. He has a BA in Mathematics and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He has done work on a Masters of Biblical Studies at Dallas Baptist University. Mr. Glaspie retired from IBM after a twenty-one year career in marketing and marketing management of information technology systems and solutions. He and wife, Janice, have three children, a daughter and two sons, who are benefiting from excellent education they received from the AISD.
		Steve Jacob Steve Jacob has been publisher of the Northeast Tarrant County edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram since 1997 and was named Eastern Tarrant County publisher in 2008 to include Arlington, Mansfield and all of eastern Tarrant County. Steve has been a publisher of newspapers, magazines and niche publications for nearly 20 years. He is a board member or officer of nearly a dozen civic and professional organizations. He holds master’s degrees in journalism and business administration from Indiana University and is pursuing a third master’s degree in health policy and management at the University of North Texas. He was awarded the 2008 Public Health Award for Media Excellence by the Texas Public Health Association for his commentary on Texas health policy.
		John Lozier A community volunteer. A retired executive with TXU Energy Services in Dallas, TX, John has lived in Arlington since 1980 and both of his children graduated from Arlington High School. In addition to his volunteer activities as VP Membership for the AISD Education Foundation, he serves on the Board of Directors for the DFW Michigan State University Alumni Association and is an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Arlington.
		Jim Maibach President and Founder of Peyco Southwest Realty. He is an active real estate broker, appraiser, property manager and property tax consultant and a very active member of several Arlington and Mansfield boards and committees. Mr. Maibach is currently a member of the Parks & Recreation Board for the City of Arlington, Southwest Securities Bank Board of Directors and the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Jim has been a regional FBLA judge and serves on the Margarita Society which hosts an annual ball to collect toys for Arlington Children's Toys.
		Jerry McCullogh Secretary, Arlington Independent School District