RPT Board
Mesquite ISD is fortunate to have a ReadPlayTalk Community Board comprised of local individuals who are passionate about the district’s early reading initiative. These dedicated community members are committed to bringing ReadPlayTalk to their spheres of influence, assisting businesses and organizations in designing their own ReadPlayTalk programs.
Jack Love
Senior General Mall Manager
General Growth Properties/Town East Mall
Cynthia Garrison
Home-based Program Manager
ChildCareGroup
Tom Crook
Insurance Broker
Crook Milligan Group
Lisa Fox
RN & Emergency Department Director
Dallas Regional Medical Center
Mike Garvey
Director of Operations
Whataburger
Janet Launza
Independent Associate
LegalSheild
Natalie Evans
CEO/SLP
Puzzle Piece Kids
Yolanda Shepard
Student Success Center Manager
Carrington College
Andrea Bailey
Coordinator for Elementary Language Arts/Reading
Mesquite ISD
Elizabeth Fernandez
Director of Communications and Marketing
Mesquite ISD
Sabrina Weldon
PTA Representative
Mesquite ISD
Sara Escamilla
Staff Pastor
New Community Church
Jacob Taylor
Director of Operations
Sharing Life
Patti McKenzie
Director of Marketing
Whataburger
Tonya Mitchell
Senior Program Coordinator
UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas/Sickle Cell Disease Day Treatment
Mary Jo Pickett
Retired-Fine Arts Director/Public School Teacher
Sunnyvale ISD
Jennifer Vidler
Owner/Cosmetologist
Mystic Coiffures
Dawn Patterson
Principal/Owner
CP Preparatory School
Evelyn Williams
Retired-Business Owner
Williams Paint & Body
Connie Bennett-Hale
Pregnancy Resource Services
Mesquite ISD
Lavonda Howell
TEA RECESS Contract Manager
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Beverly Coats
MARSE Representative
Mesquite ISD