The 2010-2011 school year will mark my second year as the proud principal of T.G. Allen Elementary School. I have been with CCISD for 18 years, with my previous assignment serving as principal at Club Estates Elementary for five years. Prior to my principalship at Club Estates, I served as assistant principal at both Mireles Elementary and Luther Jones Elementary Schools. I spent six years as a classroom teacher at Sam Houston Elementary teaching grades 3-4.
Education: Educational Doctorate, 2006; Master of Science, 1997; Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies, 1994.
Licenses/Certification: Superintendent Certification (Grades EC-12), Mid-Management Administrator (Grades PK-12), Texas Teaching Certificate (Grades 1-8), Gifted and Talented District Certification, Texas Teacher Appraisal System, Professional Development & Appraisal System, Instructional Leadership Training (ILT).
Professional Affiliations: Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA), Corpus Christi Principals and Supervisors Association (CCPSA), Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE).
I am married to Steven De Leon who is a firefighter with the City of Corpus Christi. Together we have a 20 year old son named Steven "Lance". He is beginning his junior year in college, taking classes at both Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College.