Who’s News educational management from the University of Houston at Clear Lake. Yvette Garcia is the new principal of Holbrook Elementary. A 27-year education veteran, she has spent 25 of those with the district, most recently as principal of Francone Elementary. Yvette Garcia She began her career as
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ing Elementary in Galena Park ISD and as an assistant principal for curriculum and instruction, an advisor for the U.S. Department of Education’s GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) and a mathematics teacher. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education from Alabama A&M University and a master’s degree in
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a teacher at Moore Elementary, where she spent six years before transferring to California for two years. Returning to Cy-Fair, she taught for nine years at Sheridan Elementary, then served a year as an instructional specialist and three years as an assistant principal at Post Elementary. She next transferred to Holbrook, where she was assistant principal for three years, before taking the top position at Francone. Garcia earned her bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University and her master’s degree in education from Stephen F. Austin State University. David Hughes now leads Langham Creek High School as principal. He was most recently associate principal at Cypress Ranch High, where he served since the school opened in 2008. Prior to that, he David Hughes was an assistant principal at Cy-Fair High School and was summer school principal for both Cy-Fair and Cypress Ranch high schools. He began his teaching career at Norton Primary School in Runcorn, England, coming to Texas to coach and teach U.S. history at Spring Woods High School in Spring Branch ISD. He came to CypressFairbanks ISD as a teacher and coach at Langham Creek High, where he spent eight years before transferring to Cypress Falls High School in the same capacity. Hughes received his bachelor’s degree in education from Chester College at Liverpool University in England and his master’s degree in educational administration from Prairie View A&M University. Ana Martin, director of instruction at Cypress Ridge High School since 2009, is now principal of Kahla Middle School. She has been a teacher at Cy-Fair High School, a team leader and teacher Ana Martin at Cypress Falls High, a counselor at Cypress Springs High and an assistant principal at Cypress Ridge High School. Martin earned her bachelor’s degree in secondary teaching and her master’s degree in educational psychology from the University of Houston, as well as a second master’s degree, in