Affiliate Chapters
Texas AEYC has 18 local affiliate chapters (LAC’s) across the state. LAC’s are joined with Texas AEYC (State level), The Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA) and The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) to provide opportunities for professional development and to broaden the public’s awareness on issues affecting children, families and professionals. Get involved with a LAC by attending events and conferences. Please visit the information below to find a LAC in your area.
Local Affiliate Chapter |
County/Area Served |
Contact Person |
e-mail |
Austin AEYC |
Travis Williamson Hays Bastrop |
Cindy Gamez |
cynthia.gamez@twc.state.tx.us |
Bay Area AEYC |
Coastal Bend Area Corpus, Bishop, Calallen, Alice, Kingsville, Mathis, Beeville, Portland, Sinton, Taft, Port Aransas, Aransas Pass, Ingleside, Rockport, Flour Bluff, San Diego |
Angela Craig |
angela.craig@dchstx.org |
Central Texas AEYC |
Bell County, Texas Killeen Copperas Cove Harker Heights Ft. Hood |
Gordon Bacon |
gordon.bacon@ctcd.edu |
Collin County AEYC |
Collin County |
Linda Gullick |
linda@gulicks.com |
Dallas AEYC |
Dallas County |
Denise Collins |
drdenisecollins@cs.com |
Denton AEYC |
Denton, Cooke and Wise County |
Kay Shotwell |
kshotwell@childrenscourtyard.com |
Fort Worth Area AEYC |
Tarrant County, Johnson County, Parker, Palo Pinto, Johnson, Erath, Somervil |
Cindy Hansen |
cindy.hansen@tx.rr.com |
Gulf Coast AEYC |
Galveston, Texas City, Lamarque, Alvin, League City, Clear Lake, Pearland, Lake Jackson, Dickinson, Hitchcock, Seabrook, Kemah, Webster, Friendswood |
Laureen Holmes |
laureen.holmes@gccac.org |
Houston AEYC |
Greater Houston Area, including members in Harris, Fort Bend, Galveston, Montgomery, & surrounding counties |
Aaron Carrera |
aaroncarrara.mms@sbcglobal.net |
Lone Star AEYC |
Wharton County Austin County Fort Bend County Matagorda County Colorado County Waller County |
Erin Richardson |
erichtx@yahoo.com |
Panhandle AEYC |
26 counties of the Texas Panhandle |
Beverly Harrison |
hdaycare@sbcglobal.net |
Paso Del Norte AEYC |
El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson, Reeves, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Terrell, Brewster, Presido |
Bea Vargas |
elpapalote@elprc.org |
Sam Houston AEYC |
Walker, Montgomery, Madison and Polk Counties |
Maggie McGuire |
jmmcguire75@suddenlink.net |
San Antonio AEYC |
Bexar County, and Surrounding Areas, including Guadalupe, Kendall, Gillespie, Atascosa, Medina, Bandera, Kerr, Frio, Comal, Wilson, and Karnes Counties |
Melissa Galvan |
mgalvan@klrn.org |
South Plains AEYC |
Lubbock, Plainview, Muleshoe, Spur, Levelland, Anton, Littlefield, Abernathy, Hale Center, Petersburg, Crosbyton, Lorenzo, Morton, Muleshoe, Olton, Sundown, Amherst, Brownfield |
Shawna Garrett |
shawndagar@hotmail.com |
Southmost AEYC |
Cameron and Willacy Counties(Brownsville, San Benito, Harlingen, Port Isabel, Los Fresnos, Santa Rosa, McAllen and surrounding cities |
Yvonne Dunbar |
yjd2@cornell.edu |
Southeast Texas AEYC - |
Jefferson, Hardin, Orange, Newton, Tyler, Jasper, and Polk Counties |
Frances Droddy |
drdroddy@aol.com |
Tyler AEYC |
Tyler, Smith County and Greater East Texas |
Camille Brown |
ccb@suddenlink.net |
*All LAC’s do not have an office or website for further information please contact the central office at taeyc@texasaeyc.org
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