Staff

These are the hard-working individuals that live and breathe TSHA. Our staff serves not only our members, but teachers, students, and the general public as well.

For historical data, please use the links provided below in the Position column.

Name	Position	Committees
Heather Green Wooten, Ph.D.	Executive Director, 2021 to present	Development Committee Handbook of Texas Advisory Committee Membership Committee
Walter L. Buenger, Ph.D.	Chief Historian, 2017 to present	Publications Committee SHQ Touchstone Editorial Advisory Board Development Committee
Brett J. Derbes, Ph.D.	Administrative Director, 2021 to present	Handbook of Texas Advisory Committee
Rosie Hatch	Managing Editor, Texas Almanac	Almanac Committee
Rachel Kaelin	Associate Editor, Texas Almanac
Brett J. Derbes, Ph.D.	Director of Research & Managing Editor, Handbook of Texas, 2015 to present	Handbook of Texas Advisory Committee
Laurie E. Jasinski	Research Editor, Handbook of Texas
Katherine Kuehler Walters, Ph.D.	Assistant Editor, Handbook of Texas
Russell Stites	Assistant Editor, Handbook of Texas, 2020 to present
Ryan Schumacher	Managing Editor, SWHQ & TSHA Press
Lisa Berg	Director of Education Services	Education Committee
John W. Jenkins	Developer, 2013 to present
Olapeju Ajibola	Staff Accountant, 2022 to present
Angel Baldree	Corporate Planner & Executive Assistant, 2018 to present
Joel Phillips	Designer, Print and Web, 2016 to present
Regina Rash	Director of Accounting, 2021 to present
Danny Corbett	Texas History Day Assistant Coordinator, 2018 to present	Education Committee Texas Historian Editorial Advisory Board
Nichole Spates	Membership Manager
Kerry Knerr, Ph.D.	Communications & Grants Manager, 2021 to present
Lauren Selvik	Administrative Assistant, 2022 to present

List of Positions & Historical Data

Find out more about positions of type Staff using the list below.