Meet the Parents for Public Education Team
Core Values
Integrity,
Transparency,
Partnership
Guiding Principles
Teachers First
Choose Hope
Accountability is Kindness
Board of Trustees
Kelly Browning, M. Ed.
Cofounder and President
Kelly Browning’s passion for quality public education began when she herself was in high school. She was a student on free and reduced lunch, who had no plan or ability to pay for college. Her teachers saw her, came alongside her, and provided her with the resources and connections required to eventually get a full ride as a first-generation college student at Texas A&M University. Public education lifted her out of the path she was set upon and set her on a new path, one with great success, hope, and life. She later worked as a teacher and district leader in various roles for 10 years within the public school system. Upon leaving the classroom, she couldn’t shake her passion for and commitment to public education, so she started Parents for Public Education alongside her fellow disruptors and advocates for public schools. She has a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership. She is married to the man of her dreams and a proud mother of three.
Deidre Stevens, M. Ed.
Cofounder and Vice President
Deidre Stevens has over a decade of experience in the classroom as an educator. She has a Master’s in Education in Administration and Supervision and has taught a range of classes from 8th-grade English as a Second Language to 12th-grade AP Literature and Composition. Stevens decided to be a teacher at age 16 and later married her high school sweetheart, also an educator. She is a proud mother to a baby boy. Stevens envisions the best version of Texas as a state in which quality public education is available to all kids, and she will work tirelessly to ensure her son and his future classmates become a generation of courageous and competent leaders.
Email: deidre@parentsforpubliceducation.org
Melanie Crocker
Trustee
Melanie Crocker is a former public school educator who believes deeply in the importance of a strong public education system to prepare the next group of workers, innovators, and leaders in Texas. During her time in the classroom, she taught both junior high and high school students in the subjects of math, business, and accounting. She has a BA in Accounting and is married to her husband, an educator of 26 years. She has two daughters and wants to ensure a strong public school system for them and all future generations of students in Texas.
Janis Davis-Street, Ed.D.
Trustee
Growing up as the child of educators, Janis Davis-Street developed a deep appreciation for the value of education. Over her 30+ year career, she has actively supported education outreach efforts in K-12 schools. Janis holds Master’s degrees in Nutrition and Organizational Leadership and Learning, as well as a doctorate in Health Education. The co-author of the middle-school book “Space Nutrition,” she combines her passion about the excitement of learning with her extensive experience on multiple boards to offer valuable insights on best practices in public education. Janis is also the mother of two adult sons who were educated in Friendswood ISD, and she has witnessed firsthand the importance of quality public education in nurturing future leaders.
Nina Lou
Secretary
Wanting to pay forward all of the love and nurturing efforts from her previous educators, Nina Lou knew that her calling was in education. Despite being hungry, homeless, and hopeless at sixteen, it was public school that kept her fed, sheltered, and strong enough to break the chains of generational curses. As the first person on either side of her family to go to college, Lou continues to help other students in her classroom who are also struggling, proving to them the power of perseverance and radical empathy every single day. From her own experiences, Lou is deeply committed to ensuring all Texas children receive the same academic opportunities and quality education, serving as living testimony to the importance of public education for all. Lou is happily married, and together they have a young son who is their pride and joy.
Marie Mitchell
Trustee
Marie, owner of Kid City and a founding donor of Parents for Public Education, has been a part of our work from its earliest stages. She is passionate about public education and actively supports it through her work in early childhood education, providing the foundations of education for kids from babies to school age, as well as through her advocacy and plethora of other avenues of community involvement. We're proud that Parents for Public Education is one of those! Marie is married and has two children.
Alicia Wilson
Treasurer
Alicia Wilson serves as Treasurer for the organization, bringing a strong blend of professional expertise and personal commitment to public education. She holds a degree in Accounting from the University of Houston and has more than 25 years of experience in accounting and auditing, along with 15 years of human resources experience.
Alicia is deeply passionate about supporting public school teachers and the vital role they play in our communities and across our state. As a parent of three children educated in the public school system, she has seen firsthand the dedication and impact of teachers both inside and outside the classroom. She also gives back by teaching children in after-school programs at local elementary schools.
In her role as Treasurer, Alicia is committed to using her financial and organizational expertise to ensure transparency, accountability, and responsible stewardship in support of educators and students.
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Friendswood, TX 77546