Vision

Our vision is an engaged community where inspired educators and exceptional opportunities are available to all students.

 

Mission

Our mission is to connect our community to support, promote, and inspire educators by funding imaginative and creative opportunities in Whitehouse ISD.


About the Foundation

The Foundation is a bridge between the private resources of the community and the needs of the classroom. We fund educational programs and projects through fundraising to award grants to employees of Whitehouse ISD. We want to empower our educators, encourage innovation and creativity in our classrooms, and engage the community to transform the lives of our students.

 

Our goal is to positively impact every student in the District and support the mission of Whitehouse ISD, which is to inspire and equip students through innovative and challenging opportunities.

 

The Whitehouse ISD Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization organized under the laws of the State of Texas in 2014. The Foundation was organized and will be operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes. As a result, all contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible under the Internal Revenue Code.


2023-24 Board of Directors

From the start, WISDEF has been passionate about and committed to a minimal operating budget in order to fund the maximum amount of grants. Our Board of Directors is a working board comprised of dedicated volunteers, each giving of their time and talent to support the mission of the Foundation.

Cliff Boucher

Froncel Burns

Allison Carr

Nicholas Charest

Pam Crabtree

Scott Dillingham

Heather Dobbins

Nancy Farrell

Brian Feiden

Kelly Flanagan

Kara Fulmer

Paul Hickey

Chad Hutchins

Miles McCrary

Cindy Miller

Kara Mink

Li-Yu Mitchell

Chris Moran, Superintendent

Jim Nipp

Shawn Onley

Collin Phaup

Laura Severt

Chris Sigwald

Susan Soward

Collin Taylor

Traci Wagner

James Wansley

Amanda Watson

Ann Weissmann

Elyse White

Melissa Wright


Meet the Executive Board

Allison Carr
President

Allison and her husband, Clinton, have 5 kids and have lived in Whitehouse since 2014. Allison is a Dallas native who graduated from Texas A&M University in 2005. Allison is very involved on the PTO board for Brown Elementary School and at her church, Bethel Bible Church. When she is not driving her kids all over town for various sports and activities, she enjoys reading. traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

Laura Severt
Past President

Kara Fulmer
Secretary

Kara and her husband, John, have been part of the Whitehouse community for the last 18 years. They have three children that have gone through the Whitehouse school system, with the youngest graduating in May of 2023. Kara has been very involved in various Whitehouse volunteer organizations such as the Whitehouse Chamber of Commerce, the Whitehouse Community Library, Project Joy and many others. Two fun facts about Kara are that she loves to read and she is a big fan of the Dallas Stars hockey team.

Scott Dillingham
VP Grants

Scott graduated from Whitehouse ISD in 1994. He married Sarah (a city girl graduating from Tyler Legacy), and they currently have a son attending WHS. Sarah is a counselor at the Junior High and an LPC. Scott is the Executive Director of the Office of Digital Learning at UT Tyler, where he graduated with an MBA and M.Ed. Since moving back to Whitehouse in 2004, he's served on city boards, church boards, and youth sports organization boards. Scott enjoys stories - reading books, listening to podcasts, traveling, and doing things to earn stories.

Heather Dobbins
VP Events

Heather and her husband Jeremy are originally from North Louisiana and moved to Tyler in 2019. Jeremy works at UT North Campus as a medical physicist in the cancer center. He is the brains of the operation and she is the creative side. She has enjoyed working as a gymnastics instructor and a florist over the years. Currently Heather is a stay at home mom of two in the district. She enjoys reading, creating special holiday moments for her family, and photography.

Kelly Flanagan
VP Marketing

Kelly grew up in Fort Worth, TX and graduated from Texas A&M University in 2002. She married her husband Al in 2004 and the Flanagans moved to Whitehouse in 2009. They have four children who are currently students in Whitehouse ISD. The family attends South Spring Baptist Church where they have served in the children’s and pre-teen ministries. Kelly can usually be found watching one of her four children playing sports. She enjoys traveling, cooking and spending time with her family and friends.

Amanda Watson
VP Development

Amanda and her husband, Blake, are native East Texans. They began their family while living in Spokane, Washington, but returned to their Texas roots by settling in Whitehouse in 2015. They have two children who have attended Whitehouse ISD since kindergarten. Amanda graduated from UT Austin and has been involved with Meals on Wheels, Girl Scouts, Dayspring UMC, PTO, and other volunteer organizations. Amanda enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.

Cliff Boucher
VP Finance & Governance

 

The Foundation is run by an all-volunteer Board of Directors from the Whitehouse ISD community. 

We are a separate legal entity from Whitehouse Independent School District.