Mott Reelected to Statewide Association Board

For Immediate Release: October 15, 2009
Contact: Barbara Williams, 800.580.8272, ext. 6418

(Austin) – The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) has reelected Vernagene
Mott of Pflugerville ISD to a three-year term on the TASB Board of Directors, representing
TASB Region 13C.

Mott joined the TASB Board in September 2008 and she has been a trustee on the
Pflugerville ISD (PISD) Board since May 2004, recently serving as secretary. Mott
graduated with honors from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor of arts in
math and chemistry. Prior to retiring in 2003, she was a teacher at Pflugerville High School,
served as chairperson for both math and science, and was a National Honor Society
sponsor. Mott was a member of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association from 1964
through 2003.

Mott is a charter member and founder of the Pflugerville Education Foundation and
the Heritage House Museum. She is also a founder and current president of the Heritage
House Partners. In other civic involvement, Mott has worked with the LCRA (Lower
Colorado River Authority) Watershed Watch Education Committee, as well as serving on
the Manville Water Supply Company Board of Directors. She is an active member of her
church, having served as the chairperson of the Immanuel Lutheran Church’s 125th
Anniversary Committee, and also produced Immanuel Lutheran Church documentary for
the 135th Anniversary celebration.  The Greater Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce
recognized Mott with the Lifetime Achievement Award. She also is the recipient of the
Leadership TASB Celebration of Leadership 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award.

TASB is a nonprofit organization established in 1949 to serve local Texas school
districts. School board members are the largest group of publicly elected officials in the
state. The districts they represent serve more than 4.7 million public school students.