Executive Leadership Team
Tanya Larkin, Ed.D.
Executive Director
Nathan Maxwell, Ed.D.
Deputy Executive Director
Derek Criswell, CPA, RTSBA
Chief Financial Officer
Lawana Pulliam
Chief Academic Officer
Michael Keough
Chief Information Officer
Heather Newman, Ed.D.
Chief Employee Experience Officer
Leslie Callahan
Senior Director, Head Start & Early Childhood Development
Lynn Pulliam, Ed.D.
Senior Director, Field Services & Internal Operations
Troy Seagler
Senior Director, Field Services & Client Relations
René Cano, Ed.D.
Senior Director, School Support and Academic Services & ESC StrategyBoard of Directors
David Schaeffer, Chairman
Place 2 | Dimmitt
Lee Porter, Vice Chair
Place 7 | Pampa
Tim Gilliland, Secretary
Place 1 | Canyon
Larry Appel
Place 3 | Dumas
Justin T. Smith
Place 4 | Miami
Kathleen Morris
Place 5 | Amarillo
Doneice Ray
Place 6 | Amarillo
Our History
Serving the Texas Panhandle since 1967
The 1966-1967 school year marks the beginning of not only Region 16 Education Service Center, but education service centers across the state.