Members of the Board

Find information about our board members, such as the district they serve and their term length.

Visit the Tarrant County website for detailed maps of each board member's district.

Meet the Board

Jeannie Deakyne

Jeannie Deakyne, President

District 3

North and Central Arlington, Bedford, Pantego, and portions of Euless, Hurst, Fort Worth, and Grand Prairie

Term Information

Year elected: 2021

Term expires: May 2027

Contact

jeannie.deakyne@tccd.edu

Leonard Hornsby

Leonard Hornsby, Vice President

District 5

South Arlington and Mansfield

Term Information

Year elected: 2021

Term expires: May 2029

Contact

leonard.hornsby@tccd.edu

Shannon Wood

Shannon Wood, Secretary

District 2

Richland Hills, Hurst (part), Euless (part), Bedford, Grapevine, Colleyville, Keller, Southlake and Westlake

Term Information

Year elected: 2021

Term expires: May 2027

Contact

shannon.wood@tccd.edu

Laura Forkner Pritchett

Laura Forkner Pritchett, Assistant Secretary

District 4

West Fort Worth (generally north of I-30), Azle, Haslet, Watauga, North Richland Hills and Haltom City

Term Information

Year elected: 2023

Term expires: May 2029

Contact

laura.pritchett@tccd.edu

Teresa Ayala

Teresa Ayala

District 1

Saginaw, Fort Worth North Side, Downtown Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Southside (generally west of I-35W)

Term Information

Year elected: 2015

Term expires: May 2027

Contact

teresa.ayala@tccd.edu

Gwendolyn Morrison

Gwendolyn Morrison, Ph.D.

District 6

East and Southeast Fort Worth, Forest Hill, Everman and part of Southwest Fort Worth

Term Information

Year elected: 1976

Term expires: May 2031

Contact

gwen.morrison@tccd.edu

Veronica Chavez Law

District 7

TCU area, Southwest Fort Worth, West Fort Worth (generally south of I-30) and Benbrook

Term Information

Year elected: 2025

Term expires: May 2031

 

Updated May 16, 2025