Dallas Retired Teachers Association
The Dallas Retired Teachers Association
TRTA: The Voice for All Public Education Retirees
Board and Committee Chairs
2025 - 2026
BOARD
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President
Cynthia Hawkins-Bowland
Alice Martinez
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First Vice President
​G. T. Bendy
Second Vice President
​Esther Stokes
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Third Vice President
Sonya Palmer
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Recording Secretary
Armella McAllister
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Corresponding Secretary
Pearlie Wallace
Treasurer
​Patty Boren
Immediate Past President
Verna Mitchell
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​Foundation Liaison
​Linus Wright
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COMMITTEES
Book Project
Esther Stokes
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Communications
Pearlie Wallace
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Healthy Living
Verna Mitchell
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Informative and Protective Services
Suszanne Young
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Historian
Shirley Walker
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Legislative
Laura Carroll
Mailing Crew
Ann Bevel
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Membership
G. T. Bendy
Member Benefits
Richard Stoddard
Newscaster
Dena Rhoades
Parliamentarian
Dr. Thalia Matherson
Retirement Education
Charles Kennedy
Scholarship/Grant
Rosa Brooks
Social
Macy Mays
Standing Rules
Dr. Thalia Matherson
Technology
Dena Rhoades
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Volunteer Services
Lisa Delatour
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