October 5, 2023
TRTF Welcomes Two New Board Members!
In June 2023, the TRTF Board of Trustees elected Nancy Byler from District 15 and David Olivas from District 19 to the board. Nancy and David officially began their first three-year term on July 1, 2023.
David is a member of the Ysleta Retired School Employees Association. He worked as an elementary school teacher and school administrator for thirty-six years in the Ysleta Independent School District in El Paso, Texas and retired eight years ago as a middle school assistant principal. During his years with YRSEA, David has served on the Children’s Books Project, the Scholarship Committee and on the Telephone Committee during the pandemic. As a TRTF Trustee, David is on the “A Helping Hand” Committee, First-Year Teacher Scholarship Committee, as well as the Liaison Support Committee.
Nancy is the President of Brown County Retired School Employees. She has held many positions at the state level of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA), including first Vice-President, and President. She currently is serving as Chair of the TRS Retiree Advisory Board, as well. As a TRTF Trustee, Nancy is on the First-Year Teacher Scholarship Committee, as well as the Fundraising Committee.