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Dr. Russell Marshall has experience in all levels of education.  He has served as a superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, assistant principal and classroom teacher.  He is a former associate professor of educational leadership and Coordinator of the Superintendent Certification Program for The University of Texas at Tyler.  His current position as superintendent of Mabank ISD, a 3-A district 45 minutes east of Dallas, keeps him current on the laws and complexities demanded of the superintendency. 

Dr. Marshall has over 25 years of service to Texas school children.  Being a current superintendent, he possesses the innate ability and expertise needed to recognize characteristics and chemistry vital to a successful superintendent search. 

He and his wife, Tammye, have been married over 24 years.  They are the parents of four wonderful children.  Jordan, 18, Griffin, 15, Landon, 12, and Alden, 9, are all students in the Mabank Independent School District.  Four active school children create a huge challenge for Tammye as a “full time mom.” 

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Jim Dunlap

Jim Dunlap, Lead Consultant, is a veteran educator with over 39 years of  experience in Texas public schools as a janitor, teacher aide, teacher, principal, business manager, superintendent and education service center staff member.  For eighteen of those years, he served as superintendent in three outstanding Texas school districts:  Diboll, Beckville and Hallsville.  Boards of Trustees in Diboll and in Hallsville nominated him as Superintendent of the Year, and he was twice selected as nominee for State Superintendent of the Year from Region 7.  He is a TEA certified board trainer, and has led workshops at service centers and area universities. 

In recent years, he has held a variety of leadership positions with the Region 7 Education Service Center, including administrative services division director.  His current position as a part-time Field Service Agent with the Region 7 Education Service Center provides him a special understanding of and a bond with superintendents and  board members.  He has also served as editor of www.TexasISD.com’s companion electronic newsletter, The Lone Finalist which is dedicated to keeping Texas educators current on critical school issues.  His wife of 38 years, Linda, is also a retired school administrator and also worked half-time at the Region 7 Education Service Center.  They are the proud parents of two wonderful adult children and the two “grandest” grandchildren ever.

Julius Gordon

Mr. Julius W. Gordon is a graduate of Huston-Tillotson College, and Prairie View A & M University, has taken additional graduate level course-work from Southwest Texas State University and UT Austin.  He has been married for forty years and has two adult children and two grandchildren. 

He recently retired after 30 successful years with the Texas Education Agency, where he served as Director of School Governance, Equal Educational Opportunity and Complaints.  While there he managed a staff that conducted investigations, provided technical assistance and specialized trainings.  He is currently Executive Director of Gordon & Associates and provides consulting services to public schools, charter schools and education service centers.  In his career with TEA, he was responsible for guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for all Texas school children.  His understanding of diverse communities and his extensive knowledge of superintendents and promising administrators not only in Texas but also nationally provides a greater degree of credibility to your search

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