Fair Oaks man one of three appointed to Texas board by Gov.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has filled several positions by appointment, including the placement of Fair Oaks Ranch resident Elvis Williams on the Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees.

In addition, Abbott appointed Brittny Allred and reappointed John Elliott to the board, and all the terms are set to expire on August 31, 2027. The Board manages retirement and other benefits for teachers and employees of the state's public schools and institutions of higher education.

Elvis Williams of Fair Oaks Ranch is assistant superintendent of operations at Edgewood Independent School District, where he oversees several departments within the school’s operations division including transportation, inventory and warehousing, planning and construction, technology, athletics, and child nutrition services. He has previously held administration positions at Dallas ISD, Del Valle ISD, and Huntsville ISD.

Williams volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters and with various committees of Bethlehem Baptist Church. He received a Bachelor of Science from Mississippi Valley State University, a Master of Education from Dallas Baptist University, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education at The University of Texas at Austin.

Williams, who just moved to Fair Oaks Ranch early last year, has touched nearly every corner of the state in his prolific career in education. Starting as a substitute teacher and working his way up to assistant principal and, eventually, even principal, Williams said his breadth of experience will serve him well when it comes time to deliberate or collaborate with his fellow board members.

“I want to go in and really try to be the best board member I can,” Williams told The Star. “I’m not going in with a specific agenda or things I want to change necessarily. I need to make sure I understand, looking from the outside in, what's going on then work with the board. Because it’s not just me.”

2023 marks Williams’ 25th year of service in education, but he is also a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Williams said his extensive education career will help him make decisions, noting he can draw on what it was like to be a teacher at elementary, middle and high schools; be able to draw on experience in different sized districts; and draw on his experience as an administrator.

Brittny Allred of Dallas is a principal of Luther King Capital Management, an investment advisory firm with approximately $22 billion in assets under management. Previously, she held positions as an equity research associate at Stephens Inc. and investment banking analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. She is active in the philanthropic community in Dallas. She received the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Society of Dallas/Fort Worth, where she previously served on the board. Allred received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University and Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin.

John Elliott of Austin is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney specializing in commercial real estate and has practiced in Austin since 1987. Elliott was raised in Sonora, where his mother, Peggy, was a life-long high school and middle school teacher with the Sonora Independent School District until her retirement. Elliott received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from The University of Texas in Austin and a Juris Doctor degree from The University of Texas School of Law.