About TEMA

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD REPRESENTATIVES

BYLAWS

BOD MEETING MINUTES

TEMA AWARDS IN EXCELLENCE

• To promote the responsible use of public funds through energy management & sustainability
• To establish the highest standards of ethics and efficiency in energy management & sustainability methods and practices for the needs of the State of Texas and bordering states.
• To provide a consolidation of experience, knowledge and interest in the field of energy management.
• To serve as an instrument for the dissemination of information related to energy management or the administration of energy management.
• To share strategies for the financing and implementation of energy efficiency.
• To cooperate and/or affiliate with other energy related professional organizations in all areas of common interest.

A survey was conducted in early 2008 among ISD Superintendents and Energy Managers in the state of Texas to measure interest in having a professional association for those responsible for energy management, focused on training, disseminating information and providing resources needed for increased energy efficiency. An overwhelming number of participants responded positively.

A steering committee composed of energy managers from six independent school districts across the state, along with representatives from the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) and a few others who work with schools in energy management, met throughout the year to plan the formation of an association. By the end of 2008, TEMA was incorporated as a Texas non-profit corporation.

The six energy managers became the initial Board of Directors for the new Texas Energy Managers Association (TEMA). They were:

• Rebecca Cordeiro de Peredo - Spring Branch ISD
• Bruce Dschuden - Northside ISD
• Larry Harvey - Garland ISD
• Victor Melton - Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
• Glen Rhoden - Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
• Cesar Trevino - United ISD