Birth Place: Shiraz/Iran
High School: Shahpoor High School
College/University: Stephen F. Austin State University
Occupation: Retired Teacher
Contact Farshid Niroumand by email
Current Term Expires: 2023
Board Members
Vision Statement
To Educate and Inspire Everyone to Achieve Excellence
Mission Statement
As the provider of quality educational experiences, Nacogdoches Independent School District will produce students who have the skills to be:
Responsible and productive citizens
Critical thinkers
Problem solvers
Effective communicators
We will enable all students to succeed in a competitive, diverse, and ever changing society.
We believe …
Our core purpose is teaching and learning.
Every employee of the district plays a vital role in the educational process.
All students deserve to be taught in a safe and secure environment.
The participation of parents and the community is necessary for the district to succeed at its mission.
High expectations for everyone - students and staff - are critical to an engaged, energized, and ultimately successful district.
Farshid Niroumand
District At-Large
James H. Montoya
District III
Birth Place: Tularosa, New Mexico
High School: Tularosa High School
College/University: Eastern New Mexico University
Occupation: Case Manager, Carefirst Clinic
Family: Three Girls, Two Boys, Ten Grandchildren
Contact James H. Montoya by email
Current Term Expires: 2023
Leabeth Abt
District II
Birth Place: Wichita Falls, Texas
High School: Southwest High School Fort Worth, Texas
College/University: Stephen F. Austin State University
Occupation: Retired NHS Teacher
Family: Husband, Jeff; two daughters and six grandchildren
Focus: As a retired teacher, I believe it is the obligation of a school trustee to protect the interests of every child so that he/she has the opportunity to reach his/her full potential as an individual and as a student in our district. I’m not adverse to asking hard questions in order to insure an open communication between NISD and the community it serves.
Contact Leabeth Abt by email
Current Term Expires: 2023
Mindy Winslow
District V
Birthplace: Irving, TX
High School: Nacogdoches High School
College: SFA/General Business
Occupation: Revenue Cycle Director for Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital
Family: husband, Charlie; daughter Katie and husband Ian Angelo; daughters Jamie and Torie Langford; daughter Brittany and husband Lance LaBay; son Dalton Winslow. Grandkids Chloe and Audrey Angelo, and Shelby LaBay.
Focus as a board member: To be a servant to the community, the faculty and staff, the students and the administration. Ensure district policy is followed when making decisions and to work diligently to listen and engage the community.
Contact Mindy Winslow by email
Current Term Expires: 2024
Pam Fitch
District At-Large
Pam Fitch is a long-time resident of Nacogdoches, a parent and a local business owner. She has been active in public schools for more than 15 years, volunteering with school PTAs, music programs, sports activities, dance teams, booster clubs, and most recently as a member of the Nacogdoches ISD School Board.
Pam and her husband, Alan, were married in 1992. Their daughter, Reagan, graduated from Nacogdoches High School in 2016 and is currently in her junior year at California State University seeking a Bachelor of Science Degree in English.
Pam’s desire to ensure that every child in Nacogdoches—regardless of where they live, how they’re raised or the income level of their family—receives a first-class education is what led Pam to run for school board. She believes that a strong public-school system is the most important job of local government and believes in putting students first in every decision that is made while being accountable to the citizens who entrust the school district with both their tax dollars and their children.
Pam is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University and has actively served the community for more than 20 years. She has served on numerous boards and organizations, including the Governor’s Tourism Advisory Committee, Nacogdoches Planning and Zoning Board, Nacogdoches Junior Forum, Fredonia Rotary, and United Way, to name a few.
Contact Pam Fitch by email
Current Term Expires: 2022
James A. Ervin
District I
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
High School: Skyline High School in Dallas
College: Bachelor of Business Administration from Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, Texas
Master of Divinity: Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, Jacksonville, Texas
Occupation: Pastor of Iron Wheel Baptist Church
Family: Wife, Alma Francine Ervin; children, Jamesha, James II, JaCoby, JaVoski and JaDarrius.
Focus as board member: It’s my hope as a trustee of Nacogdoches ISD school board to provide the support to the Nacogdoches ISD administration in a joint effort to ensure a quality education for all students, and promote an enjoyable and rewarding work place for all Nacogdoches ISD employees.
Contact James A. Ervin by email
Current Term Expires: 2022
TC Grohman M.D.
District IV
Master Trustee Leadership TASB 2020:
First Nacogdoches County Trustee to Complete Training
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas
College/University:
BS, East Texas Baptist University
Secondary Education: Biology, English, Geology.
Masters: MS, Stephen F. Austin State University – Biology.
Doctor of Medicine: M.D., University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston
Medical Internship: Internal Medicine Internship - Presbyterian & Parkland Hospitals, Dallas, Texas.
Radiology Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Family:
Married to Alicia for more than 40 years, 22 nephews and nieces from seven brothers and sisters.
Work:
Retired Radiologist, actively licensed physician.
Board of Trustee: East Texas Baptist University for more than 16 years.
Focus as a board member:
Communication and service are important to me. My wife, Alicia, and I volunteered to teach in the Dominican Republic. This changed so much in us and for us and led me to train and serve in medicine for more than 30 years. Volunteering in our schools is transforming to individuals and to the schools. I have volunteered at Emeline Carpenter Elementary School to do many tasks that assist the school and teachers. I have done volunteer tutoring of ELL students and that has changed me and given me new insights.
Would you consider volunteering? Reading is a passion, too. How about reading with someone today in your home or at a school?
Contact T.C. Grohman, M.D. by email
Current Term Expires: 2024