College Station ISD announce the retirement of two administrators.
Chief financial officer Amy Drozd is retiring after four years in CSISD and before that, 18 years in a similar role at Bryan ISD.
Transportation director Hector Silva is retiring after 16 years in that position.
CSISD school board members this month filled both vacancies.
CSISD’s new chief financial officer is Heather Wilson of Canyon.
CSISD’s new transportation director is Shannon Calltharp. She becomes the third administrator to move to CSISD from Willis…following superintendent Tim Harkrider and chief of staff Sara Goolsby.
CSISD news releases announcing the hirings of Heather Wilson and Shannon Calltharp:
The CSISD Board of Trustees approved Heather Wilson as the district’s new Chief Financial Officer during its special workshop meeting on March 28. Wilson replaces Amy Drozd, who is retiring this spring. Wilson joins CSISD from Canyon ISD with 26 years of experience in school finance. Throughout her career, Wilson has held various positions in public school finance including account supervisor for Hereford ISD, coordinator of business services for the Region XI Education Service Center, director of finance for Smithville ISD and director of support services for Giddings ISD. Wilson spent the last 17 years with Canyon ISD, where she served as the assistant superintendent of business and operations. While at CISD, Wilson was in charge of budget and compliance, assisted in the development and passage of the 2018 Bond Program, served as the project manager for a new high school, an intermediate school, two new elementary schools, and multiple campus renovations, including adding additional square footage to an existing high school. In addition, she led the transportation, food services, maintenance, property services, technology and finance departments. Wilson earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas A&M University and is a registered Texas School Business Administrator through the Texas Association of School Officials (TASBO). She currently serves as president-elect for the TASBO Board of Directors, president for the Property Casualty Alliances of Texas (PCAT) and vice-chair for Workers Compensation Solutions (WCS). “I feel blessed to have the opportunity to serve the students, staff and community of College Station ISD,” said Wilson. “Through the strong leadership of Dr. Harkrider and the College Station ISD family, I believe we can continue to make fiscally sound decisions managing the taxpayer dollars responsibly. I look forward to this new challenge and working to make an impact in the future of our students and community.”
The CSISD Board of Trustees approved Shannon Calltharp as the district’s new director of transportation during its regularly scheduled meeting on March 19. Calltharp replaces Hector Silva, who announced his retirement this spring, and Valadez replaces Bridget Cooper, who was promoted to director of human resources last month. Calltharp comes to CSISD from Willis ISD with nine years of experience in transportation, four of which have been as a director. Prior to her role as a director, she served as a routing specialist and lead bus driver. She currently oversees the transportation of 5,500 students, covering 154 miles each day. Calltharp holds certifications through Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service and Texas Association for Pupil Transportation, allowing her to streamline and simplify the process for training and testing transportation personnel. “I’m excited to be a part of the team,” said Calltharp. “I’ve had the opportunity to work with Hector Silva in the past, so I know I have big shoes to fill here in CSISD. I’m confident that with the current transportation staff and work they are already doing, we can continue the important work of getting our students to school and back home safely and efficiently.”