About Our Commission
The "Texas State Library and Archives Commission"
is both the official name of the agency and the name of its
governing board. The seven members of the Commission are appointed
by the Governor, who also designates a chair, and are confirmed
by the Texas Senate. Commissioners serve staggered six-year
terms; terms begin September 1 of odd-numbered years, following
each session of the Texas Legislature.
Over the nine decades of the Commission's existence, its
members have included both celebrated Texas political and
civic leaders and ordinary citizens distinguished by their
love of and commitment to libraries. Duties of the Commission
include:
- Appointment and supervision of the Director and Librarian
and Assistant State Librarian;
- Review and approval of the State Library's strategic
plans, appropriations requests, operating budgets, internal
audit documents, employment and management policies, and
the like;
- Review and adoption of rules for administering the State
Library's legislative mandates - for example, grant programs,
standards for library accreditation, records management
rules and schedules, and customer service policies.
The Commission generally holds from six to ten meetings
each year, usually in Austin at the Lorenzo de Zavala Building,
the State Library's headquarters in the Capitol Complex. Citizens
are always invited to attend meetings, address the Commission,
or review the minutes of prior meetings or the agendas of
upcoming ones. (The latter are published in the Texas Register,
along with the proposed text of rules to be reviewed, at least
two weeks prior.)
Commission
Meetings and Agendas
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Sandra J. Pickett, Chairman
Term expires September 2015
Post Office Box 1919, Liberty, Texas 77575
936-336-5397 * FAX 936-336-7752
Pickett was first appointed to the Commission in 1995 by
Governor George W. Bush. She is a dynamic leader with a strong
interest in libraries of all kinds. Pickett served as Liberty
City Council member from 1974-1998, as well as Liberty mayor
pro tem from 1976-1998. Pickett is the past president of the
board of directors of the Houston-Galveston
Area Council of Governments (HGAC), and has a long record
of service to the Texas Municipal League, the Texas and National
Associations of Regional Councils, and the National
League of Cities. She is currently on the Board of Preservation
Texas and Texas Independence Trail Region and is a member of the National Museum and Library Services Board.
Pickett is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Chamber of Commerce 1981 Citizen of the Year, the 1993 John Ben Shepperd Leadership Award from the Texas Historical Commission, and the 1998 Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow.
Pickett is also president of the Atascosito Historical Society,
the friends group of the TSLAC's Sam
Houston Regional Library and Research Center, and has
served as president of the Liberty County Historical Commission.
She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and
her master of arts degree from the University of Houston.
Sharon T. Carr
Term expires September 2011
867 Via Alta Lane, El Paso, TX 79912
915/584-12365 (h)
Sharon T. Carr was appointed to the Texas State
Library and Archives Commission in Nov. 2005, by Governor
Rick Perry. Ms. Carr recently retired as administrator for
Library Learning Resources in the El Paso Independent School
District, a position she held since 1990. Prior to that
time she was an elementary school librarian at El Paso ISD
for 17 years. Ms. Carr holds an M.S. in Library Science from
the University of North Texas, and has been honored by the
School of Library and Information Sciences as an Outstanding
Alumna.
Ms. Carr is actively involved in a number of
professional organizations, including the Border Regional
Library Association, the Texas Association of School Library
Administrators, and the Texas Library Association. Ms. Carr
served on the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
School Library Standards Advisory Committee twice. The committee
was responsible for drafting statewide school library standards
in 1995-97, and then revising them in 2002-04.
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Martha Doty
Freeman
Term expires September 2015
204 Skyline Drive, Austin, Texas 78746
512-327-7323 (h) * 512-306-8718 (w) * FAX 512-306-8718
Governor Rick Perry appointed Martha Doty Freeman
to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission on Jan
12, 2004, to fill the expired term of Kenneth R. Carr of El
Paso.
Freeman is a self-employed historian. Prior
to her appointment to the Texas State Library and Archives
Commission, Freeman served as a member of the Texas Historical
Records Advisory Board. She is a graduate of The University
of Texas at Austin and Lawrence University as well as a graduate
fellow of the Smithsonian Institution. Freeman will be serving
as the TSLAC liaison to the THRAB Board.
Larry G. Holt
Term expires September 2015
1707 Broadmoor, Suite 103, Bryan, TX 77802
979-846-2591(w) * FAX 979-731-8366
April of 2009, Governor Rick Perry appointed Larry G. Holt,
a practicing attorney in Bryan/College Station, to a five-month
term to serve as a commissioner at the Texas State Library
and Archives Commission to replace Cruz Hernandez of Burleson
who resigned. Holt was then reappointed by Perry to a full
six-year term in September of 2009.
Holt attended Baylor University where he earned his J.D.
(Juris Doctor) and earned a LL.M. (Master of Laws) from Southern
Methodist University in Dallas. He practices in the areas
of estate planning, probate, trust, wills, real estate, oil
and gas, and public finance. He is very dedicated to the support
of libraries and archives in the role of each in enhancing
and extending the total educational process. He brings to
the commission his legal knowledge of the importance of records
maintenance and retrieval and his experience in representing
educational and other charitable foundations.
Wm. Scott McAfee
Term expires September 2013
P.O. Box 1668, Dripping Springs, TX 78620-1668
512-422-4283(h) * FAX 512-283-4666
Governor Rick Perry appointed Wm. Scott McAfee to the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission on February 15, 2008,
to fill the expired term of Sandra Gunter Holland of Pleasanton.
McAfee is a service delivery executive for Dell, Inc., and
brings a strong background of IT strategy, client support,
service development, solution design, and relationship management
to the commission. He holds a Bachelors' degree from St. Edward's
University in Austin and a Master's of Business Administration
(MBA) from Southwest Texas State University, now Texas State
University in San Marcos.
Living daily with an appreciation of archives and history
he lives in Driftwood on property that has been in the family
since 1886. His family residence is recognized by the Texas
Department of Agriculture's Family Land Heritage Program.
It honors operational farms and ranches that have been in
a family for over 100, 150 and 200 years. The family property
is also the site of a historical cemetery recognized by the
Texas Historical Cemetery program. McAfee is a proud volunteer
with the Boys Scout of America serving as District Chaplain
Corps for the Sacred Springs District.
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Sally Reynolds
Term expires September 2011
2603 Encina Dr., Rockport, TX 78382
361-729-8839 (h)
Sally Reynolds was appointed to the Texas State Library
and Archives Commission in Feb. 2006, by Governor Rick Perry.
Ms. Reynolds' library career with the Texas Legislative Reference
Library spans 29 years. She retired in 1998, having served
as director of the library for nearly 13 years. During her
tenure as director, she was active in the Texas Library Association
and the State Agency Libraries of Texas, and served on the
executive committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Ms. Reynolds serves as vice president of the board of trustees
of the Texas Maritime Museum and is a member of the Friends
of the Fulton Mansion. She's been a dedicated volunteer for
Meals on Wheels for more than a decade.
Michael Waters
Term expires September 2013
6009 Fallsview Lane, Dallas, TX 75252
972-447-9953(h) * FAX 325-695-8142
Michael Waters is retired president and CEO of Hendrick
Health System in Abilene, Texas, a position he held for 24
years. He still serves Hendrick Health System as senior consultant.
He holds degrees from Lamar University in Beaumont and the
University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He and
his family live in Abilene.
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