Elena Villanueva

Elena Villanueva, Ed.D, currently serves as the Senior Executive Director at Houston Independent School District, a position held since December 2023. Prior to this role, Elena accumulated extensive experience in San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District from June 2016 to December 2023, where notable roles included Director of Student Services, Director of Research and Accountability, Director of MTSS, and Principal. Additional experience includes administrative positions at Birdville ISD and Wichita Falls ISD, along with roles as Assistant Principal at NEISD and School Counselor at Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD and Corpus Christi Independent School District. Elena began a career in education as a Bilingual/Special Education Teacher at Laredo ISD. Academic qualifications include a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration from Concordia University Texas, and multiple master's degrees in educational leadership and counseling from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.