Judith Cruz

Judith Cruz currently serves as the Texas Assistant Director for the Houston Region at The Education Trust since July 2022. Prior to this role, Judith Cruz was a Board Trustee for Houston ISD from January 2020 to December 2023 and ran as a candidate for the Houston ISD Trustee position representing District VIII from April 2019 to January 2020. Judith Cruz has extensive experience in education, having worked as the Director of Community Partnerships and Middle School Programs at DiscoverU Fantastic Learning Opportunities from March 2014 to May 2019, as well as various teaching positions, including history (ESL) and dance at Liberty High School, and English (ESL) at Wisdom High School. Judith Cruz began a career in education after earning a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies from The University of Texas at Austin (1994-1999) and a degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Bilingual Special Education from The George Washington University (2001-2002).