SBOE Member District 8
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Audrey Young (R) P.O. Box 2683 Trinity, TX 75862 (936) 662-4264 Email: audrey.young@tea.texas.gov |
Board Term: Jan. 1, 2023 - Jan. 1, 2027
Audrey Young, a Republican, was elected to the State Board of Education in November 2020 representing parts of the Greater Houston and Southeast Texas area. Audrey is married to Reverend Scott Moore, pastor of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church and Deputy Sherriff for Trinity County. Her daughters: Amanda and AmyBeth are college graduates and work full-time in their field of expertise.
Young is the Director of Student Support Services for Nacogdoches ISD. She earned an associate’s degree in Education from South Florida State College, bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Central Florida, a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership, and a Doctorate of Education from Stephen F. Austin State University.
Her career expands over 29 years in public education, as a speech therapist, reading specialist, middle school administrator and district director. She served on the Board of Trustees for Apple Springs ISD in Trinity County for 6 years. As a Master Trustee, she is on the Executive Board of Leadership for the Texas Association of School Boards Alumni Association (LTASBAA), she served three terms as member of the TASB Legislative Advisory Council (LAC) representing Region 6 and served 2 years on the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Board of Trustees Advisory Committee. In her spare time, Dr. Young volunteers as a dance teacher for the Adaptive Dance class at No Limits Dance Center of Nacogdoches, serving children with disabilities through dance and movement.
Young is a 9th generation of the Rose family to reside in Texas and her family is recognized by the Texas State Historical Society as a Texas First Family. Her family member: John Washington Rose was elected to the very first Texas Legislature in 1846, representing Victoria County. Following the legacy of the Rose family, 176 years later, Dr. Young now serves as an elected State Official. She is the Literacy Chair of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Anthony Smith Chapter and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Mary Hall Mantooth Chapter. She is the President of the Nacogdoches Chapter of the American Association of University Women, a board member of the Apricity Foundation, a lifetime member of the Montgomery County Fair Association, a lifetime member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo serving on the Scholarship Administration Committee and the Speakers Committee and is the First Lady of WMUMC. Young was recently honored as a recognized Alumni from both South Florida State College and University of Central Florida. She was named 2021 Educator of the Year in Special Services from the Association of Texas Professional Educators, awarded the 2021 State of Texas 4-H Salute to Excellence Award for District 5, named a Friend of Education by Sam Houston State University, and awarded the 2023 Woman of the Year special recognition as an Outstanding Advocate by the American Association of University Women Nacogdoches Branch.
As a member of the State Board of Education, Young represents District 8 with about 1.9 million Texans who reside in 11 counties: part of Ft. Bend, part of Galveston, Grimes, part of Harris, Houston, Polk, part of Montgomery, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, and Waller counties.