Contact Info

U.S. Department of Education
Sylvia Ross, GEAR UP Program Officer,
Office of Post Secondary Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-0498
Phone: 1.800.USA.LEARN (1.800.872.5327)

TGAP Partners and Associates

Texas Education Agency
Priscilla G. Flores, , Texas GEAR UP
1701 North Congress
Austin, Texas 78741
Phone: 512.463.4139  
Fax: 512.475.1874

AMS Production Group
Andy Streitfeld, President
16986 North Dallas Pkwy
Dallas, Texas 75248
Phone: 972.818.7400  
Fax: 972.818.1257

David Horwitz, Senior Writer
4407 Bee Caves Rd. Bldg. 6, Suite 612
Austin, Texas 78746
Phone: 512.330.9434  
Fax: 512.330.0856

Natalie Smith, Project Manager
4407 Bee Caves Rd. Bldg. 6, Suite 612
Austin, Texas 78746
Phone: 512.330.9434  
Fax: 512.330.0856

Pre-college Outreach Centers
Elizabeth Salazar, Outreach specialist
TGAP PreCollege Outreach Center
TAMIU, KL 421
Laredo, TX 78040
Phone: 956.326.2804
Fax: 956.326.2799  

Project GRAD
Laurie Ballering, Director of Research
Project GRAD
Houston
6700 West Loop South, Suite 500
Bellaire, Texas 77401
Phone: 832.325.0380  
lballering@projectgradhouston.org

Javier Parra, Manager of Community Projects
6700 West Loop South, Suite. 500
Bellaire, Texas 77401
Phone:832.325.0358
jparra@projectgradhouston.org

TGAP Associates

Region XIII Education Service Center,
Office of Statewide Initiatives
Marilyn Peebles, GEAR UP Product Development Coordinator
Melanie Winters, Project Planner
Jeanne Mahlke, Administrative Assistant
5701 Springdale Road
Austin, Texas 78723
Phone: 512.919.5421  
Fax: 512.919.5471


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The Texas Education Agency's GEAR UP Project is called
TGAP - Texans Getting Academically Prepared