Texas Charter School Development (TCSD) has launched in Houston, Texas
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Creating Long-Term Homes for Emerging Charter Schools
November 2022
Greetings friends and colleagues,
For the first time since 2017, PCSD is expanding to a new region: Houston, Texas. The newly formed Houston-based non-profit Texas Charter School Development (TCSD) will serve as a one-stop-shop facility solution for a growing number of emerging charter schools in Houston. We are the only facility development non-profit organization in Texas that can provide strategic facilities planning, project management, and access to capital for charter schools, all under one roof.
We are excited to share that Ivan Zapata has joined us as our founding Project Director for TCSD. He will work closely with me, James Heugas, and the rest of the PCSD team to advance our mission of creating long-term facilities solutions aimed at dismantling systemic inequality and expanding educational opportunities in under-resourced communities.
Warmly,
John Sun
Meet Ivan Zapata, Project Director for Texas Charter School Development
Ivan brings a wide range of experiences to TCSD. A Houston native, Ivan previously served as vice president at Houston Land Bank where he was responsible for land acquisition and development for new affordable housing and senior development associate at the Welcome Group. He also owned a Houston-based general contracting and permitting firm and was a construction project manager. Ivan served in the Marine Corps for five years and holds an MBA from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Rice University.
Ivan has been learning about the PCSD process and is looking forward to starting the work on our first Texas school projects. Please join us in welcoming Ivan to this new role.
