Dale is a practicing attorney and CPA. He is a native Houstonian, received his BBA from the University of Texas in 1967 and his JD from the University of Texas Law School in 1969. He received his Texas law license in 1969 and his CPA Certificate in 1977. Dale is certified by the Texas State Board of Legal Specialization in Estate Planning and Probate Law (1981), as well as Tax Law (1983). Dale is a partner of Dossey & Jones, PLLC, a law firm in The Woodlands.

Dale and his wife Nancy have lived in April Sound since 1983. Their three children, Jim, Buck, and Sarah are all proud graduates of MISD. Granddaughters Claire and Phoebe Dossey attend Madeley Ranch Elementary.

Dale served as MISD Trustee for 15 years, from 1992 to 2007 and again joined the Board in 2009. During that time he held numerous Board positions, including Board President for several years. Dale served as Trustee for the Walden Community Improvement Association for six years, including two years as Board President. Dale now serves as Director for several local charitable foundations.

Dale served in the United States Army Reserve from 1969 to 1975. He also has served on several Texas State Bar Specialty Advisory Committees, including TBLS Examination Committee, Tax Law.

Skip Stanberry is a Professor of Business and Legal Studies with the University of Houston System, and previously held visiting professorships in London, Tokyo, Bonn, and Seoul. He is also a licensed attorney. He holds a BA from Yale University, an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Temple University, and his Doctoral degree in Law from the University of Houston.

Skip is a native Texan, who grew up and attended school in the Houston area, and has lived in Montgomery for 16 years. He is in his 10th year on the MISD Board of Trustees, serving as Board President 2008-2011. Skip has also served as a volunteer youth sports coach through the YMCA for 10 years.

Skip has been active in various local/state organizations, such as the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Certification Program, the Greater Houston Partnership, the Yale Alumni Houston Chapter, and Cypress Creek Church.

Skip has two daughters, both of whom attended MISD since kindergarten. Camille is a senior at MHS, and Sarah graduated from MHS in 2009, and is in now in college.

David Eargle is a retired executive from El Paso Corporation. David worked for 29 years in Houston and Corpus Christi in the natural gas industry. During his career, he was a Vice President with El Paso Corporation and Gulfterra Corporation, and Senior Vice President and a Board Member of Eastex Energy. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1976 with a BBA in Marketing.

In addition to serving on the MISD School Board, he is the President of the Walden Men’s Association, a Board Member of the Walden Community Improvement Association, and an avid supporter of the Montgomery Bearbackers. David also formerly served on the board of the Palmer Drug Abuse Program for 9 years, 3 years as President.

David and his wife, Nancy, have two children, both of whom recently graduated from Montgomery High School. Their daughter, Betsy, is currently a sophomore at Lone Star College. Their son, Kelsey, is a junior and a cadet at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point.

David and his family enjoy hunting, fishing, sailing, and traveling.

Steve Williams, MPA, CGFO is the Director of Finance & Administration for the City of Conroe, a position that he has held since January 2005. Prior to coming to Conroe, Steve worked for the Town of Flower Mound as the Director of Budget & Research and in the City of Dallas as a Sr. Budget Analyst. He attended the University of North Texas, earning Master of Public Administration and Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) degrees.

In addition to serving on the Montgomery ISD school board, Steve is also a member of various professional organizations, including the Government Finance Officers Association of Texas (President 06-07) and the GFOA of US & Canada. Within the Montgomery County community, he is an active member of the Conroe Noon Lions Club (Secretary 09-10), Leadership Montgomery County Board of Directors (Chairman 09-10), and Education for Tomorrow Alliance. He is also a Certified Black Belt Head Instructor within the American Society of Karate, teaching a class to approximately 50-60 children and adults, and coaches youth basketball, football, and baseball.

Steve and his family live in April Sound, where he previously served on the Property Owners Association Board of Directors. On a personal note, Steve is happily married to his wife of 18 years, Carrie, and a father of three children: Kathryn (17); Peter (12); and Caleb (11). Carrie is a fourth grade teacher at Montgomery Elementary School, while all three children attend schools within MISD. Steve and his family attend WoodsEdge Community Church near Montgomery. They also enjoy participating in a variety of sports and leisure activities, especially area youth sports, MISD extracurricular programs, and ASK karate.

Mary Miller is a retired attorney. Mary was Counsel, Health Care Operations, for Prudential Health Care and worked in Prudential’s offices in Houston, Minneapolis and Newark. She works with her husband in his business and she is an active volunteer with various organizations.

Mary is a native of North Dakota. She received her BA from the University of Hawaii and her J.D. from the University of Houston. She is in her 2nd term of office on the MISD Board of trustees and currently services as its Vice President. Mary’s husband Dennis, also a retired attorney, owns and manages townhomes in Conroe.

Mary has one daughter and one son. Her daughter Christine is a professor at Old Dominion University in VA. Christine’s husband, James is a Navy pilot. James and Christine have one daughter, Allison. Mary’s son, Brandon, is a senior at MHS.

Ken Thomet has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant since 1983. Ken opened his own practice in 2002 and now offices on Walden Road in Montgomery, Texas. Prior positions held include: Chief Financial Officer for the US operations of an international plastic company, divisional controller for a national construction company, Senior Auditor for the international CPA firm Grant Thornton and a Bank Auditor. Ken is a graduate of Western Michigan University earning a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration Majoring in Accounting. Ken holds a Professional Membership with the Texas Society of CPAs.

In addition to currently serving his 2nd term as a Board of Trustee for Montgomery ISD, Ken has also served on various District committees that include, Long Range Facilities Committee, District Advisory Committee, MES Campus Advisory Committee, and Principal Selection Committee. Ken also served on board of trustees and assisted with accreditation for the St.Thomas Episcopal School in Nassau Bay, Texas before moving his family to Montgomery.

Ken is an active participant in our community. He donates his financial services to support many organizations for our local youth. He is a member of Montgomery Lions Club and has also volunteered to serve as Treasurer for many other area organizations that include Montgomery County Cattle Barons Ball for American Cancer Society, Lone Star Honor Flight, for which he has proudly served as a consistent Guardian, Project Graduation Class of 2008, & Class of 2012 and Leap of Faith, an Equine Assisted Therapeutic Riding program for the disabled. In addition to serving as Treasurer at Leap of Faith, Ken was a founding Board member and regular volunteer, serving along side his family, for a profoundly inspirational program that is now facilitated at the YMCA in Conroe, Texas.

Ken and his family have lived in Montgomery since 1997. Ken and his wife Susan, a Montgomery native who is also a passionate participant in our district as well as our community, have three beautiful daughters. Lyndsey graduated in 2008 and is now attending college, Julie a senior, and Abby a 9th grader at Montgomery High School.

Trish Roche Mayne began her aviation career in 1985 with Continental Airlines n Denver, Colorado as a Flight Attendant. She transferred to Houston in 1998 to raise her family in beautiful Montgomery. Her favorite passengers have been the WWII Veterans on the Lone Star Honor Flights. Prior to 1985, she worked as a Marketing Director for a PGA Golf Tournament and an ATP Tennis Tournament in Florida. Directly out of college Xerox Corporation hired her as a sales executive.

Trish attended Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida on a partial academic scholarship from 1976-1978. She then transferred to Rollins College (1978-1980) in Winter Park, Florida on a full Golf Scholarship obtaining a Business Degree. During the first semester of her senior year at Rollins, she was accepted to the student exchange program in Dublin, Ireland.

Trish is very committed to Montgomery ISD. She was elected to the MISD School Board in 2004. She is presently serving as President and is a member of the District Health Advisory Committee. She has served as MES PTA President, Campus Improvement Committee, District Improvement Committee and numerous school PTO’s prior to becoming a School Board Trustee. She is an active volunteer in MISD.

Trish is married to Steve Mayne. Steve is a 767/757 Captain at Continental Airlines. He enjoys flying international flights. Trish and Steve met 25 years ago flying together. They have two children, Christopher and Stephanie. Prior to living in Montgomery, they lived in Denver, Colorado, Seattle, Washington and Vail, Colorado. Both their children were born in Vail, Colorado. The family periodically takes trips to Colorado to see friends, ski or enjoy the outdoors. Trish and her family are members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Conroe, Texas.