Education Service Center Region Xiii
Donations deductibleRevenue
$90.5m
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$88.9m
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$59.6m
$21.9m liabilities
Net assets
$37.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
6.5 years on average
Staff
335
employees, year to 31 August 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
20
named in Part VII
Education Service Center Region Xiii's network
8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hill | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Don Rogers | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Erwin Sladek | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gary Barnett | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laura Joseph | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mathew Briggs | Operations, Safety and Security Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Pari Whitten | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tom Bowman | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
20 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Graves | Director | since 2018 |
| Bobby Thompson | Director of Thompson Executive Leadership | 2024 |
| Craig Spinn | Deputy Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Erin Romero | Associate Director | since 2020 |
| George Gogonas | Chief Financial Officer | 2024 |
| Guillermo Lopez Diaz | Chief Technology Officer | 2024 |
| James Gonzales | Associate Director | since 2018 |
| James Gonzalez | Director of Center Support | 2024 |
| Jerry Vaughn | Deputy Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Jesse Lopez | Deputy Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Keith Thompson | Director Leadership Initiatives and Support | 2024 |
| Kerry Gain | Deputy Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Lorenzo Monroe | Business Management Field Service Agent | 2024 |
| Millie Klein | Deputy Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Paul Chavez | Associate Director | since 2018 |
| Rich Elsasser | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Roger Dees | Deputy Executive Director | 2024 |
| Sally Partridge | Director | since 2018 |
| Shirley Sanford | Director | since 2018 |
| Wendi Russel | Chief Curriculum Officer | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Elsasser | Executive Director | 40 | $279k | ||
| Millie Klein | Deputy Executive Director | 40 | $185k | ||
| Kerry Gain | Deputy Executive Director | 40 | $161k | ||
| Roger Dees | Deputy Executive Director | 40 | $159k | ||
| Wendi Russel | Chief Curriculum Officer | 40 | $133k | ||
| Guillermo Lopez Diaz | Chief Technology Officer | 40 | $127k | ||
| George Gogonas | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $123k | ||
| Erin Romero | Associate Director | 40 | $122k | ||
| James Gonzales | Director of Center Support | 40 | $121k | ||
| Bobby Thompson | Director of Thompson Executive Leadership | 40 | $119k | ||
| Mathew Briggs | Operations, Safety and Security Director | 40 | $111k | ||
| Keith Thompson | Director Leadership Initiatives and Support | 40 | $108k | ||
| Melinda Marquez | Director of Accountability, Assessment and Leadership Systems | 40 | $101k | ||
| Lorenzo Monroe | Business Management Field Service Agent | 40 | $92k | ||
| Jennifer Chidsey | Deputy Executive Director | 40 | $36k | ||
| Gary Barnett | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Erwin Sladek | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Don Rogers | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Laura Joseph | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Dennis Hill | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Pari Whitten | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Tom Bowman | Board Member | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Education Service Center Region Xiii
- EIN
- 741590220
- Address
- 5701 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX, 78723-3646
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- Our purpose is to assist teachers, educators and administrators in their roles as educators. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99Z Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1968
- Principal officer
- George Gogonas (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1974
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDennis Hill
≥8years on the filingsDon Rogers
≥8years on the filingsErwin Sladek
≥8years on the filingsGary Barnett
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $59.6m
- Total liabilities
- $21.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $37.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $89.8m
- Employees
- 335
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $96.8m | $91m | $5.8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.