2025 Board Members
2024 BOARD MEMBERS
Join The BV-ATD Board
Members of the Brazos Valley ATD chapter are eligible to run for a position on the BV-ATD Board. If you’re interested in running for a position in the upcoming election, use the link below to sign up for a spot on the ballot.
Vacant Positions
- VP of Records
- Hospitality Chair
- Website Chair
- Social Media Chair
| PresidentCaroline Gallagher, CPTDCaroline Gallagher, CPTD, has been a member of BV-ATD since 2007 and currently serves as the President of BV-ATD. She has been working in the learning and development field for more than 16 years. |
| Past PresidentRetha YouellRetha Youell has been a member of the Brazos Valley Chapter of ATD since 2013. She is the owner and CEO of The Youell Group, a management consulting firm that focuses on human resources, risk management and employee relations issues in the public, private and non-profit sectors. |
 | VP of Professional DevelopmentDea PolkDea Polk has been a member of the BV-ATD for five years and is now serving in the capacity of VP of Professional Development. She is the Dual Career Program Coordinator for the Texas A&M University Dean of Faculties Office. |
 | VP of MembershipJudy WaightJudy is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Human Resource Development at the Department of Education Administration & Human Resource Development at Texas A&M University. Her research interests include generational change and well-being. |
| VP of FinanceAlyssa Besly, APTDAlyssa Besly is currently an instructional designer at K2United and has assisted with research on the effectiveness of distance learning for special educators in rural areas with the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University. She has been a member of BV-ATD since 2018. |
| VP of CommunicationsBecky McNairBecky McNair is a Human Resource Program Coordinator for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Prior to this position she was an Organization and Development Practice Lead focusing on competency based functional development for Human Resource personnel. |
| VP of TechnologyBisi Atoba, PhDBisi Atoba is an Instructional Assistant Professor and Director of the MS Psychological Sciences (concentration in industrial-organizational psychology) program at Texas A&M University. |
