Executive Director

Missy joined Brazos Higher Education Service Corporation, Inc, in 1999. Before being named Executive Director for The Murray Watson, Jr. Education Foundation, she worked in the Brazos Higher Education Service Corporation's human resources, corporate communications, and administration departments. From 1993 to 1999, she worked for the University of Houston-Downtown and held the positions of Executive Assistant to the President and Director of Institutional Advancement. In 1987 she was employed by Spring Shadows Glen Psychiatric Hospital in Houston, Texas as a full-time therapist and ombudsman for the Adolescent Family Crisis Unit, where she remained until 1993. Missy is a graduate of Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees. She has a lifetime teaching certification in secondary education and obtained a license as a professional counselor (LPC) in Texas in 1989. Her professional experience includes more than 35 years of service in the for-profit, non-profit, and government arenas as a full-time employee and part-time volunteer. Missy and her husband, Randall, have two adult children.