Kelley Thomas
ISM Mentor
Kelley Thomas joined Raise Your Hand Texas in the summer of 2024 as a regional advocacy liaison for Collin and Denton counties. Before joining Raise Your Hand Texas she led Plano ISD’s Council of PTAs as president from 2018-2020. Through this involvement, Kelley was nominated by her superintendent and received the 2020 State Board of Education Heroes for Children Award for State Board Of Education District 12.
Thomas’ advocacy journey began when her first child began kindergarten in Plano ISD when she was asked to be a room mom and then a Destination Imagination team manager. She was hooked on finding ways for every child to reach their full potential.
In September 2020, she continued with Texas PTA as vice president of membership and vice president of leadership, where she currently serves today. Thomas has received three Texas PTA Honorary Life Memberships, a Texas PTA Extended Service Award, and two National PTA Life Achievement awards and is a 2016 graduate of Texas PTA’s Emerging Leaders Academy.
Outside of PTA, her leadership roles have included serving as Leadership Plano Board chair, Destination Imagination NeXT Region Rising Stars Challenge Master, Junior League of Collin County public advocacy chair and community ambassador, and as a board of director for the Plano Education Foundation.
Kelley and her husband, Eric, reside in Richardson and have two children, Courtney and Kyle.
Thank You!
I would like to give a special thank you to Ms. Thomas for all of the guidance and advice she has given to me so far on my ISM journey. The experience she has in the field of education has been vital to my success in this program, and her support has helped me change ideas, learn about new bills, deepen my understanding of politics, and grow as a young professional. I could not have completed this program without her.