Team
The Advancement Team’s mission is to build a strong and diverse portolio of support that is sufficient to fund IDEA Public Schools’ growth plans for the future.
This will entail establishing long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with a wide range of national education leaders, government agencies and elected officials, private and public foundations, community leaders and individual donors.
We encourage you to lean more and IDEA’s mission and hope that you will be inspired to support our efforts through financial investment in our students and educational programs as well as active engagement in our volunteer opportunities.

Lindsey Schaefer
Vice President of National Advancement
lindsey.schaefer@ideapublicschools.org
956-373-5814

Catharine Bellinger
Vice President of Public Affairs and Advocacy
catharine.bellinger@ideapublicschools.org
512-550-4761

Stephanie LaMarca
Director of Grants and National Advancement
stephanie.lamarca@ideapublicschools.org
512-289-6704

Aisha Gayle Turner
Vice President of Regional Advancement
aisha.gayleturner@ideapublicschools.org
512-705-9127

Brady Shannon
Director of Advancement, Southern Louisiana
brady.shannon@ideapublicschools.org
504-715-3827

Joanna Crain
Director of Advancement, Tarrant County
joanna.crain@ideapublicschools.org
737-529-6575

Katherine Vandertulip
Director of Advancement, El Paso
katherine.vandertulip@ideapublicschools.org
512-803-3708

Victoria Stockstill
Director of Advancement, Austin
victoria.stockstill@ideapublicschools.org
512-662-8816

Marissa Rodriguez
Director of Advancement, San Antonio
marissa.rodriguez@ideapublicschools.org
956-678-7613

Rose Marques
Director of Advancement, Rio Grande Valley
rose.marques@ideapublicschools.org
512-803-3708

Liseth Vazquez
Advancement Coordinator, San Antonio
liseth.vazquez@ideapublicschools.org
210-322-1605

Dana Deluna
Advancement Coordinator, Rio Grande Valley
dana.deluna@ideapublicschools.org
956-314-2319