Patricia Anne Duncan Parrish, Ed.D., has been active in K-12 public education for more than 30 years in instructional, diagnostic, and central office administrative positions in New York and in Texas. She is an instructor in the College of Education & Human Services, Texas A&M University-Commerce and serves as and serves as interim director, Center for Educator Certification & Academic Services, for the university. Dr. Parrish is the recipient of the Texas A&M University-Commerce Alumni Ambassador Award, the highest honor a department of the university bestows upon a graduate.