Pintavalle Named Top 50 Women in Houston Area

Brazoswood's Principal Pintavalle - One of the TOP 50 Women Admired in the Houston Area
Posted on 02/07/2023
This is the image for the news article titled Brazoswood's Principal Pintavalle - One of the TOP 50 Women Admired in the Houston AreaBrazoswood’s own, Principal Rita Pintavalle was named one of The Top 50 Women Leaders of Houston for 2023 by the Women We Admire, a news and information site on today's women leaders in business, entertainment, sports, motherhood, medicine, law, and many other fields. While the Houston area is known globally for its aerospace and energy sectors, countless other leading industries like life sciences, biotechnology, education, healthcare and manufacturing contribute to its robust and growing economy. The contributions of this year’s awardees span across all sectors and are as diverse as the state itself. They have knowledge and expertise that is invaluable to the organizations they serve and their dedication does not go unnoticed.

Rita Elrod Pintavalle, is the principal at Brazoswood High School where she and the staff have led the campus to a National Capturing Kids Hearts Showcase Campus, a Platinum Level Jostens Renaissance Award and Multiple TEA Distinctions. Her focus on building relational capacity for a positive campus culture has led to her being selected a guest presenter/advocate for the Baylor School of Education, Jostens Renaissance (JRNGC), Houston Women Leaders Panel, and Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP). Rita is a past president and state coordinator for TASSP where she represented the State of Texas in all 20 Regions as well as DC. She currently serves as the chair of the Texas Study Committee for TASSP. Pintavalle has been awarded as the Region XI Principal of the Year, BISD Secondary Principal of the Year, HEB Excellence in Education top 25 Semi-Finalist and the Lifetime PTA Contribution Award.

During her career, Pintavalle has served as teacher, coach, athletic coordinator, assistant principal, school board member, principal, director of discipline and grants, as well as an adjunct facilitator for Arkansas State University and the American College of Education. She has also served on several steering committees with the Texas Education Agency and as a cruise port agent for MLSBC providing embarkation and debarkation with Carnival Cruise Lines. Before arriving in Brazosport ISD, she was in Kennedale ISD and DeSoto ISD in multiple roles. Rita believes intertwining high academic expectations with true caring relationships that provide creativity and student voice empowers the next generations of leaders. She received her BSEd from Baylor University, MEd from the University of North Texas and Superintendent Certification from the University of Houston Victoria.

Other awardees this year includes Connie Bormans, Chief Laboratory Officer of Gene by Gene, who has over the last 16 years created numerous policies and procedures that enabled their laboratory to acquire national accreditations. Awardee Jessica Jackson, Vice President of Environment, Health & Safety at Apache Corporation. She is known for her “field focused” mindset and continuously improving safety, environmental management, regulatory, ESG and sustainability performance while inspiring integrity across the organization. Also awarded is Regina Mayor, Global Head of Clients and Markets for KPMG, who is a recognized global leader in areas including decarbonization, change management, and energy & natural resources.

Please join BISD and Women We Admire in celebrating the accomplishments of The Top 50 Women Leaders of Houston for 2023, and especially Principal Rita Pintavalle!

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The Top 50 Women Leaders of Houston for 2023
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