Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation
ABOUT CINDY PURYEAR
Cindy Puryear serves as Chief Strategic Partnerships & Programs Officer at the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation. Cindy is a veteran educator with 40 years of experience in K-12 education, having served as a special education teacher, special populations specialist, and instructional coordinator. She most recently served four years as Director of Library Services and Elementary Literacy in Houston ISD before retiring in 2018. In that role, she was responsible for leading all aspects of literacy instruction across the District’s 187 elementary schools, including providing professional development and coaching for teachers and administrators and guiding the implementation of a balanced literacy curriculum.
Since her retirement, Cindy led the development and implementation of the Foundation’s Reading Roundup program and has served on the Executive Committee of the Ladies for Literacy Guild leading the community engagement initiatives.
As Chief Strategic Partnerships & Programs Officer, Cindy will be responsible for leading the Foundation’s signature literacy programs and investments in community-based literacy programs, strengthening cross-sector partnerships, and increasing engagement of volunteers, particularly our Ladies for Literacy Guild and Young Professionals Groups, in support of our mission.