The School Board of Trustees has regulatory and general supervisory authority governing the school. This includes the establishment of policies, evaluating the effects of the policy decisions, all fiscal responsibilities including approval of the budget and evaluation and selection of the Administrator.
Beth was born and raised in Colorado, where she attended Colorado State University and earned a B. S. in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. She moved to Texas 32 years ago and made Lake Jackson her home. At that time, she also began attending St. Michael’s Catholic Church and has been an active member over the past three decades. She has been involved in several ministries over those 30+ years with Altar Society being the most one. OLQP has been an important part of her life since 1996, when her oldest child began PK3 here. She is the mother of three OLQP graduates. Beth has worked at BASF for 30 years and is currently the Learning & Development Coordinator for Engineering in the Houston office. She has been married to her husband, Brent, for 15 years and they share five children—Sarah, 28, Ryan, 26, Jake, 26, Alissa, 25, and Grace, 22. In her personal time, Beth enjoys baking, gardening, and spending time with her family. Having first hand experience and knowing the value of a Catholic education in today’s society, we need to insure the continued growth of Our Lady Queen of Peace for future students.
Kent was born and raised in a small town – Quimby, Iowa. He started his career in the corporate world as a telemarketer for MCI living in Iowa, Arizona, Texas, & Colorado – in various roles. He finally worked his way to Senior Director of Information Services for AT&T Broadband in Littleton, Colorado. In 2003, he decided a career change was in order and decided to get into Law Enforcement and started working for the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office as a Jailer. He moved to the Patrol Division and was then promoted to the Criminal Investigations Division. He started there in the Tech Lab and began to forensically process all the digital evidence for the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office. In 2009, he married Sophia and they currently have 3 children (Kathryn, Victoria, and George) who all attend OLQP. Knowing that religion is an extremely important piece of life, he wants his children to have an education that builds on that. He is committed to OLQP School and promoting the growth (and expansion of grades) of the school in the community through marketing and financial responsibility.
Kevin is in his 6th year on the Our Lady Queen of Peace Board of Trustees. Kevin and his wife Kristy look forward to celebrating their 24th anniversary in the next year. He and Kristy are proud parents of 5 children, 4 of which have attended OLQP for part of or most of their Elementary and Junior High School years. He has a 6th grade daughter currently enrolled at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School. Kevin graduated with B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Master of Business Degree from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business. He has worked for The Dow Chemical Company for 34 years. Kevin bring much knowledge and energy to the Board of Trustees with viewpoints from a business side and as a loving parent whom has entrusted his children's education to OLQP.
Anne Marie Cohea is a long time Brazoria County resident. She is currently in her seventeenth year in education and ninth year as an administrator. She is currently the principal at Wild Peach Elementary in CBISD. From 2020 to 2024, she served as principal at Barrow Elementary in CBISD. Prior to this, she held assistant principal positions at Southside Elementary and Rancho Isabella Elementary in Angleton ISD. Her career began with teaching kindergarten at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic school, followed by teaching kindergarten and 2nd grade at Southside Elementary. Educationally, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education EC-4 with a minor in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin, complemented by a Master of Science in Educational Leadership from the American College of Education. She is the proud wife to JD and mom to 1 son in fourth grade at Our Lady Queen of Peace. He has been at Our Lady Queen of Peace since Pre-K 3. Anne Marie is committed to making a positive impact on the Board of Trustees and bringing a strong background in education and a passion for student success.
Your Suggestions, Ideas and Participation
There are several ways to become involved:
Join us on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm for our monthly meeting.
Volunteer for one of our committees.
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