Sydna H.Gordon   Address 1919 S. Shiloh Road,Ste 310 LB40,Garland,TX 75042   Phone 972 - 278 - 8282   Fax 972 - 278 - 8222   Email sgordon@ntexas-attorneys.com  Areas of Practice Ad valorem tax collection Public School Law Municipal Law  Elected or Civil Offices Held Garland Independent School District -- Trustee, 1983-98 -- President, 1985-86, 1991-92, 1996-97 -- Finance Committee, eight years -- Facilities Committee, three years  Professional Organizations Texas State Bar Association Collin County Bar Association Collin County Chapter, Texas Association of Assessing Officers Texas Association of Assessing Officers Northeast Texas Chapter, Texas Association of Assessing Officers Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation   Civic, Cultural, or Community Organizations 1999 -- Present Director and Secretary, Garland Education Foundation 1983 - 1998 -- Trustee, Garland ISD 1992 - 1998 -- Trustee, Texas Association of School Boards 1990 - 1996 -- Executive Committee, North Texas Area Association of School Boards 1996 - 1999 -- UIL State Executive Committee 1995 - 1998 -- Garland Economic Development Steering  Committee, President 1997 - 1998 1986 -- Garland Economic Development Authority, Inc., Director 1986 & 1992 -- Garland Chamber of Commerce, Director 1986 -- Rowlett Chamber of Commerce Excutive Women of Dallas, President Elect Garland YWCA, Chair of Sustaining Fund Drive America Association of University Women, Garland Branch, President Kiwanis Club of Garland New Beginnings Center , Director.  Qualifications  Education  Bar Admissions Certification & Specialties Garland High School, 1964, with Honors East Texas State University, B.A. in Spanish and English, with Highest Academic Standing, 1968 Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D., 1977  Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.