Texas Association of School Boards President Sylvester Vasquez and association executive director Jim Crow present Joe Munoz, center, with an award during a banquet in Lakeway last month. (Courtesy photo)
STAFF REPORTS
Joe Muñoz, current executive director and past president of the Mexican American School Boards Association of Texas, has been recognized for his service on the Lone Star Investment Pool board of trustees.
Muñoz was appointed to the Lone Star Board in September 2006 and served in that capacity through December 2009. During that time, the average annual assets of Lone Star grew from just over $5 billion to $7.8 billion, fees charged to participants were reduced, and modifications were approved to make Lone Star attractive to a larger group of government entities. “Many good things happened during the years Joe served on the Lone Star Board of Trustees,” said Chris Szaniszlo, managing director of First Public, Lone Star’s administrator and distributor. “The Board was fortunate to have his leadership during that time,” he said.
In addition, Muñoz served on the Hays Consolidated ISD board of trustees from May 1999 until December 2010. He also supervises the office of community liaison with the Austin Police Department, where he has worked since 1984. Muñoz attended Texas A&I University.
Lone Star Investment Pool is a local government investment pool governed by an 11-member Board of Trustees made up of school board members, superintendents and business officials. Lone Star offers three overnight investment options, each having the objective of maintaining safety of principal, while providing participating government entities with the highest possible rate of return for their invested funds.
