Damon Hoyle is the Senior Operations Project Manager at the Texas Education Agency

Damon Hoyle is a life-long education advocate who has spent his entire career dedicated to

improving the lives of the next generations. Damon is a current Senior Operations Project

Manager at the Texas Education Agency (TEA), overseeing various high-level statewide

projects, grants, and initiatives. Before his role at TEA, he served as Chief Operating Officer for

ProUnitas Inc., an organization disrupting how school systems deliver student support services

through the innovative platform, PurpleSENSE. He spent nine years at KIPP Texas Public

Schools, serving as Dean of Operations, Dean of Instruction, classroom teacher, and head track

& field coach. In addition, he has participated in several leadership programs, including

Education Pioneers COVID Response Fellowship, Leadership ISD, Houston Black Leadership

Institute, and KIPP School Leadership Program. He was most recently accepted as a 2022

Cambiar Catalyst Education Fellow. Damon is also a 2007 Teach For America alumnus and a

proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Damon is also board secretary for the Texas

Black Expo and an advisory board member for The Village Foundation. He enjoys his love for

acting in his spare time, so much so that in 2021 he was nominated for Best Actor in a short film

at the International Christian Film Festival. Damon has a B.A. in African-American & African

Studies from the University of Virginia, and an M.A. in School Administration from Columbia

University, Teachers College.