Acknowledgments

Acknowledgements

• Sal Adamski – Workforce Solutions, Tarrant County
• Yolanda Chavez Ahner – El Paso Community College
• Augustin Aldas – Leviton
• Jo Aleshire – Workforce Solutions, Tarrant County
• Karen L. Alexander – Texas Tech University
• Dr. Clayton Alred – Odessa College
• Julian Alssid – Workforce Strategy Center
• Jan Anderson – Texas Education Agency
• David D. Anderson – Hillco Partners
• Dr. Pamela Anglin – Paris Junior College
• Sarah Bailey-Bird – Heart of Texas Workforce Board
• Karen Batchelor – Texas Education Agency
• Linda Battles – Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Don E. Baylor, Jr. – Center for Public Policy Priorities
• Al Beck – The University of Texas - Pan American
• Janet Beinke – Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Rebecca Bell – Midland College
• Amy T. Beneski – Texas Association of School Administrators
• Michael A. Bettersworth – Texas State Technical College System
• Randy Black – ConocoPhillips
• Betsy Blair – Austin Independent School District
• Rodney Bradshaw – Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board
• Julia Brooks – Texas Culinary Academy
• Dr. Dennis E. Brown – El Paso Community College
• Susan Brown – Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Dr. Amy R. Burchett – Howard College
• Sherie Burnette – McLennan Community College
• Bob Burns – El Paso Regional Economic Development Corporation
• Kelly Callaway – Texas Education Agency
• Richard Carpenter – Lone Star College
• Blas Castañeda – Laredo Community College
• Janna Chancey – Tyler Junior College
• Ricardo E. Cisneros – Laredo Community College
• Catherine P. Clark – Texas Association of School Boards
• Lee Couch – Bell Helicopter Textron
• Kevin Courtney – Border Interfaith
• Jayme Cox – Shell Oil Company
• Kathy Cox – Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Roger Creery – Laredo Development Foundation
• James B. Crow – Texas Association of School Boards
• Helen Daniels – Texas Education Agency
• Yvonne Davila – Del Sol Hospital
• Kathleen Davis – Interfaith Education Fund
• Susan Dawson – E3 Alliance; Education Equals Economics
• Angela DeLeon – Texas Education Agency
• Michael DeLong – Texas Workforce Commission
• Fr. Ken Dupree – EPISO
• Ramon Duran – Communities Organized for Public Service (COPS)
• Holly Eaton – Texas Classroom Teachers Association
• David L. Edmonds – Tarrant County College District
• Colin B. Ellis – Texas Culinary Academy
• Gladys J. Emerson – Tarrant County College District
• Maria Emerson – Austin Interfaith
• Dr. Barbara Endel – KnowledgeWorks Foundation
• Ronald J. Epps – McLennan Community College
• Andrew C. Erben – Texas Institute for Education Reform
• Eliska Flores – Texas State Technical College System
• Rebecca Flores – Houston Independent School District
• Michelle Frankenburger – Tyler Junior College
• Rich Froeschle – Texas Workforce Commission
• Kelty Garbee – Texas Education Agency
• Bobby Garcia – Manor New Technology High School
• Linda Garcia – Tarrant County College District
• Reynaldo R. Garcia – Texas Association of Community Colleges
• Wanda Garza – South Texas College
• Cindy Geisman – Texas Workforce Commission
• Rodney Gibbs – Foundation 9 Entertainment
• John Gilbert – El Paso Community College
• Shirley Gilbert – El Paso Community College
• Eleazar Gonzalez – Laredo Community College
• Martha O. Gonzalez – International Bank of Commerce
• Saul Gonzalez, Jr. – Laredo Community College
• Doug Greco – Austin Interfaith
• Anson Green – Alamo Community College
• Ellen Green – Amarillo College
• Jim Greenwood – Valero Energy
• Donnie Hagan – McLennan Community College
• Terry L. Hanson – Howard College
• Mike Hartly – Laredo Medical Center
• Dr. Greg Harris – KnowledgeWorks Foundation
• Dr. Charles Hebert, Jr. – Houston Community College
• Lynette Heckmann – Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Dr. J. Gary Hendricks – Texas State Technical College System
• Rita Hernandez – Centerpoint Energy
• Jessie Hogg – The Workforce Alliance
• Dr. Orbry Holden – Texas Business & Education Coalition
• Susan Holley – Texas Association of School Administrators
• Janice Hollingsworth – Texas Education Agency
• Lonnie Hollingsworth – Texas Classroom Teachers Association
• Dr. Don Hudson – Texas Association of Community Colleges
• Julian Huerta – Foundation Communities
• Lisa Hughes – Texas Education Agency
• Jan Hurst – Tyler Junior College
• Adam Hutchison – TSTC Corporate College
• Steven Johnson – Texas Association of Community Colleges
• Monte King – Shell Oil Company
• Shauna King-Simms – Kentucky Community and Technical College System
• Richard Kouri – Texas State Teachers Association
• Debby Kratky – Workforce Solutions, Tarrant County
• Jacqueline Lain – Texas Association of School Boards
• Elizabeth Laird – Data Quality Campaign
• Sharon Lewellyn – Texas Education Agency
• David Lindsay – Texas LEARNS
• Dr. John Lloyd – University of Texas - Pan American
• Sr. Gabriella Lohan – COPS/Metro Alliance, San Antonio
• Javier Lozano – Laredo National Bank
• Dr. Juan Maldonado – Laredo Community College
• Cynthia Mares – Webb County
• Sara Martinez – El Paso Community College
• Chandra McBee – Howard College
• Kevin McClary – Texas Workforce Commission
• Terry McGreely – Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
• Dazzie McKelvey – Capital IDEA
• Dr. Mike Metke – Tyler Junior College
• Jann Miles – Workforce Solutions, Tarrant County
• Roger P. Miller – Texas State Technical College System
• Dr. Paula Mitchell – El Paso Community College
• Jim Morris – Amarillo College
• M.J. Nicchio – Texas Education Agency
• Dr. Kathleen Noble – Tarrant County College District
• Jesus M. Olivares – City of Laredo
• Rafael Orduna – Laredo Licensed U.S. Customs Brokers Association, Inc.
• Robin Painovich – Career & Technology Association of Texas
• Ebetuel Pallares – Trans-Pecos/El Paso Regional Center for Innovation and Commercialization
• Kathleen Park – Texas Education Agency
• Chris Patterson – K-16 Data Services
• Mary Peña – Project QUEST
• Debbie Perez – Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Richard Perez – Workforce Solutions, Greater Dallas
• Don Perry – Dallas Community College District
• Fred Peters – Tyler Junior College
• Glen Phillips – Bell Helicopter Textron
• Mike Phillips – Communities Organized for Public Service (COPS)
• Jim Pinkard – Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Becky Plagens – Blue Bell Ice Cream
• Dr. Patricia W. Pool – Center for Workplace Learning
• Rosie Ramirez – International Bank of Commerce
• Luciano Ramon – Laredo Community College
• Lee Rector – Texas Workforce Investment Council
• Dr. Shirley Reed – South Texas College
• Jose F. Reyes – Laredo Community College
• Lorenzo Reyes Jr. – Workforce Solutions, Upper Rio Grande
• Dr. Richard Rhodes – El Paso Community College
• Jim Rich – Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
• Laurie M. Rich – Texas Governor’s Office
• Doug Ridge – Texas Workforce Commission
• Dale Robertson – Texas Workforce Commission
• Doug Rogers – Association of Texas Professional Educators
• Kevin Rose – Paris Junior College
• Linda Berenice Sarabia – Association of Laredo Forwarding Agents, Inc
• Deana Savage – Midland College
• Jack Schneider – McLennan Community College
• Mike Scott – H&S Constructors
• Dr. Bill Segura – Texas State Technical College
• Dr. Daniel Seymour – Houston Community College
• Dr. Aubrey Sharpe – Tyler Junior College
• Dr. Charly Simmons – Kuder, Inc.
• Paul Skeith – Austin Interfaith
• Steven Smith – El Paso Community College
• Steve Smith – Texas Culinary Academy
• Frederico Solis, Jr. – Laredo Community College
• Cheryl T. Sparks – Howard College
• Charles A. Staniszewski – Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
• Christine Stephens – Interfaith Education Fund
• Paul Szuch – Lamar Institute of Technology
• Willie Taylor – Workforce Solutions, Permian Basin
• Dr. Lydia Tena – El Paso Community College
• Melody Timinsky – Big Thought
• Rogelio Trevino – Workforce Solutions, South Texas
• Dr. Carrie J. Tunson – Tarrant County College District
• Danny Uptmore – McLennan Community College
• Elizabeth Valdez – Valley Interfaith
• Jerry Valdez – The Valdez Company
• Dr. Olga L. Valerio – El Paso Community College
• Debbye ValVerde – Big Spring Area Chamber of Commerce
• Johnny L. Veselka – Texas Association of School Administrators
• Erasmo A. Villarreal – City of Laredo
• Tom Wade – Logistics & Manufacturing Association – Port Laredo
• Jo Rae Wagner – CTO, Inc.
• Dr. Kathy M. Walton – Austin Community College District
• Julie Weber – Southwest Airlines
• Lora H. Weber – Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Terry Wegman – Big Spring Economic Development Corporation
• Eddie Whitworth – Laredo National Bank
• Dr. Gregory D. Williams – Odessa College
• Richard E. Williams – Shell WindEnergy, Inc.
• Joyce Williams – Dallas Community College District
• Carol Wilson – Centerpoint Energy
• Linda Young – Austin Community College
• Bob Zachariah – Laredo Hotel and Lodging Association