Commission Meeting Materials January 31, 2017 9:00 A.M. - Adult Education and Literacy

Adult Education and Literacy Advisory Committee Discussion Paper 1 2 Background 3 Senate Bill (SB) 307, 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session (2013), requires the Texas 4 Workforce Commission (TWC) to establish an Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) advisory 5 committee. The advisory committee must comprise no more than nine members, including at 6 least one representative of the business community and one representative of a Local Workforce 7 Development Board (Board). 8 9 Issue 10 In fall 2017, two advisory committee members tendered their resignations. TWC’s three-member 11 Commission must select new members for the current vacancies. On October 31, 2017, the 12 Commission approved David Barron as an advisory committee member. In December 2017, 13 there will be three more vacancies due to terms ending. 14 15 Current and Upcoming Vacancies Two-Year Term Geographic Position Name Employment Will End / Location Represented Resigned Director, Media Lillian San Business Relations & Resigned Riojas Antonio Community Communication, Valero William President, Miller Business (Bert) Navasota Insurance Agency, Resigned Community Miller Brazos Valley Board Joyce Business CEO, Js Dynamic Delores Houston December 2017 Community Transformations Taylor Vice President, Student Affairs and Enrollment Wanda Rio Grande Provider/ Management, South Garza Valley College December 2017 Texas College

Executive Director, Nancy Provider/ Literacy Council of Tyler December 2017 Crawford Nonprofit Tyler

DP AEL Advisory Committee (11.14.17) 1 Continuing Members Geographic Position Two-Year Name Employment Location Represented Term Will End President/CEO, Workforce Ken Corpus Board Solutions of the Coastal December 2018 Treviño Christi Bend Provider/ Director, Adult Education Tiffany Victoria Community Department, Victoria December 2018 Johnson College College Mary Jo Grant Compliance Ochoa- El Paso Provider/ISD December 2018 Specialist, Socorro ISD Hernandez President/CEO, LIFT Lisa A. Provider/ Dallas (Literacy Instruction for December 2018 Hembry Nonprofit Texas) Houston Area Coordinator and Training Center David Houston Apprenticeship Director, Texas Carpenters December 2019 Barron and Millwrights Training Trust Fund 2 3 Nominees to Fill Vacancy Geographic Position Two-Year Nominee Affiliation Location Represented Term Will End Director, Business Operations Provider/ Donald and Marketing for the Austin Community December 2019 Continuing Education, Tracy College Austin Community College Samuel Training/Human Resource Sherman Employer December 2019 Keeler Manager, Tyson Foods Chief Learning & Engagement Officer / Superintendent of Provider/ Adult Traci Berry Austin Schools, The Excel Center December 2019 Charter School Goodwill Central Texas, Austin, Texas Jesse Assistance Production Manager, Hernandez San Antonio Employer December 2019 TD Industries Jr. 4 5 Decision Point 6 Staff seeks direction on appointing nominees to serve on the AEL advisory committee.