Board of Directors

We are led by a board of directors comprised of volunteer community leaders representing business, education, labor, economic development, community-based organizations, and government.

We’re recruiting! If you have experience, insight, and support of local workforce development in Austin/Travis County, we invite you to apply. Get started.

Melanie Flowers

Pathful Inc.

Board Chair

Mark Sherry
Baylor Scott & White Health

Vice Chair

David Parks
enChoice Inc.

Secretary/Treasurer

Leonard Aguilar
AFL-CIO

Steven Brockman-Weber
Ascension Seton

Jacob Calhoun
CapMetro

Susana Carabajal
City of Austin

Joe Cooper
Local 286 Plumbers & Pipefitters Union

Josh Crawford
Garver

Veronda Durden
Any Baby Can

Walter Gonzales
Tesla

Garrett Groves
Austin Community College District

Julie Hajek — Julie Hajek
HCA Healthcare (St. David’s Healthcare)

Bill Imhoff
Intertech Flooring

Shirley Jones
HCA Healthcare (St. David’s Healthcare)

Wayne Knox
Huston-Tillotson Univ.

Darren Lewis
NXP Semiconductors

Lawrence Lyman
Travis County HHS

Michael Marler
Texas Workforce Commission

Cathy McHorse
Success by 6, United Way for Greater Austin

Thomas Miranda
Sparkovation Advisors

John Newman
Athena Manufacturing

Veronica Ramirez
Pflugerville Community Development Corp.

Michelle Teakell
Amazon Web Services

Kwee Lan Teo
Samsung Austin Semiconductor

Annette Tielle
Del Valle ISD

Phil Walker
Catalyst Human Capital Solutions

Judge Andy Brown
Travis County

Chief Elected Official

Mayor Kirk Watson
City of Austin

Chief Elected Official