The Texas Workforce Commission 2024 Grace Conference provided resources and tools for second chance individuals to gain employment and self-sufficiency. From an interactive session of what a second chance individuals goes through to panel discussions on employment and benchmarks of reentry. We heard from Jason Clark, Chief of Staff for Texas Department Of Criminal Justice ; Barbara Ornelas, Executive Director for Reentry Advocates Restoring Excellence; Tamara Atkinson , Chief Executive Officer for Workforce Solutions Capital Area; Cynthia Simons, Reentry Resources Manager for Travis County Innovative Justice & Program Analysis; Misty Campbell, Coordinator Correctional Education Reentry Specialist TDCJ Program for Austin Community College; Anthony Hickman, Owner of Upper Echelon Moving & Hickman PM Consulting; Bryndan Griego, Chief Executive Officer for Master Mounts Installation Corp.; Mikayla Fasi, Fidelity Bonding Coordinator for TWC; Melinda Paninski, Specialist for Workforce Alliances for TWC Vocational Rehabilitation Services; Mahalia Baldini, Director for TWC Adult Education and Literacy; Russell Hunter, Manager of the TWC Work for Opportunity Tax Credit Program; Don Tracy, Interim Dean of Continuing Education for Austin Community College . A big thank you to the TWC Employer Engagement and Community Outreach team and the TWC Conference Planning team for their hard work at these events. #TreviñoAcrossTx #SecondChance #TexasWorkforce
Commissioner Alberto Treviño III
Government Administration
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About us
The Labor Commissioner represents the interests of more than 14 million Texas workers with respect to TWC services and ensures that their concerns are considered in all Commission actions.
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https://twc.texas.gov/office-commissioner-representing-labor
External link for Commissioner Alberto Treviño III
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- Government Administration
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- Austin, Texas
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- 2023
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- Apprenticeship, Labor, Workforce, Skills Development, Reentry, Trades, Higher Education, Industry Recognized Credentials, Second Chance Hiring, and Foster Youth
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Listening to Barbara Ornelas, Executive Director of Reentry Advocates Restoring Excellence of her story of reentry and building a reentry program to help others. She is sharing her reentry journey at the 2024 GRACE conference today. #secondchancehiring #reentry #TrevinoAcrossTx
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Welcome to the 2024 Grace Conference in Austin, Texas. It is an honor to be able to welcome everyone to this year’s conference focused on hiring second chance individuals. #TreviñoAcrossTx #secondchance
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We are celebrating a $331.268 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant at Amarillo College. This grant is awarded by the Texas Workforce Commission to purchase equipment that will be used to train students in virtual reality welding technology. The CTE programs will help these workforce areas continue to build the pipeline of skilled workers for high-demand jobs. Congratulations to Amarillo College! It is wonderful to see how our community colleges in Texas are training for the future and keeping Texas’ employment and economy stronger than other states. Thank you to everyone who attended including Dr. Frank Sobey, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Amarillo College; Adrianna Stowers, Panhandle Region Representative for the Office of the Governor, Texas Economic Development & Tourism; Cheryl Jones, Human Resources Director at Amarillo College; Irene Hughes, Amarillo College Board Member; Rep. Four Price, District 87; Trent Morris, Director at Workforce Solutions Panhandle; Marin Rivas, Executive Director at Workforce Solutions Panhandle; Jay Barrett, Amarillo College Board Member; Meagan Franklin, TWC OEI Representative; and Panhandle Regional Planning Commission. #Texasworkforce #TreviñoAcrossTX
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Today is National Intern Day and we are celebrating our intern, Regina Macias. National Intern Day is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating our future leaders – especially our future Texas leaders!! Regina has been working side-by-side with our attorneys in the Office of Commissioner Representing Labor with the Texas Workforce Commission . We loved having Regina and wish her all the best in her future law career. Thank you Regina!!!
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Welcome to the Texas Rising Star Early Educator Conference in Houston, Texas. I appreciate our child care staff who work really hard to bring you professional development, best practices and networking opportunities for the 7th year. We value your dedication as educators and teachers for our young children. I am always amazed at the fortitude and strength that early childhood educators, business owners or directors bring with them every day as they work hard to educate our youngest Texans. The goal of this conference is to help you continue with quality improvement so that all children will benefit from recognized, quality early-learning programs. #TreviñoAcrossTx #childcare #earlylearning #TexasRisingStar
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It’s always a pleasure to speak with trade members, advisory board members, and officers of the Texas State Association of Electrical Workers of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) . As we continue to work together to strengthen the Texas economy and workforce . As we work closely with our Workforce Solutions boards, there are several programs to enhance partnerships and benefit the trades and #Apprenticeship programs. This includes Adult Education and Literacy, Digital Skills Building and Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Training and upskilling Texans is extremely important if we want to continue to create a workforce that is well prepared for the future. Thank you Rick Levy, President of Texas AFL-CIO ; Bo Delp, Executive Director of Texas Climate Jobs Project; Craig Miller, Secretary Treasurer for the Texas State Association of Electrical Workers; Daryl Stewart, Retired Local Union 527 member; Joshua Spoor, Business Manager IBEW Local Union 527 and guest speaker, Mark M. McDermott. #TreviñoAcrossTx #electricalworkers
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We are celebrating Jobs & Education for Texans grants with big checks totaling over $578,000 for two grant recipients, including Jim Hogg County ISD (in partnership with Coastal Bend College ) and United ISD (in partnership with Laredo College ). In the first year of the grants, the funding will help train 1,226 students in high demand occupations in Healthcare and Welding. Thank you to everyone who attended including Rogelio Trevino, Executive Director for Workforce Solutions for South Texas ; Dr. Susana P. Garza, Jim Hogg County ISD Superintendent; Rebecca Morales, United ISD Assistant Superintendent for Administration and Policies/Co-Administer in Charge; Dr. Minita Ramirez, President of Laredo College; Dr. Esmeralda Vargas, Acting Dean of Health Sciences and PA Program Director of Laredo College; and Ms. Lupita Zepeda, President of Laredo College Board of Trustees. #Texasworkforce #TreviñoAcrossTX #CTE
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Have a safe and fun July 4th holiday. #TreviñoAcrossTX
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It is wonderful to be back in Deep East Texas to give a warm welcome to business owners at the Governor’s Small Business Summit in Lufkin, Texas. Great information, networking, and panels set up to specifically meet the needs of small business owners. Texas continues to be a great place to grow a business. The fine folks with the Office of the Governor the Texas Economic Development can help you build that business. As Texas workforce continues to break records in growth, Texas Workforce Commission continues to help train Texans through our services and programs for high-demand skills training, quality child care and giving folks a second chance. We also assist veterans and their families as they transition from military service to civilian life. Thank you to Dr. Michael J. Simon, President of Angelina College for hosting this event. It was great to see Betty Russo, Gulf Coast/East Texas Regional Representative for the Office of the Governor; Mark Durand, CEO of Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas ; Mark Hicks, Mayor of the City of Lufkin; and Eddie Hopkins, Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas Board Member. #TreviñoAcrossTX #workforcesolutions #smallbusiness