Commissioner Alberto Treviño III

I'm excited that I was able to meet Matt Pittman, Founder and CEO, Meat Church BBQ in Weatherford, Texas today.

Today we are on the Weatherford College campus to kick off the Governor’s Small Business Summit in Weatherford, Texas. The business summits are a great way for #smallbusiness owners in the area to find information and network with other business owners. Texas continues to be a great place to grow a business. The fine folks with the Texas Economic Development - Office of the Governor can help you build that business. The Texas Workforce Commission is focused on unlocking opportunities for the Texas workforce through partnerships throughout the state. A great example is the partnership between Weatherford College and Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas which resulted in a new Emerging Technologies and Workforce Building. This is just one of the many ways we are creating pathways for new skills that will lead to great careers in Texas. Thank you to the following individuals for attending and sharing insightful information; Paul Paschall, Mayor, City of Weatherford ; Matt Ticzkus, Regional Director, American Association of Christian Schools; Janie Havel, North Texas Community Relations Specialist, Texas Economic Development & Tourism, Office of the Governor; Brandi H. Trotter, Industry Workforce Development Specialist & Apprenticeship Navigator, Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas; Dr. Shannon Ydoyago, EVP of Academic Services, Weatherford College; Dr. Kady Donaghey, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, Weatherford ISD ; Cindy Svoboda, Talent Acquisition, Integrated Machinery Solutions; Charles Wohl, Director, Innovation & Entrepreneurship University Center, Tarleton State University ; Matt Authier, Mortgage Lender, CPA & Financial Literacy Professional, Gateway First Bank, The Financial Literacy Project; Linda Williams, Economic Development Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration – Dallas/Fort Worth District; John Hinton, President, Plains Capital Bank; Landon Meeker, Business Development Manager, Oncor Electric Delivery; Amy Borders, Director of Communication & Marketing, City of Weatherford; Jessica Hill, VP of Marketing and Film Commissioner, Visit Forth Worth; Cassidy Longcrier, Co-Founder, Stylist, Sustainable Soul and Salon; Matt Pittman, Founder and CEO, Meat Church BBQ, and Jarvis Brewer, Small Business Advocate, Texas Economic Development & Tourism, Office of the Govenor. #TreviñoAcrossTx #workforcesolutions

Earlier today we celebrated several Jobs & Education for Texans grants with big checks totaling over $2.6 Million for nine grant recipients, including La Joya ISD, Lyford CISD, Monte Alto ISD, Rio Grande City Grulla ISD, Santa Maria ISD, Sharyland ISD, Valley View ISD, Vanguard Academy and TSTC Harlingen. In the first year of the grants, the funding will help train 1,263 students in high demand occupations in food service, automotive mechanics, nursing, and welding. Thank you to everyone who attended including Sen. Morgan LaMantia, Paco Sanchez, Chief of Staff, Rep Oscar Longoria; David Gutierrez, Education Relations Supervisor, Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande Valley; Jorge Flores, CE Director, La Joya ISD; Michelle C. DeWitt, Superintendent, Lyford CISD; Isaac Rodriguez, Superintendent, Monte Alto ISD; Elsa V. Morris, Interim Superintendent of Schools, Rio Grande City Grulla ISD; Yadira Flores, Principal, Santa Maria ISD; Kristen Benson, LVN & CTE Instructor, Sharyland ISD; Juan Garza, Vice President, Office of Sponsored Programs, TSTC; Gustavo Guzman, CTE Coordinator, Valley View ISD; Dr. Marisol Rocha, Superintendent of Schools, Vanguard Academy; Eladio Jaimez, Provost, TSTC Harlingen. #Texasworkforce #TreviñoAcrossTX #CTE

We are celebrating Jobs & Education for Texans grant with a big check for $140,664 for Huntington ISD in partnership with Angelina College. In the first year, the funding will help train 163 students in high demand occupations in Welding. Thank you to everyone who attended including Shane Stover, Principal of Huntington High School; David Flowers, Superintendent for Huntington ISD; Mark Durand, Executive Director Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas; Rep Trent Ashby, District 9; Linda Parker District Director for Rep. Trent Ashby; Shawn Dunn, District Coordinator for Sen. Robert L. Nichols. #Texasworkforce #TreviñoAcrossTX #CTE

This is what it is all about folks! Students benefiting from hands-on classrooms and learning the skills needed to have a career in a high demand occupation. Thank you Kaisen Skilling for your great speech on how the TWC JET grant has help to improve the Ag program at Huntington High School. #Texasworkforce #TreviñoAcrossTX #CTE

It is a wonderful morning to be in Odessa Texas to give a warm welcome to business owners at the Governor’s Small Business Summit. Great information, networking, and panels set up to specifically meet the needs of small business owners. Over 4,200 businesses call Odessa home with decades of experience in energy and manufacturing industries as well as small business owners. Texas continues to be a great place to grow a business. The fine folks with the Office of the Governor Economic Development & Tourism can help you build that business. Today there will be panel discussions on cybersecurity, recruiting and training employees to help you start or grow a small business. A special thank you to Tom Manskey, CCE, IOM, Director of Economic Development, Odessa Development Corp.; Renee Earls, IOM, President/CEO, Odessa Chamber of Commerce; Chandra Eggemeyer, West Texas Regional Representative, Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office, Office of the Governor; Felix R. Villa, Cybersecurity Advisor US DHS – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; Russell Ezzell, Regional Security Operations Center Manager, Angelo State University; Quan Yuan, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Graduate Program Head, Department of Computer Science, University of Texas Permian Basin; Patrick Holland, Chief Visionary Officer, Varay Managed IT; Tyler Patton, Director, University of Texas Permian Basin – Small Business Development Center; Paul W. Lucas, Market President, Frost Bank; Jacqueline Saucedo, Vice President – Commercial Lender, Southwest Bank; Natasha Evans, Senior Loan Officer, PeopleFund; Diana Meza, Business Solutions Manager, Workforce Solutions Permian Basin; Dr. Gene White, Jr., Dean School of Business & Industry, Odessa College; Dr. Jennifer Myers, Associate Vice President of Workforce Education, Midland College; DeeDee Arnzen, Partnerships and Student Employment Coordinator, Skillpoint Alliance; Shelby Landgraf; Matt Wood, Owner, Copper Kettle Cafe, Johnny’s BBQ, Heifer’s N Convenience Store, and Driftwood Catering; John Herriage, Owner, Copper Key Realty; Kirby Wood-Scott, Owner, Kirby’s Kloset. As Texas workforce continues to break records in growth, TWC 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. #TreviñoAcrossTx #workforcesolutions #smallbusiness

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

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