Mayor’s Council on Education & Workforce
The Mayor’s Council on Education & Workforce was launched in 2022 to influence and enhance educational programs and career pathways in Fort Worth public schools to help prepare students for their future careers, including careers that help meet the current and future needs of business and industry in Fort Worth and North Texas.
Membership
| Mattie Parker |
City of Fort Worth |
| Anette Landeros |
Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber |
| Daphne Rickard |
North Central Texas InterLink |
| Jay McCall |
Rainwater Charitable Foundation |
| Judy McDonald |
Workforce Solutions |
| Michelle Green Ford |
Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber |
| Phedra Radifer |
Workforce Solutions North Central Texas |
| Steve Montgomery |
Fort Worth Chamber |
| Dr. Bill Coppola |
Tarrant County College (Retired) |
| Brent Beasley |
Fort Worth Education Partnership |
| Dr. Cathy Sewell |
ESC 11 |
| Dr. David Saenz |
Fort Worth ISD |
| Dr. Elva LeBlanc |
Tarrant County College District |
| Dr. Jennifer Cowley |
University of Texas at Arlington |
| Dr. Melody Johnson |
FWISD (Retired) |
| Michael Gagne |
Dallas Independent School District |
| Natalie Williams |
T3 Partnership |
| Ami Motsenbocker |
Lockheed Martin |
| Bob Jameson |
Visit Fort Worth |
| Brian Newby |
Cantey Hanger |
| Cara Lundquist |
Bell |
| Christina Flores |
American Airlines |
| Eric Fox |
Lockheed Martin (Retired) |
| Eric Reeves |
Greenlight Credentials |
| Jay Chapa |
J Chapa Strategic Solutions |
| Jeanelle Davis |
BNSF |
| Dr. Karen Duncan |
JPS Health Network |
| Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams |
UNT Health Science Center |
| Tom Harris (Committee Chair) |
Hillwood |
| Tony Holzbach |
Frost Bank |
| Whit Perryman |
Vermeer |
Where Achievement Begins
Each spring, Mayor Parker and the Mayor's Council hosts "Where Achievement Begins: Mayor’s Celebration for Workforce-Ready Graduates,” honoring a selection of graduating seniors with the Mayor’s Achievement Award in recognition of their work to achieve workforce readiness skills, professional certificates, and internship experience in addition to high school diplomas.