Through a partnership with the Greater Dallas Chamber, Workforce Solutions has created the Workforce Task Force of the Metropolitan Development Advisory Council. The task force conducts employer outreach and follow-up regarding the workforce preparation offered by ACS.

By testing and measuring the results and employers reactions to workforce services, the task force ensures that local workforce initiatives are responsive to the needs of the labor community.

Task Force Members:

Peter Beck, The Beck Group

Barbara Biebuyck, Graduate Placement Center

George E. Bowles, Locke, Liddell & Sapp, LLP

Jo Ann Lakey Brown, Lakey and Associates Realty Company

Kevin Cabaniss, Locke, Lidell & Sapp, LLP

Chuck Canfield, Strategic Processes Group

Patti Clapp, Greater Dallas Chamber

Jerry Cooper, The Beck Group

Rita Cox, Cox Communications

B.J. Davies, Pro Staff

Dave Drury, Staffing Services, Inc.

Amy Durham, Staffing Services, Inc.

Leta Durrett, DISD School to Careers

Edward Faulkner, Centex Construction

Jay Forte, Employment News

Stephen Friedheim, ESS College of Business

Mark Harris, DISD

Jenny Holly, Angels On A Mission

Harry Jefferson, H&K Dallas, Inc.

Samantha Jones, El Centro

Merri Jordan, Staffing Resources

Jerry Larmay-King, TXU Electric & Gas

Laurie Bouillion Larrea, Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas

Mary Martinez, The Dallas Plan

Jim Mullins, Sheraton Suite - Market Center

Mark Murphy, Harvey Suites

Evelyn Nackolls, Angels On A Mission

Jim Paquette, Bill Priest Institute

Shirley Putnam, Karlee Company

Lisa Redford, The Dallas Morning News

Angie Runnels, Educational Partnerships

Bonnie Shea, Merit Energy Company

Phillip Shinoda, The University of Texas at Arlington

Harry Tanner, Dallas Breakfast Group

Laura Thomason, United Way

Rodney Wetterskog, TECHPREP

Debra Wilson, USA Funding, Ltd.

Glen Wingert, Lockheed Martin

Orlando Zayas, Link Call Center Services