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Large Employer of the Year and Local Employer of Excellence - Pepsico
Small Employer of the Year - Hollman, Inc.
Veteran Friendly Employer of the Year - Service King
Youth Inspired Career Awareness Award - Dallas County Promise Initiative
Randal Wier Workforce Excellence Award - Samuel “PJ” Lopez
Workforce Center of the Year - Preston at Alpha Workforce Center
Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas
Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas
As part of our 35th Anniversary Celebration, we are proud to present the Lee F. Jackson Workforce Leadership Award to Dallas Mayor, Michael S. Rawlings. "Today, we recognize his service to community and workforce with our highest honor, The Lee F. Jackson Workforce Leadership Award - for embracing the vision, showing great courage and leadership, inviting innovation, insisting on excellence, and participating in the execution of a better workforce for Dallas! Thank you, Mayor Rawlings for your leadership and commitment to Dallas, especially to Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas." Picture courtesy of James Edward Photography. Pictured l-r Ellen Torbert (Southwest Airlines), WFSDallas Board Chair; Terrance Richardson (KPMG) WFSDallas Treasurer; Gilbert Gerst (Bank of TX) WFSDallas Past Chair, Mayor Mayor Mike Rawlings;, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins; and WFSDallas Vice Chair, Bill O'Dwyer (MIINC Mechanical)
WFSDallas’ Retail Pay$ is a unique partnership that offers clear retail career pathways for entry to midlevel employees. WFSDallas will train 750 current workers and 100 new workers in collaboration with the Dallas County Community College District, The LeCroy Center, Penn Foster, ASU, University of Maryland and other instructional institutions. The training goal is to improve the quality of skills to work and job specific skills for retention and advancement, including supervisory and management skills.
At the most recent 2015 Texas Workforce Commission conference at the Hyatt Regency Dallas, WFSDallas received three awards: Service to Business, Childcare Quality Award, and Performance Award for Claimant Reemployment.
Congratulations to WFSDallas and partners!
November 18-20, 2015
WFSDallas Chief Elected Officials, Dallas County Judge, Clay Jenkins, and City of Dallas Mayor, Michael S. Rawlings, and Board of Directors' Officers, Julie Bugala, Cathy Fraser, Ellen Torbert, and Patrick Aulson.
Employer of the Year, AT&T - pictured Julie Bugala, Rick Wilson, and Cathy Fraser
Employer of the Year, Kraft Heinz- pictured Julie Bugala, Kamise Price, and Cathy Fraser
Randal Wier Workforce Excellence Award, pictured: Julie Bugala, Carol Wier, Enrique Rodriguez, Grant Ault, and Cathy Fraser
Trailblazer Award, pictured: Julie Bugala, Taco Diner Team, Irving ISD Team, Delia Watley, and Cathy Fraser
Workforce Center of the Year - Towne Market Center, pictured: Julie Bugala, Team from Towne Market, Elizabeth Morrison, Tonya Edwards, Tammy Cooper and Cathy Fraser
Workforce Solutions Partner Award - pictured: Julie Bugala, Richard Perez, Duane Dankesreiter, and Cathy Fraser
Workforce Solutions Partner Award - pictured: Julie Bugala, Demetria Robinson, Region 10 ESC Executive Director, Dr. Gordon Taylor and staff and Cathy Fraser
Workforce Solutions Partner Award - Richland Garland Campus, pictured: Julie Bugala, Dr. Joe May, Mehrdad Haroutunian, Celes Oppendahl, Dr. Kay Eggleston, Ron Clark, and Cathy Fraser
Workforce Solutions Partner Award - Dr. Shannon Ydoyaga, DFW Healthcare, pictured: Julie Bugala, Dr. Joe May, Dr. Robert Garza, and Cathy Fraser
Employee Tenure Recognition, Leidy Avila - 5 years, Rowena Ho - 5 years, Rebecca Monnette - 5 years, Demetria Robinson - 10 years. Pictured above: Julie Bugala, Demetria Robinson, and Cathy Fraser.
WFSDallas - Management Team. Pictured above: Laurie Bouillion Larrea, Rebecca Monnette, Demetria Robinson, Connie Rash, Linda Davis, Richard Perez, Wesley Nute.
WFSDallas congratulates all award recipients and to the customers and contractors who make our system thrive! We appreciate your partnership and look forward to future years of Workforce Excellence!
(Pictured above: Julie Bugala, Cathy Fraser, Dallas County Judge, Clay Jenkins, Mayor, City of Dallas, Michael S. Rawlings
Ellen Torbert, and Patrick Aulson).
Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas
Chief Elected Officials and Board Officers
Employer of the Year:
AT&T
(Pictured above: Julie Bugala, Rick Wilson, and Cathy Fraser)
Employer of the Year:
Kraft Heinz
(Pictured above: Julie Bugala, Kamise Price, and Cathy Fraser)
(Pictured above: Julie Bugala, Carol Wier, Enrique Rodriguez, Grant Ault and Cathy Fraser)
Workforce Solutions Partner Award:
Duane Dankesreiter, Dallas Regional Chamber
Region 10, ESC
Richland College, Garland Campus
Shannon Ydoyaga, DFW Healthcare Human Resources Association
(Pictured above: Julie Bugala, Richard Perez, Duane Dankesreiter, Cathy Fraser)
Trailblazer Award:
Delia Watley, Irving ISD
(Pictured above: Irving ISD team and Delia Watley, Julie Bugala and Cathy Fraser)
Workforce Center of the Year:
Towne Market
(Pictured above: Towne Market Workforce Center team, Tammy Cooper, Julie Bugala and Cathy Fraser)
Workforce Solutions Partner Award:
Region 10, ESC
(Pictured above: Staff from Region 10, Executive Director, Dr. Gordon Taylor, Demetria Robinson,
Julie Bugala, and Cathy Fraser)
Partner Award: Dr. Shannon Ydoyaga
Employee Recognition:
Leidy Avila - 5 years
Rowena Ho - 5 years
Rebecca Monnette - 5 years
Demetria Robinson - 10 years
Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas is the local organization mandated to implement a system of services that complement economic development - as a resource for employers to access the quality employees they need, and training individuals to be successfully employed. Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas has been in existence for 30 years. Watch Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training Administration Eric Seleznow's introduction, celebrating 30 years of employment for Dallas, below.
Thank you for joining us to celebrate our 30th! Congratulations to all award recipients, and to the Customers and Contractors who make our system thrive! We appreciate your partnership and look forward to the next 30 years of Workforce Excellence. High honors to our Employer of the Year, Bledsoe Brace from Grand Prairie. Champion for Veteran employment! Bledsoe honors our Veterans in their hiring practices and in the quality products they manufacture to help Veterans everywhere recover from injury and surgery. Bravo, Bledsoe!
Small Business Champion:
Premier Logitech
Highest Rate of Employer Success:
Towne Market Workforce Center
Workforce Center of the Year:
Mesquite Workforce Center
Workforce Solutions Partners:
Paula Caldwell Blackmon
Melissa Hayman, Texas Workforce Commission
Adam Kirk, Rescare Workforce Services
Don Marcontell, Eben Concepts
Josh White, CBRE
Commit!, Todd Williams
Founder's Award:
Bob Ferguson. Watch Bob's acceptance speech below.
Education & Workforce Leadership:
Dr. Wright L. Lassiter,Dallas County Community College District
Economic Development & Workforce Leadership:Ambassador James C. Oberwetter,Dallas Regional Chamber
2013 Ethel Paul Award:
Received by the Family of Randal Wier
Watch the Randal Wier Memoral video below.
Board Director Recognition:
Kyllan Cody
Charles Glover
Vonetta Watson
Employee Recognition:
Diana Gutierrez
Porsche Johnson
Wesley Nute
Richard Perez
Barbara Stein
2014 Board of Directors & Officers:
Board Chair, Patrick J. Aulson, RevelationMD
Vice-Chair, Cathy Kusaka Fraser, Tenet Healthcare Corp.
Treasurer, Kenneth Bernstein, Ernst & Young LLP
Past Chair, Gilbert Gerst, Bank of Texas
Irma Allen, Health and Human Services Commission
Tre Black, On-Target Supplies and Logistics
Leslie Boyd, Dallas Independent School District
Julie Bugala, AT&T
Cristina Criado, Criado and Associates
Juli Chrispen, Turner Construction Co.
Gabriella Draney, Tech Wildcatters
Rolinda Duran, TX DARS
Angela Farley, Dallas Regional Chamber
Susan Hoff, United Way Metropolitan Dallas
Mark King, Micropac Industries, Inc.
Jay Klingelhoffer, Texas Workforce Commission
Elaine Lantz, Dallas AFL-CIO
Dr. Michael McFarland, Lancaster Independent School District
Carlos Marroquin, SEIU Local 5
Leonor Marquez, Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic
Dr. Joe May, Dallas County Community College District
Bill O'Dwyer, MIINC Mechanical
Ellen Torbert, Southwest Airlines
Lee Ann Valerio, Region X Education Service Center
Board President, Laurie Bouillion Larrea
Board Secretary, Connie Martinez
Download the report here.
Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas has identified the following targeted occupations for Dallas County. These occupations will assist Dallas County employers by providing a well-trained and higher-skilled workforce. This list may be modified as necessary to ensure that training continues to meet the needs of the Dallas workforce. View the list here.
