Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Workforce Investment Council, Texas*

19 Members - Term: 6 Years

General Information

1100 San Jacinto, Suite 1.100Austin, TX 78701

Members

Office	Office Holder	Represents / Term Ends
Chair	Richard "Rick" Rhodes	Business and Industry Representative, 09-01-2029
Vice Chair	Michelle Harper	Community Based Organizations, 02-01-2025
Board Member(s)	Paloma Ahmadi	Business and Industry, 09-01-2027
	Joe W. Arnold	Education, 09-01-2027
	Jesse Cecil Gatewood	Organized Labor, 09-01-2029
	Lindsey Geeslin	Organized Labor, 09-01-2027
	Lauren Gore	Business and Industry, 09-01-2025
	Thomas Halbouty	Business and Industry, 09-01-2025
	John Martin	Organized Labor, 09-01-2029
	Wayne Oswald	Business and Industry, 09-01-2027
	Paul Puente	Organized Labor, 09-01-2027
	Richard Rhodes, Ph.D.	Education, 09-01-2025
	Johnny Vahalik, Ed.D.	Education, 09-01-2029
	Brandon Willis	Organized Labor, 09-01-2025
Ex Officio Member(s)	Adriana Cruz	Executive Director, Economic Development and Tourism
	Sarah Keyton	Commissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
	Mike Morath	Commissioner, Texas Education Agency
	Edward Serna	Texas Workforce Commission
	Cecile Erwin Young	Health and Human Services Commission

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Kaki Leyens	(512) 936-8108
Deputy Director	Raul Ortiz	(512) 936-8103
Staff Services Officer	Beatrice Flores	(512) 936-8107
Editor	Melinda Crockom	(512) 936-8113
Program Specialist	Fabiana Ramirez	(512) 936-8111
Program Specialist	Anne Dorsey	(512) 936-8106
Program Specialist	Charlene Hamilton	(512) 936-8110

Notes

The council evaluates the Texas workforce system by analyzing data and reports, providing analysis and advice during policy deliberations, and integrating workforce programs to increase the benefits of these programs for all Texans.

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2027.