Our Leadership
Our Board of Directors
A 29 member Board made up of business and community leaders chaired by Gracie Vega with Gaylord Texans Resort & Convention Center works in partnership with the Workforce Governing Board (WGB), which is composed of Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, Arlington Mayor Jim Ross and Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare, to oversee Workforce services in Tarrant County. Board meeting dates can be found below or on our events page.
Workforce Governing Board
Judge Tim O'Hare
ChairTarrant County
Mayor Mattie Parker
Fort Worth
Mayor Jim Ross
Arlington
Workforce Development Board
Gracie Vega
Board ChairGaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Tyrone Taylor
Vice-ChairSix Flags Over Texas
Joan Grigsby
Second Vice-ChairTarrant Literacy Coalition
Kimberly Baker-Jones
Union Auto Workers Local 276
Lillie Biggins
YWCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth
Dr. Marcelo Cavazos
Arlington ISD
Mike Coffey
Imperative Information Group
Mike Doyle
Cornerstone Assistance Network
Mary Farris
Health & Human Services
Mike Gerro
Frost Bank
Jon Gustafson
Lockheed Martin
Jana Harris
American Carton Company
Dr. Marie Holliday
Sundance Square Dentist
Andrew Johnsen
Columbia Strategic Consulting Group
Deb Jones
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Antoinette Karriem
Live by Loews
Jennifer Limas
Girls Inc. of Tarrant County
Dr. Daniel Lufkin
Tarrant County College - South Campus
Jerletha McDonald
Early Learning Alliance
Rosa Navejar
The Rios Group
Bruce Payne
City of Arlington - Economic Dev.
Jeff Postell
Post L Group, LLC
Buddy Puente
Southwest Office Systems
Dr. Di Ann Sanchez
DAS HR Consulting
Leslie Scott
Mother Parker's Tea & Coffee
Michael Smith
Con-Real
Robert Teran
TC Central Labor Council AFL-CIO
Raymond Todd
Texas Workforce Commission
Estrus Tucker
Historic Como Preservation Council
Judy McDonald
WSTC, Executive Director