Partners and Members

Our Strategic Partner Network (SPN) puts TTA's strategic priorities into practice. Made up of representatives from higher education, employers, and workforce development agencies, this group works alongside the TTA team to shape our work and keep us connected to what's happening on the ground in North Texas.

• • Jeremy Anderson, VP of Institutional Research, Collin College 
  • Mel Carradine, Program Manager, Workforce Development, Arlington Economic Development Corporation 
  • Anna Crockett, Community Development Senior Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 
  • Lauren Findley, Vice President of Enrollment Management, Texas Wesleyan University 
  • Cledia Hernandez, Vice Chancellor and Chief External Relations Officer, Texas State Technical College 
  • Christopher Johnson, President, Texas Woman’s University at Dallas
  • Beatriz Joseph, Vice Chancellor of Student Success, Dallas College 
  • Jennifer Miff, President, DFW Hospital Council Foundation 
  • Phedra Redifer, Executive Director, Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas 
  • Robert Sturns, Executive Director, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County 
  • Laura Ward, President, Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas 
  • Dava Washburn, Vice President of Instruction and Chief Academic Officer, Grayson College 

Our Members are the organizations driving this work forward, higher education institutions, employers, and economic development and community partners committed to strengthening the region's talent pipeline. We connect our partners to labor market insights, tools, and regional convenings and below are just some of the growing network of organizations working toward the same goal: