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The Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) Advisory Committee advises the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) on matters related to the administration of the AEL programs in Texas.
The AEL advisory committee meets quarterly and reports to the Commission at least annually and is charge with advising the Commission on:
The advisory committee must comprise of no more than nine members, including at least one representative of the business community and one representative of a local Workforce Solutions office.
Members are appointed for staggered two-year terms. Members are limited to one term and continued membership will be reviewed when a member no longer serves in the same employment capacity as when appointed to the committee.
Member |
Location |
Representing |
Affiliation |
Term Expires |
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Brenda Schofield | Beaumont | AEL Provider |
Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Region 5 Education Service Center |
April 2023 |
Rita Hernandez |
Brownsville |
Nonprofit/ Career School |
President, Cameron County Education Initiative |
April 2023 |
Jauneen Maldonado | Fort Worth | Workforce Board | Director, Adult Education, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County | December 2023 |
Steve Banta | Dallas/Fort Worth | Nonprofit | Executive Director, Literacy Texas | December 2023 |
Leslie Cantu | San Antonio | Business | Assistant Vice President of Administration, Toyotetsu | October 2024 |
Meetings will be held virtually on Zoom, at 1:30 p.m. CST unless otherwise noted.
The Adult Education and Literacy Advisory Committee meets at least four times a year, or as needed. Meeting agendas and approved minutes are posted as they become available. All linked documents are in pdf or video
format.
March 15, 2023 | June 21, 2023 | September 27, 2023 | December 6, 2023 |
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March 30, 2022 | June 22, 2022 | October 19, 2022 | December 7, 2022 |
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March 31, 2021 | June 23, 2021 | September 15, 2021 | December 1, 2021 |
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June 24, 2020 | September 23, 2020 | December 9, 2020 |
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March 27, 2019 | September 11, 2019 |
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April 19, 2018 | June 20, 2018 | September 19, 2018 | December 12, 2018 |
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- Agenda |
March 29, 2017 | June 7, 2017 | September 20, 2017 | December 13, 2017 |
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September 21, 2016 |
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