Panhandle Workforce Development Board

The efforts of the Workforce Development programs are overseen by a 27-member board of business and community leaders and a group of seven local elected officials. The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission serves as the administrative and fiscal agent for these two entities and is responsible for over $13 million in annual funding provided by the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Veterans Commission, and local governments.

The Panhandle Workforce Development Board is a business-led group, the majority of which is comprised of employers from the private sector, as well as representatives from community-based organizations, labor, economic development, secondary and post-secondary education, adult and continuing education, literacy, vocational rehabilitation, public employment services, and the State Department of human services. The Panhandle Workforce Development Board is appointed by local elected officials and oversees workforce program services provided in our 26-county region.

Upcoming Meetings

Proposers’ Conference – 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 202

The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) is soliciting proposals from qualified entities to operate an integrated One-stop Service Delivery System to deliver Workforce Development and Child Care program services in the 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle Workforce Development Area under a single contract.

In order to accommodate potential proposers who may want to access the meeting remotely, a hybrid link is provided pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.127 with more than three counties in the State of Texas being represented on the Board. This notice complies with Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Open Meetings Act, Section 551.041 (Notice of Meeting Requirements); Section 551.043 (Time and Accessibility of Notice Requirements); Section 551.053 (Notice Requirements of a Political Subdivision Extending into Three or More Counties) and Section 551.127 (Videoconference Call). The notice has been filed at least 72 hours before the scheduled time of the meeting with the Secretary of State’s Office, the Potter County Clerk’s Office and has been posted in the Administrative Office of the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission.

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Francisco Apodaca

Private Sector (At Large)

Betty Bara

Private Sector (City of Amarillo)

Jay Barrett

Secondary Education

Heath Bentley

Private Sector (Area V – Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hall and Wheeler Counties)

Wanda Boatman

Private Sector (City of Amarillo)

Texas Buckhaults

Post-Secondary Education

Kevin Caddell

Board Chair

Private Sector (At Large)

Sonja Clark

Private Sector (City of Amarillo)

Edward Dominguez

Private Sector (Area III – Briscoe, Castro, Deaf Smith, Parmer and Swisher Counties)

Jill Goodrich

Child Care Workforce

Michelle Griffin

Private Sector (Area II – Hansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree and Roberts Counties)

Kristi Hanes

Private Sector (City of Amarillo)

Crystal Hermesmeyer

Economic Development Corporations

Lisa Lillard

State Department of Human Services

Jahnel McClain

Community-Based Organizations

Amy Moran

Private Sector (City of Amarillo)

David Parker

Private Sector (City of Amarillo)

Amy Rambo

Private Sector (Area IV – Armstrong, Carson, Potter and Randall Counties)

Charlie Rivas

Private Sector (At Large)

John Roberts

Labor Organizations

Paul Salazar

Labor Organizations

Frank Sobey

Adult Basic and Continuing Education

Geneva Tiller

Vocational Rehabilitation Organizations

Jason Vaden

Public Employment Agency

Brian Wasden

Private Sector (At Large)

Lisa White

Literacy Organizations

Magi York

Community-Based Organizations