LEADERSHIP
SDEP LEADERSHIP
Wes Jurey
Managing Partner, SDEP
Executive Director, Redemption Bridge
Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew
Chair, SDEP Advisory Council
Owner, Soulstice Consultancy, LLC
Wes Jurey is a Managing Partner of The South Dallas Employment Project, and Executive Director of Redemption Bridge, a non-profit intermediary, focused on establishing new models for workforce development. He is also the Founder, President and CEO of the Agriculture Technology Innovation Partnership (ATIP) Foundation, affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture; Senior Advisor to the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council.
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Froswa’ Booker-Drew, Ph.D. is Chair of The South Dallas Employment Project Advisory Committee, and Owner of Soulstice Consultancy, LLC. She is a Network Weaver who believes relationships are the key to our personal, professional and organizational growth. She has been quoted/featured in Forbes, Ozy, Bustle, Huffington Post, Modern Luxury and other media outlets, due to an extensive background in leadership, nonprofit management, philanthropy, partnership development, training and education.
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SUPPORT STAFF
Jacquelyn Jones
Director of Administration
jjones.rbridge@gmail.com
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Dr. Michael Hinojosa
Chair, SDEP Leadership Council
Former Superintendent, Dallas ISD
Annette Underwood
Chair, SDEP Employer Advisory Council
Chief Diversity Office, VISTRA Corporation
The Honorable Michael Williams
Chair, SDEP State Public Policy
Former Commissioner, Texas Education Agency
Tawnia Wise
SDEP Sustainability Advisor
CEO, Wise Resource Development
Casey Thomas
Chair, SDEP Municipal & County Public Policy
Former Mayor Pro Temp, Dallas City Council
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Dr. John Burruss
Co-Chair, SDEP Healthcare Council
MD, CEO, Metrocare
Oswaldo Alvarenga
Member, SDEP Leadership Council
Asst/Assoc/Deputy Superintend., DISD
Tom Leppert
Member, SDEP Leadership Council
Former Mayor, City of Dallas
Alacia Edwards
Member, SDEP Leadership Council
Board Relations, Dallas College