Gary Job Corps Representatives Attend Greater Caldwell County Hispanic Chamber Gala

Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 to 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training.

The Job Corps program is authorized by Title I-C of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (supersedes WIA 1998). For more information about the Job Corps program at a national level, please visit their Official Public Web Site.

Representatives Attend Greater Caldwell County Hispanic Chamber Gala

Gary Job Corps representatives Susanne Ritter and Randolph Goodman attended the 31^st Annual Greater Caldwell County Hispanic Chamber Gala “Denim and Diamonds” held at the Lockhart Evening Lions Club building.  

Chris Saldana, three-time Emmy-award winner journalist from Del Rio who serves as morning anchor for CBS’s Austin affiliate, was the featured speaker. 

Lockhart Mayor Lew White and Lockhart ISD Superintendent Mark Estrada shared with the audience the state of the city and school district thanking the Hispanic Chamber for their support. 

The attendees enjoyed the music by “EBROLUTION”, with the meal catered by Chisholm Trail BBQ. 

Gary Job Corps Workforce Industry Council Meeting

The Gary Job Corps Career Technical Training department conducts a bi-annual Career Technical Training Assessment utilizing local community training partners to audit the training curriculum utilized at the Gary Center. 

Melissa Valdez, Career Technical Training Manager for the Construction and Manufacturing department facilitated the overview conducted by employer partners. 

To ensure that the training is current to employment standards, the assessors audited curriculum, tools, and equipment oversaw the trainees working in the trades. 

Attending the Gary Job Corps Workforce Industry Council were:  ST Engineering SATX, Cynthia Edmonds, Seton Cove, Olin B. Clemons, Specialized Aero, Luis Nieves, Texas Carpentry & Millwrights Training, Bobby Vasquez, Caterpillar, Ishshahiah Perez, Texas Army/National Guard, Stephen Graham, VTSAA ST Engineering SATX, Mike Perkins, US Army, Bryceton Adams, Hays Co. Constable Pct.2, Michael Torres, ULG skilled Trades, Eric Phillips, TCU, Wesley Flemings, Caldwell County Sheriff Office, Kirk Kuykendall, MTC Kyle Unit, Bruce Zeller, Fountain People Game-time, Carrla Leszlynski, Alsco, Ramona Rodriguez, CTMC, Debbie Cox, Holiday Inn Resort, Josh Helton, Holiday Inn Resort, Ruben Lopez, Hays Co. Constable, David Peterson, Specialized Aero, Travis , Caterpillar, Marion Masters, Texas National Guard, Matthew Holsworth, US Army, Jorge Fernandez, Hays County Pct. 2, Manuel Dela Rosa, Dealers Electric, Brian Walsh, Caldwell County Sheriff Office, William Miller, Game-time, Kent Walker, New Braunfels Welders Supply, Chris Smith, Holiday Inn Resort, Cathie Hayworth, Embassy Suites, Elva Zdeb, Caldwell, James Sitoni, ULG, Jeremy Moose, Hays County Pct.2, Robert Vasquez, MTC Kyle Unit, Pamela Isley, Game-time, Travis Santi, HICY-HCR, Roy Cantu, Hays County Pct. 1, Mike Vargas, Caldwell County Sheriff Office, Willie Clay, and Hays County Pct. 2., Constable Robert Ellen.  Pictured are some of the Workforce Industry Council participants and Gary Job Corps staff member, Lisa Castillo, Grace Hernandez, John Longmire, Kevin Pringle, Eugene Walton, and Melissa Valdez.