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
Executive Assistant
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 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 Dallas City Council Member
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John Burruss
SDEP Leadership Council Member
CEO, Metrocare
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
In February 2020, SDEP introduced the Concept of “Communities of Practice“ - a partnership of provider organizations, regardless of whether they are nonprofit or for profit; government or private sector. It is based on the type of services and/or support they provide. That has resulted, to date, in formal partnerships and letters of commitment from 200+ organizations, guided by Redemption Bridge, in partnership with the State Fair of Texas. This approach provides a collaborative framework supporting all of the participating organizations, Public and Private sector, focused on what they are doing and can provide, creating a cross pollination of ideas, concepts, & practices.