Advance Together: Celebrating the achievements of Texas community partnerships
Advance Together is an initiative led by the Dallas Fed that helps strengthen community partnerships that are addressing local employment and education challenges. This public event marked the conclusion of the pilot round of Advance Together. The program showcased progress made by the participating partnerships and highlight opportunities for the second round, launching in 2025.
When
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
3–5:30 p.m.
Where
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2200 N. Pearl St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Directions
Agenda
| Wednesday, July 24 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Check in |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Welcome Roberto Coronado, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
| 3:05 p.m. |
Opening remarks Video: Michelle W. Bowman, Federal Reserve Board of Governors Lorie Logan, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Overview of Advance Together Kseniya Benderskaya, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
| 3:35 p.m. | Reflections from participating partnerships Moderator: Kseniya Benderskaya, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Nicole Colvin, Deep East Texas College and Career Alliance Amelia Reeves, Big Country Manufacturing Alliance Cecy Tamez-Rodriguez, Travis County 2-Gen Coalition Adrian Vega, Education Partnership of the Permian Basin |
| 4:05 p.m. | Perspectives from initiative partners Moderator: Claudia Aguirre, BakerRipley, Dallas Fed Board of Directors Peter Beard, Greater Houston Partnership Aaron Demerson, Texas Economic Development Corporation Jackie Quintero Sekiguchi, Texas Mutual |
| 4:30 p.m. | Announcement of second round and closing remarks Roberto Coronado, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
| 4:45 p.m. | Reception |
For more information
Contact: Jane Santa Cruz at jane.santacruz@dal.frb.org