Wendy Hanson

1. Update
June 30, 2016
Wendy Hanson
Vice President for Community Impact
United Way of Southern Cameron County
wendy.hanson@unitedwayrgv.org
956-548-6880

2. United Brownsville Initiative: EDUCATION / HUMAN
CAPITAL
KEY STRATEGIES
 Develop and distribute a community report card on
education to promote dialogue about community
education challenges, goals and progress.
 Strengthen a community-wide collaboration and
awareness of developing a 21st century workforce
throughout the community, public entities, nonprofits,
and the business community.
 Improve the alignment of public education curriculums
with employer needs with greater focus on career
pathways.

3. All In MISSION:
Double the number of young adults with
postsecondary credentials with labor market
value by 2015.

4.  Dynamic Partnership includes:
 Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
 Brownsville Economic Development Council
 Brownsville Independent School District
 Cardenas Development Co., Inc.
 City of Brownsville
 Community Development Corporation of Brownsville
 RGV Focus
 Texas Southmost College
 United Brownsville
 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
 Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement
 Wells Fargo Advisors
 Workforce Solutions - Cameron

5. Accomplishments for this past year:
 Sustained an active Leadership Team and
Workgroups who meet regularly.
 2016 Community Indicator Report on
Human Capital and Education was released
in January.
 Presented report to the Community at the
Chamber’s State of Education

6. Currently working to:
 develop a large scale internship program for
students at TSC & UTRGV in industries with
high demand occupations.
 Understand the gaps in the pipeline between
credential attainment and the workforce.
 Reach middle school parents to link
endorsement areas to future workforce
needs to improve understanding of academic
requirements and earning potential of future
employment.