TASK FORCE, COMMITTEE & EVENTS

The Business Growth Task Force continues to meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 9am in person with a virtual option. Committee members share business updates and news in the region. Every meeting we highlight a member, and they share insight and how to connect with their business. This committee plans 4 events a year. The first event being the Economic Forecast Reception that took place on April 6th. All events have opportunities for sponsorship and booth options to share promotional information, check our website for future events. For more information on the task force and to be signed up to receive meeting invites, contact Marisela Ramirez at marisela@allianceportregion.com.

Business Growth Task Force

Economic Development Task Force

The February 22nd meeting was held at the San Jacinto College LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology better known as CPET. The group received an overview and tour of the largest petrochemical training facility on the Gulf Coast, highlighting how students, via innovative ways, are connecting with our industry partners.

We are busy scheduling the remaining meetings for 2023. Keep a look out!

Women In Alliance Committee

The Women in Alliance Committee has been working tirelessly to complete the line up of speakers for the next two events. This committee plans the 3 Women’s Leadership Luncheons throughout the year. Our Luncheon in June will be a panel of 3 ladies, moderated by our former Chairwoman Melinda Torrison. Our last event Sold Out and we are excited to see another great turn out in June. This committee meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 3:00pm. If you have any questions in regard to the Women in Alliance committee and how to get involved, please feel free to contact Marisela Ramirez at marisela@allianceportregion.com.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCEDREAM IT. DO IT.

Annual Banquet

Our Annual Membership

Banquet was the kickoff to events for 2023. We enjoyed the night with great food, drinks, and friends. This year our keynote speaker gathered a crowd of over 450 attendees. Leif Babin, Co Author of Extreme Ownership brought an inspiring message. Commissioner Adrian Garcia swore in the 2023 Board of Directors, and we honored our Volunteer of the Year, Kristi Claypool, Executive Account Manager for Meador Staffing Services. Thank you to our members for their continued support!

The goal of the Dream It Do It Southeast Texas program is to highlight career opportunities in our region by working with our industry partners who volunteer. We focus on petrochemical, logistics, transportation, maritime and construction industries. In 2022 we made over 7000 connections.

During the first quarter of 2023 we have had 14 events where we spoke with over 1750 students, parents, teachers, administrators, and underemployed adults. We visited eight career fairs, three classrooms, two large groups, and one conference. One of the career fairs included 26 school districts and the conference included 27 school districts. The remainder of our presentations covered nine school districts and Houston Community College.

Dream It Do It took part in the Workforce Solutions

Youth Expo and panel discussions with One Goal Graduation.

Our volunteers bring invaluable insight into the high-demand, high-wage careers in our area. Thank you to Alysha Decou (Turner Industries), Stacy Putman (Ineos), Blake Goodall (ExxonMobil), Stephen Rowland (San Jacinto College), Jeff Pearce (San Jacinto College), Tyler Padgett (San Jacinto College) and Stacey Swan (College of the Mainland) for volunteering.

If you’d also like to share your knowledge with the future workforce, we are always looking for volunteers to come speak about their careers in the petrochemical, logistics, maritime, construction, and transportation industries. If you would like to help, please email Patti at patti@allianceportregion.com

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON

Over 450 men and women attend the first Women’s Leadership Luncheon of the year at the San Jacinto College – LyondellBasell CPET building. We heard an inspiring message from Kate Lightfoot, Plant Manager of ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins. The next Women’s Leadership Luncheon is on Wednesday, June 21. Sponsorships, tables, booths, and individual registration is now open on our website. Register today as this event will sell out quickly!

Economic Forecast And Update

On April 6th over 100 attendees joined us for the Economic Forecast Reception with Keynote Speaker Patrick Jankowski, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at Greater Houston Partnership. Patric shared insight to the economy changes and an outlook for 2023.