Education News
United Corpus Christi Chamber of Co
VP for Small Business and Education
D
r. Gilda E. Ramirez, United Cor-
pus Christi Chamber of Com-
merce Vice President for Small
Business and Education, has
been selected by the Association
of Chamber of Commerce Exec-
utives (ACCE) to study education
attainment and workforce devel-
opment along with 20 other cham-
ber of commerce professionals
from communities throughout the
United States.
The Fellowship for Education At-
tainment is an immersive execu-
tive development program that
provides chamber of commerce
professionals with education and
tools to improve the cradle-to-ca-
reer education pipeline in the
communities they serve.
"Understanding the critical rela-
tionship that exists between ed-
ucation from early childhood and
beyond along with the commerce
community is vital to the quality
of life and the future workforce.
If we are intentional in our invest-
ment today, we capture the bene-
fits tomorrow." Cleofas Rodriguez,
Jr., President/CEO, United Corpus
Christi Chamber of Commerce.
Throughout the year-long Fellow-
ship for Education Attainment, par-
ticipants are required to develop
a regional action plan that focuses
on addressing specific education
attainment or workforce develop-
ment issues in their communities.
“We have been overwhelmed by
the enthusiastic response to this
executive leadership training ini-
tiative and the high caliber of appli-
"Understanding the critical relationship that exists betw
along with the commerce community is v
If we are intentional in our investment today, we capt
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BUSINESS MATTERS
AUGUST 2017