Resource Team
Business Retention and Expansion Partnership
The Business Retention and
Expansion Partnership, formed in 2016, is a group of Mesquite’s core stakeholder organizations – Mesquite Economic Development (part of the City of Mesquite); Mesquite Independent School District (MISD), specifically Career and Technical Education; Dallas College; Workforce
Solutions Greater Dallas and the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce.
Keeping the focus on our shared goals and working hand-in-hand, our partnership delivers platforms and programs for all areas of industry. We work to empower the people that drive the Mesquite economy – whether it be the share-holder, the worker, or the solo entrepreneur.
Partnership services include:
- City of Mesquite - Real estate/location information, development partnership opportunities, development process liaison, promotional opportunities, and referrals.
- Dallas College - Customized training, student workers, career building, employee and business development, access to funding and facilities.
- Mesquite Chamber of Commerce - Business to business networking, referrals, community history and knowledge, promotional opportunities.
- Mesquite Independent School District - Young skilled workers, workforce pipeline, training, and internship partnership opportunities.
- Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas - Active job seekers, workforce assessment, business consulting, skills training, job fairs, access to funding.
BRE Task Force Members |
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Lexie Woodward, Manager of Economic Development, City of Mesquite |
Kim Buttram, Director of Economic Development, City of Mesquite |
Janet Foreman, Business Development Coordinator, Ascend Institute, Dallas College |
Danielle Stellrecht, Senior Director of Economic Impact & Strategy Relations, Economic Opportunity, Dallas College |
Ben Magill, Associate Vice Chancellor, Economic Opportunity District Office, Dallas College |
Vickey Jackson, Equus Workforce Solutions, Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas |
Jose J. Vega, Business Solutions Manager, Equus Workforce Solutions, Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas |
Steven Bridges, Industry Communications Manager, Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas |
Mike Gibson, Board Chairman, Mesquite Chamber of Commerce |
Barbara Bailey, Membership Sales Manager, Mesquite Chamber of Commerce |
Sheldon Stoker, Marketing Facilitator, Career & Technical Education, Mesquite Independent School District |
Clint Elsasser, Dean of Schools, Vanguard High School, Mesquite Independent School District |
Jessica McClellan, Manager of Convention & Visitors Bureau, City of Mesquite |
Beverly Abell, Downtown Development Manager, City of Mesquite |
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Lexie Woodward, CEcD, PCED
Manager of Economic Development