Citizens for Educational Excellence 2016 - 2017 Annual Report | Page 20

Mayor Nelda Martinez leads a meeting of the Education Stakeholders Committee. The committee is leading efforts to develop an education/workforce strategic plan for the City of Corpus Christi. Dr. Janet Cunningham, CEE Executive Director, Dr. Gilda Ramirez, United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, and Dr. Beth Lewis, Del Mar College attend the NLC Leadership Academy in Washington, DC. The National League of Cities selected Corpus Christi as one of six cities in the nation that will take part in a two-year project to explore and build equitable pathways to postsecondary and work- force success.