TYLER, Texas — Dr. Juan E, Mejia, the President of Tyler Junior College, has been appointed to the board of Workforce Solutions East Texas.
Workforce Solutions East Texas is a community partnership serving 14 counties in East Texas, encompassing a population of close to 900,000 people, 33,000 businesses and a labor force of over 413,000, including 12 public and private institutions of higher education, according to a press release from TJC. The organization provides no-cost recruitment and employment services to businesses and job seekers in the East Texas. The board works with elected officials in the region and serves as the primary source of local workforce policy, focusing on economic development and supporting the growth of business and industry, according to TJC.
“Workforce Solutions East Texas is honored to welcome Dr. Mejia to our board,” said Doug Shryock, Workforce Solutions East Texas executive director said in a press release.
"He is a friend, and I personally look forward to the ever-greater results Dr. Mejia will bring to the region through his seat on the board," Shryock added.
Mejia joined TJC in 2013, and has served as the institution's president and CEO since 2019. Mejia also serves on the Board for the Southern Association of Colleges, the President's Advisory to the Association for Community College Trustees, the Texas Association of Community Colleges, the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Tyler Economic Development Council.
“I am truly honored by this opportunity, and I look forward to being a part of the work toward a stronger East Texas," Mejia said. "This is significantly more special because I have had the privilege of working with many of the board members and organization staff for some time already and consider them strong partners in our work and good friends.”