Board of Directors
Ezra
Penermon has over 23 years of experience in industry/education
partnerships, community leadership and project management. Mr. Penermon
currently serves as Director of Education Policy in Texas Instruments
Educational & Productivity Solutions business. In this role he works
with administrators, influencers and policymakers at the state and
national level to advocate for TI technology. In a former position as
Director of Workforce Development he conceptualized and launched
strategies to engage key educational institutions in workforce
development efforts. Ezra has assumed leadership roles on local and
national workforce-related boards and committees and was integral in
forming a Dallas/Ft. Worth-based industry / education consortium, the
Regional Workforce Leadership Council. He also successfully co-led
efforts to develop and deploy new technical curriculum adopted by 14
educational institutions. Mr. Penermon has been a member of numerous
committees and boards. Examples of positions held are Co-Chair of the
Greater Dallas Chamber Workforce Taskforce; Member of the Dallas Public
Schools Career Advisory Committee; Board Member of the National Tech
Prep Network Advisory Council and the Collin County Community College
Foundation; and Co-Principal Investigator for the North Texas Regional
Technology Consortium Grant. He has also co-led teams that have been
awarded numerous grants, including a $2.5M NSF NTRTC Grant for a
Convergence Advanced Technology Education Center. Numerous awards
include the Golden Apple Award – Outstanding Advocate for Engineering
Technology, Collin County College, (2005), President's Award for
Excellence, Texas Association of College Technical Educators, (2002),
Partnerships In Education, Irving ISD, (2002), Caterpillar Exemplary
Worksite Learning Award, National Tech Prep Network, (2001) and
Innovation of the Year, Richland College, (2001). Additional past roles
at TI includes service as Assistant Project Manager in TI's DMOS 5 Wafer
Fabrication Plant startup, a Business Systems Analyst and various
engineering and manufacturing roles.
In addition to these outstanding experiences, Ezra is a strong advocate
for community involvement in education. He has worked to engage students
in educational experiences, career exploration and job-shadowing
activities through the Greater Dallas Chamber Workforce Taskforce,
WorkSource (the Dallas Workforce Board) and his church. Mr. Penermon
holds a Masters in Biblical Studies and a Bachelors in
Electronics/Management. He and his wife have four children.
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