Texas State Representative Shawn Thierry
Beyond Careers new Board of Director member
(Austin, Texas) On Monday, July 31, 2017, Representative Shawn Thierry successfully passed her premier piece of legislation, "HB 11, The Texas Moms Matter Act" at second reading with an unanimous vote in the House.
Beyond Careers is proud to have Texas State Representative Shawn Thierry District 146 as our new Board of Director member.
Since State Rep. Thierry has been in Austin, TX, she was able to author and file 28 House bills.
We are please to have State. Rep. Thierry to be a part of Beyond Careers and having her expertise will be a great asset to our organization. In addition, this shows State Rep. Thierry's caring for the community be being a part of Beyond Careers which is in her district.
Alex Wade Obregon, Deputy City Controller, Office of the Houston City Controller
Beyond Careers new Advisory Board member
Beyond Careers is proud to have Mr. Alex Wade Obregon as our new Advisory Board member.
Mr. Obregon is senior policy advisor and senior financial advisor to the Controller and oversees Operations and Technical Services, Pension Affairs, Communications and Investor Relations. Additionally, Mr. Obregon is responsible for overseeing the certification of city wide contracts, grants and over $2.5 billion capital projects, including those on the City Council Agenda; approval of city wide Accounts Payable and vendor payments; auditing reconciliations of city wide bank accounts; financial and accounting records management; responsible for the Controller's Office IT needs; and manage the internal operations of eight sections.
Mission Statement
The mission of Beyond Careers is to provide education for low-to-moderate income (LMI) families and individuals, students, small businesses and the self-employed to build wealth and foster significant improvements in self-sufficiency.
Beyond Careers is a community-based, 501(c) (3), non-profit organization; founded on July 7, 2003 and received its federal and state tax-exempt certifications on July 9, 2004.
Beyond Careers provides program activities for underserved, LMI. This includes youth, people with disabilities, veterans and seniors.
In partnership with the Internal Revenue Service -Stakeholders Partnerships, Education & Communication (IRS-SPEC), Beyond Careers will continue to provide free tax preparation services through our mobile Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and conduct Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) outreach.
(Online giving and tax-related record keeping)
Designation: Beyond Careers
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