Mission Statement
North Central Texas InterLink, Inc. is a regional nonprofit alliance bridging business, education, and government by providing timely and relevant information on labor market trends, occupations, education, skill, and training needs of employers and employees.
Carrying out this mission will result in a quality workforce with a globally competitive advantage supporting the region’s economic development activities.
InterLink 2025-26 Board of Directors
Eduardo Amezcua
TMAC/UTA
Andrea Anderson
Birdville ISD
Valerie Fell
TSTC
Jerry Stern
Texas Health Resources
Eric Batten
Texas Instruments
Mark Dempsey
Collin County College
Alison Belliveau
Rockwall ISD
Leigh Ann Stone/Lori Wood
Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD
Stephanie Speaks
Grapevine Colleyville ISD
Coleman Bruman
Garland ISD
Karen Buechman
Plano ISD
Ryan Contreras
Celina ISD
Kristen Petrunin/Adrian Moreno
Lewisville ISD
Andre “Andy” Costa
Andy Costa Films
Don Cumming
Flex-N-Gate
Nick Gesualdi
Southern Methodist University
Danielle Davis
Workforce Solutions NCTX
Annette Duvall
Crowley ISD
Andrea Ellis
Commerce ISD/NETCAT
Tad Myers
Farmersville ISD
Janel Humphries/Jeremy Spence
Dallas ISD
Ted Mackey
Anna ISD
Stephanie Tennyson/Jacob Hildebrand
ESC Region 11
Bonner Garrison
44 Farms
Tricia Hiros
Bell
Jason Hudson
Wylie ISD
Ernest Huffman
NCTX COG
Tu Huynh
Comerica Bank
Andre’ K. Jones
FAA
Leon Kao
Raytheon, Inc.
Kelly O’Sullivan
Lake Dallas ISD
Aniska Douglas
Grand Prairie ISD
Clint Elsasser/Kelly Brown
Mesquite ISD
Ted Mackey
Anna ISD
Jason Madison
Cummings Electric
Caitlin Mauer/Carolyn
UT Southwestern
Mark McClure
Cleburne ISD
Renee Parker
Workforce Solutions of Tarrant County
Rex Miller
MindSHIFT
Ken Moon
Moon Peaks Consulting
Zach Moore/Miyosha Guinn
Irving ISD
Suzanne Murr
Azle ISD
Mart D. Nelson
Avistas
Irene Nigaglioni
IN2Architects
Candace McGowen/Sara Mahoney
Arlington ISD
Larry Perieria
AT&T
Cassie Ardry
UNT Health Science Center
Mark Rhea
Sycamore Services
Daphne Kent
InterLink
Robert Wright/Jennifer Akinluyi-Abe
Fort Worth ISD
Chelsea Rose
Colleyville Chamber of Commerce
Daphne Kent
InterLink
Will Milne
Denton ISD
James D. Runzheimer
Attorney at Law and CPA
Dr. Joe Seabrooks/LaKesha Raynor
Dallas College
Nikki Simon
Simon Engineering & Consulting
Ronnie Spellman
PlanetMagpie IT Consulting
Kent Anderson
Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas
Bill Swope
Olsson
Anthony “Tony” Tasillo
Texas A&M (TEEX)
Jared Thompson
Encore Mechanical LLC
Ashley Treat
Waxahachie ISD
Rodney Wetterskog
University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)
Adrienne Williams
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Glenn C. Wintrich Jr.
Futurist/Imagineer
Shannon Ydyoaga
Weatherford College
Barry Young
Oncor Electric Delivery
Todd Young
McKinney ISD
(A) = Advisor
Note: When more than one person is listed they share a position on the Board of Directors
InterLink Executive Committee
- Eric Batten ~ Chair
- Bill Swope ~ Vice Chair
- Jim D. Runzheimer ~ Secretary/Treasurer
- Andrea Anderson ~ Vice Chair Secondary Education
- Nick Gesualdi ~ Vice Chair Post-Secondary Education
- Andrea Ellis ~ Parliamentarian
- Don Cumming ~ Immediate Past President
- Daphne Kent ~ President and CEO
Emeritus
- Ronnie Spellman ~ Past Chair
- Michael Kotubey ~ Past Chair
- Irene Nigaglioni ~ Past Chair
- Glenn C. Wintrich Jr. ~ Past Chair
- Nikki Simon ~ Past Chair
Past Chairs/Companies
- Alan Black ~ DFW Airport
- Max Davis ~ Raytheon
- Mike Edelman ~ SW Bell/AT&T
- Michael Engstrom ~ BNSF
- Kevin Ferrell ~ Avaya
- Jon Gustafson ~ Lockheed Martin
- Ralph Hargrow ~ Avial
- Michael Kotubey ~ TDIndustries
- Art Lacy ~ Texas Instruments
- Irene Nigaglioni ~ IN2Architects
- Kathy O ‘Day ~ GTE/Verizon
- David Rawles ~ GTE/Verizon
- Nikki Simon ~ Simon Engineering
- Sam Webster ~ Texas Instruments
- Glenn C. Wintrich ~ DELL
Advisory Organizations
- AIA Dallas ~ American Institute of Architects
- CEF ~ Construction Ed. Foundation
- Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Greater Dallas Restaurant Assoc.
- Hotel Association of North Texas
- IEC ~ Independent Electrical Contractors of Dallas
- Independent Ins. Agents of Dallas
- NTC ~ North Texas Commission
- TEXO ~ The Construction Assoc.
- TxDOT ~ Texas Dept. of Transportation
- TMAC/UTA ~ TX Mfg. Assistance Center
- Texas Workforce Commission
- U.S. Department of Labor
Advisors
- John Fistolera ~ HOSA Foundation
- Jane Hanna ~ Construction Education Foundation
- John Kuznar ~ U. S. Department of Labor, Apprenticeship Dept.
- Traci Mayer ~ Hotel Association of North Texas
- Larinda Smith ~ TEXO
- Bill Webb ~ Associated Industries of Texas
