Dallas College
What to Know:
- Dallas College has committed $88 million in technology investments for FY25-26 through a mix of capital, reserves and planned procurements.
- A third of that funding will fuel IT infrastructure enhancements, including network modernization, wireless upgrades and back-end systems.
- An additional $28 million is earmarked for 37 upcoming procurements.
Key responsibilities include directing IT risk management and governance, leading architecture reviews, developing risk mitigation strategies, and establishing security protocols and procedures.
What to Know:
- TDA CIO Chris Bunton and Dallas College Director of Workforce Development LaKesha Raynor spoke at a panel at the Texas Digital Government Summit in Austin.
- TDA has rolled out several AI-enabled tools, including a chatbot for its Farm Fresh program and a new internal HR bot.
- Dallas College serves more than 130,000 students each year and is expanding sector-based partnerships designed to meet the unique upskilling and reskilling needs of public agencies.
The new Dallas College chief information officer previously served as CIO at Creighton University in Omaha for nearly six years.
