Eugene Giovannini

The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) offers the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP) to help businesses recover, grow, or start. The non-profit company is based in Springfield, MA. The program is partially funded through a grant with the Small Business Administration. NACCE has partnered with Syracuse University's D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families' (IVMF) CNPP partner network to provide free services to the military and veteran community through their network of community colleges. Rebecca Corbin has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is the primary advocacy organization for the nation's community colleges. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The association represents over 1,100 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions and more than 12 million students. Walter G. Bumphus has been the CEO of the American company since 2010.

The North Texas Commission is a public-private partnership that manages the region's unified advocacy voice at the state and federal levels. The private company is based in Irving, TX. The commission is dedicated to advancing the vibrancy of the region and achieves impactful outcomes benefiting the 13-county area it serves. As the lead convener of subject matter experts, the NTC improves the workforce pipeline and cultivates future leaders. The CEO of the company is Chris Wallace.