Center for Transforming Lives
Steven Gonzalez
The Center for Transforming Lives has announced two appointments, including Steven Gonzalez as COO, a new role within the nonprofit, which is poised to serve more families in Tarrant County than ever before with the grand opening of its new Riverside Campus.
Also, Corrie Harris has been hired as the organization’s chief development officer.
Gonzalez brings to his position more than 20 years of workforce development experience, most recently serving as the business services director for Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County. According to CTL, Gonzalez was instrumental in designing and implementing employment strategies for both employers and job seekers.
Center for Transforming Lives
Corrie Harris
Throughout his tenure, Gonzalez “led numerous high-impact initiatives that supported small businesses, advanced apprenticeships and internships, and connected underrepresented populations to meaningful employment opportunities,” CTL said in a press release. “His ability to align business needs with workforce solutions has earned him recognition across the region as a collaborative changemaker and trusted adviser to employers.”
Gonzalez is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served as public relations director, operations/readiness director, and human resources director. Following his military career, Gonzalez worked in roles with the American GI Forum—National Veterans Outreach Program, serving vulnerable populations, including veterans, individuals experiencing homelessness, and job seekers in Fort Worth and Dallas.
Both new appointees arrive just as the nonprofit formally opens its new Riverside campus on May 2. The campus will expand capacity to provide comprehensive services, including early childhood education, housing supports, clinical counseling, and economic mobility programs through an integrative approach designed to break the cycle of poverty for women and their children in Tarrant County.
The Center for Transforming Lives was founded in 1907 as the first YWCA in Texas, serving as a boarding house for poor women and expanding to include childcare for working mothers in the 1930s. The nonprofit rebranded as the Center for Transforming Lives in 2015.
Harris previously worked as executive director of an orphanage in Central America. There, CTL officials said, she led a successful capital campaign to renovate a 350-acre property, expand comprehensive care and develop sustainable funding solutions.
“Her efforts earned the highest recognition from Nicaragua’s family services division,” the CTL said. “This experience deeply informs her commitment to ensuring that all children have the opportunity to thrive.”
Harris was the founder of RiseX Strategies, where she helped organizations grow their capacity and achieve sustainable success.