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Expansion Solutions – Consulting Services

    Leading the Design

    of Sustainable Solutions.

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    Connecting Vision,

    Strategy, & Success.

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    Strengthening regions…

    one community, one business,

    one city at a time.

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    Workforce, Community,
    & Economic Development Consulting

    Expansion Solutions Consulting specializes in workforce, community, and economic development strategies for government agencies, private sector companies, commercial developers, and education entities. Our advisors include thought leaders and practitioners in the areas of governmental affairs, advanced manufacturing, organizational development, law, education, finance, and real estate development.

    What we do

    WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

    We work closely with school districts, colleges, and employers to align education and opportunity, to build a skilled and motivated workforce.

    • Career & Technical Education Strategies for local ISD’s
    • Collaborative workforce development models customized for growing companies, cities, and regions.
    • Support site selectors and relocating companies in identifying work-ready cities.

    PROJECT MANAGEMENT

    We help leaders turn vision into evidence-based and replicable solutions. From concept to execution, our advisors assist organizations with the design, implementation, and oversight of grant funded programs, organizational initiatives, and regional projects.

    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    Connecting land use professionals, economic developers, and city leaders to attract and retain commercial, retail, industrial, and residential development. Our services include strategic planning for growing cities, facilitating partnerships between cities and developers, and Business Retention & Expansion programs.

    Innovation

    Collaboration

    Sustainabilty

    Expansion

    TESTIMONIALS
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    CECIL LOFTON
    Erica is the consummate professional who thinks outside the box and finds creative ways to serve her [organization], and the processes that impact our community as a whole.
    GARY GRIFFITH
    Erica worked well with our volunteer organization Safer Dallas Better Dallas to build an effective former prisoner reentry program for the City of Dallas.
    FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY BILL SPRIGGS
    Erica is one of the nation's leaders in integrating dollars across federal agencies with local programming to facilitate successful re-entry of people from prison back to full citizenship. On the local level she has put together a network of community-based service providers, helped to strengthen their capabilities and gotten the disparate actors to play on the same stage together. She is an articulate spokesperson for the re-entry problems faced by large American cities, and a tireless advocate for local control of the process. Few people have studied the various local models for approaching this serious policy issue as much as Erica.
    SAAD SOLIMON
    Erica has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of Re-Entry, borrowing organizational management skills from her corporate background, she has developed and implemented some of the most innovative and cutting edge programmatic components I have ever seen. I strongly recommend that anyone seeking innovative, effective strategies that are based upon evidence reach out and work with her. I was fortunate enough to learn from Erica after she was given the nod by the Secretary of the US Dept. of Labor, to educate, train and inform a diverse audience of national service providers and government agencies on the strategies she has implemented in Dallas. These strategies, namely, Re-entering through employment and other such pro-social techniques, are thought provoking and effective. I consider Erica to be a leading expert in this field. It is based upon this assessment that I write this recommendation.
    CHARLES O'NEAL
    Being bright, talented, committed is a given for any successful professional, but Erica brings that extra "something" to her work -- PASSION! This extra dimension to her service leads to real solutions to the very real challenges faced by those attempting to re-establish connections in the workplace, with family and with services which make their transition less of an ordeal. Erica is simply the BEST at what she does and our city is better served by having her on our team.
    David Copeland ( Edge Realty)
    Erica has been a valuable conduit between real estate professionals and city leaders, helping us to connect the opportunities for retail, restaurant, and commercial development. From personalized tours of D/FW cities, to acting as a liaison with P&Z departments, Erica is committed to supporting this region's growth!
    David Maez
    Erica and I bonded over our desire to bring residential and commercial real estate professionals to the table with city leaders in Southern Dallas County to address barriers and spur economic development. She has a unique understanding of public and private sector perspectives, that makes her a valuable connector.