Experience

Mineral Area College

• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director of Workforce Development

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Manages all workforce development programs and functions college-wide, short-term training, training for existing business and industry, and grants for training and workforce development.Plans, develops, and implements innovative partnerships with business and industry in the community to foster a supportive economic development environment, including contract and community educationAssesses community needs and develop partnerships and other collaborative relationships with business/industry, government agencies, and other entitiesPartners with leaders in the private and public sectors to promote Mineral Area College and determine needs for training and workforce development services; linking and aligning Career Technical Education instructional programs with local and regional employersRecruits workforce development instructional staff and makes recommendations for hiringCoordinates curriculum and program development to meet identified industrial training needsIdentifies, writes, and oversees grants to support workforce development Local Educational Agency for the Missouri One Start Customized Training Program