Not Just Smoke and Mirrors: Economic Development Strategic Partnerships

Robin Fernkas, Deputy Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration

Melissa Aguilar-Southard, Senior Director, Safal Partners

Rodney Carson, CEcD, CBA and Principal Engagement Manager, SAS

Pat Sturdivant, Executive Director, Capital Area Workforce Development at Wake County Government

David Hollars, Director, Centralina Workforce Development Board

The goal of this webinar is to provide knowledge about the economic development cycle and how workforce boards fit into the equation. Presenters will provide insight into high-quality and valued strategic partnerships between economic development entities and the workforce development systems at the state and local levels.

For the workforce system, the connection to economic growth is rooted in job creation, job retention, and upskilling or reskilling workers for the community needs. Speakers from economic development and workforce development will help audiences understand how partnerships focused on return on investment (ROI) for employers can impact the trajectory of the economic development process in influencing growth and restructuring an economy while also including the need for workforce development's assistance in supporting employers to recruit resources and effectively manage the talent pipeline process.

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