WC Podcast

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Season 2- Episode 22: Dr. DeRionne Pollard Sep 15, 2022

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Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President of Nevada State College discusses the new, exciting, and rapid growth of Nevada State College. This includes the new Glenn and Andy Christensen Education Building, which houses education programs. She highlights the importance of convening the talent development ecosystem and aligning it to our economic development efforts.
Nevada State College:
Home | Nevada State College (nsc.edu)

Season 2-Episode 21: Keith Whitfield Aug 29, 2022

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Keith Whitfield, President of the University of Nevada Las Vegas shares his professional journey in higher education and his vision for a sustainable workforce development pipeline in Southern Nevada.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV):
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (unlv.edu)

Season 2-Episode 20: Hugh Anderson Aug 26, 2022

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Hugh Anderson, Managing Director at Hightower Las Vegas and member of the Workforce Connections Board and the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, discusses the importance of aligning state and local talent development.
Hightower Las Vegas:
Financial Advisors in Las Vegas, NV | Hightower Las Vegas

Season 2-Episode 19: Mary Beth Sewald and Michael Feder Aug 10, 2022

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Guest host Mary Beth Sewald, Workforce Connections Board Member and President & CEO of the Vegas Chamber is joined by Michael Feder, Chair of the Vegas Chamber. They discuss the upcoming DC Fly-In, an exciting annual event in partnership with the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance.
Vegas Chamber:
Vegas Chamber - Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance:
LVGEA - Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance

Season 2-Episode 18: Employ NV Youth Hub's Adam Almosawy & Felicia Esparza Aug 08, 2022

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Special guests, Adam and Felicia from the new Employ NV Youth Hub at the West Charleston discuss the grand opening happening on August 4th. They highlight resources available in the hub and share info on the multiple access points available for Youth to connect with resources and discover career pathways
Employ NV Youth Hub:
Employ NV Youth Hub | Website

Season 2-Episode : Shawonda Nance, Neosha Smith & John Kirtley Jul 11, 2022

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Season 2- Episode : Robbie DeBuff and Forrest Lewis Jul 11, 2022

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Season 2-Episode 17: Jack Martin & Dr. Tiffany Tyler-Garner Jul 05, 2022

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Special guest host, John “Jack” Martin, Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice Services, welcomes Dr. Tiffany Tyler-Garner, Executive Director at the Children’s Advocacy Alliance, to talk about her journey from childhood in a rural small town in Louisiana to growing up in South Central Los Angeles, California; how her role model pushed her to focus on her education and the impact that motherhood had her future; the benefits of hindsight and ah-ha moments that influenced her career; the incredible career path that Dr. Tyler-Garner has taken in Nevada; the effects of the pandemic and the rise of cost on children and the impact on their futures; the mental health crisis in Nevada and the country; systematic barriers and hopelessness that affect children; making the system work if the work is consistently done; maximizing opportunities that are available to the community through workforce development; how to be effective as a workforce development board member with being informed, bringing more resources to the table, and call to action away from ego; the importance of investing in children; the ability to help people to upscale.

Children’s Advocacy Alliance:
https://www.caanv.org/

Season 2-Episode 16: Dr. Jesus Jara Jun 27, 2022

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Dr. Jesus Jara, Superintendent of Clark County School district and member of the Workforce Connections Board, talks about his experience representing the K-12 on the local workforce development board and convening the system to provide talent solutions for local businesses; how higher education is aligning with K-12 to strengthen the workforce pipeline; the importance of building bridges to employment opportunities for students; the success of the Career and Technical Academies (CTA) in Las Vegas and increasing their footprint for students to experience technical education; the new high school opening early August, that will use a multi-prong approach including English language learning, a career and technical academy, a One-Stop Career Center, and a health clinic with non-traditional hours; implementing technology like virtual reality augmentation that will help speed up the process of connecting students to the workforce; three new workforce development high schools that will align with local industry need; preparing the kids for a diversifying economy where some jobs are no longer available due to the pandemic and other jobs are appearing due to new technologies.

Clark County School District:
https://www.ccsd.net/

Season 2-Episode 15: Tamara Atkinson and Melanie Flowers Jun 20, 2022

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Tamara Atkinson, Chief Executive Officer, and Melanie Flowers, Chair of the Workforce Solutions Capital Area in Austin, Texas, discuss what it means to be a high impact workforce development board; the importance of board members having a high level of engagement; earning the trust of the board members and the Local Elected Officials; how industry subject matter expertise can be applied to workforce development; understanding a community’s unique value proposition and how the job market impacts workforce development; how is business leading the manufacturing industry sector partnership in Austin; take-always from the best practices exchange between Workforce Solutions and Workforce Connections.

Workforce Solutions Capital Area:

Workforce Solutions Capital Area — Connecting People to Jobs (wfscapitalarea.com)