Barber-Nichols and Workforce Development

Dan Thoren, President and Matthew Malone, Project Manager at Barber-Nichols Inc. sit down with us to talk workforce development. When it comes to engineering and manufacturing, a large company isn’t always the best fit when looking for employment. BNI prides themselves on the fact that every one of their 130+ employees makes a difference, and these employees feel it, too.

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National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Lee Wheeler-Berliner, Managing Director of Colorado Workforce Development Council sits down with us to focus on National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Joining Lee are Kristin Corash, Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and Marilee Boylan, Chair of the State Rehabilitation Council. Tune in as Kristin shares more on the Shining Stars of VR and Marilee explains the Employment First Advisory Partnership. Find their 2018 report here.

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2019 Legislative Session

Lee Wheeler-Berliner, Director of the Colorado Workforce Development Council joins us to talk about how the 2019 legislative session will impact business, education, and workforce development. Lee’s guests include Representative Dominique Jackson and Pat Teegarden, Director of Policy and Research at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

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Rural Colorado & Workforce Development

Britta Blodgett, Senior Communications Strategist at Colorado Workforce Development Council joins us to talk about the rural sectors in Colorado. Joining Britta is Clarke Becker, Director of Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium, Dawn M. Robards, Regional Director of the Eastern Workforce Region, and Laura Lewis Marchino, Executive Director of Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado.

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State Agencies and Their Role in Talent Development

Lee Wheeler-Berliner, Director of the Colorado Workforce Development Council joins us for a discussion on Colorado state agencies and their role in talent development. Lee’s guests include Joe Barela, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), Angie Paccione, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), and Betsy Markey, Executive Director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). Learn more about the Opportunity Zones here.

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Financial Literacy for Students

Finances are typically a taboo conversation topic, but we’re doing just that. Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain and TIAA have teamed up to bring financial literacy into the classroom. Shelly-Ann Eweka, Director, Central Advice at TIAA, Mike MacDonnell, Chief Learning Officer at Junior Achievement, and Meg Chapman, Senior Manager of Program Volunteers and Curriculum at Junior Achievement join us to talk about the focus on financial literacy.

Learn more about the Finance Park here.

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