Career Connect Washington Sector Leaders
In 2021, CCW conducted extensive employer engagement including individual interviews with employers and associations, group conversations, and research into CCW’s current penetration across industries. CCW heard from industry leaders that employers are still facing an acute need to support their workforce development and there is an area of opportunity for collaborating more with other employers within their sectors to meet shared workforce needs.
CCW released specific grants to sector leaders, like industry associations, Centers of Excellence, sector-focused workforce development organizations and community-based organizations, and consultants, to foster improved collaboration and coherency amongst employers within a sector to scale their work-based learning programs and create equitable opportunities for students.
The following entities were selected as CCW’s Sector Leaders in seven high-demand sectors:
Advanced Manufacturing & Aerospace
- Sector Leader: AWB Institute, in partnership with the Aerospace Futures Alliance
- Contact: Thomas Gill, Program Manager, Thomasg@awbinstitute.org
- Sector Strategy:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Sector Leader: Agriculture & Natural Resource Center of Excellence
- Contact: Lindsey Williams, Director, lindsey.williams@wwcc.edu
- Sector Strategy in progress. Contact Lindsey Williams if you are interested in engaging on the Agriculture & Natural Resources Sector Strategy.
Clean Technology & Energy
- Sector Leader: CleanTech Alliance, in partnership with the Pacific NW Center of Excellence for Clean Energy
- Contact: Gus Williams, Workforce Manager, Gus@CleanTechAlliance.org
- Sector Strategy (PDF)
Construction
- Sector Leader: AGC Education Foundation
- Contact: Sarah Patterson, Workforce Development Director, spatterson@agcwa.com
- Sector Strategy (PDF)
Education
- Sector Leader: Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB), in partnership with Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession
- Contact: Erica Hernandez-Scott, Ph.D., Interim Executive Director, erica.hernandez-scott@k12.wa.us, and Lindsey Stevens, Executive Director, lindsey@cstp-wa.org
- Sector Strategy in progress. Contact Dr. Erica Hernandez-Scott or Lindsey Stevens if you are interested in engaging on the Education Sector Strategy.
Finance
- Sector Leader: Washington Bankers Association
- Contact: Duncan Taylor, SVP, Membership & Programs: duncan@wabankers.com
- Sector Strategy (PDF)
Healthcare
- Sector Leader: SEIU Healthcare 1199NW Multi-Employer Training and Education Fund
- Contact: Amy Barto, Health Intermediary Project Manager, abarto@healthcareerfund.org
- Sector Strategy:
Information Technology & Cybersecurity
- Sector Leader: Computing for All
- Contacts: Alka Manchanda, Director Program Development, alka@computingforall.org, and
Mandira Virmani, Director Program Development, mandira@computingforall.org - Sector Strategy (PDF)
Life Science
- Sector Leader: Life Science Washington
- Contacts: Srikant Iyer, Ph.D., Director of Workforce Development and Education Partnerships, srikant@lifesciencewa.org
- Sector Strategy in progress. Contact Srikant Iyer if you are interested in engaging on the Life Science Sector Strategy.
Maritime
- Sector Leader: NW Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology
- Contact: Ann Avary, Director, ann.avary@skagit.edu
- Sector Strategy (PDF)