I am writing today to express my sincere interest in the Associate Dean of Business position at Western Technical College. I am excited to share with you how my extensive experience in business and economic development, coupled with the passion for higher education I have developed over the past 11 years in the classroom, will serve the needs of Western Technical College and its students.
Having built a career in economic development over the past 16 years I have had the opportunity to develop strategies and deliver solutions to address a number of economic and community development opportunities and challenges, allowing me to develop a strong skill set that will translate well to those responsibilities of the Associate Dean. These experiences range from working with a large employer to deliver a $21 million tax credit award to assist in facilitating a $300 million expansion project to working with very small communities on grass roots initiatives to bring residents, visitors and new businesses to their downtown. I have also had the opportunity to develop and launch the La Crosse Small Business Academy an education and networking event for aspiring entrepreneurs now in its third year and am currently leading efforts …show more content…
For this reason I am closely engaged with our regional economic development partners to implement the 7 Rivers Region’s Workforce Innovation for a Stronger Economy Plan. This plan identifies best practices that individual employers can adopt as well as collaborative initiatives that business, economic development and education can move forward together. I had the opportunity to take an early leadership role in one such initiative, the recent launch of Inspire 7 Rivers, an online platform links students to employers and work-based learning
Having built a career in economic development over the past 16 years I have had the opportunity to develop strategies and deliver solutions to address a number of economic and community development opportunities and challenges, allowing me to develop a strong skill set that will translate well to those responsibilities of the Associate Dean. These experiences range from working with a large employer to deliver a $21 million tax credit award to assist in facilitating a $300 million expansion project to working with very small communities on grass roots initiatives to bring residents, visitors and new businesses to their downtown. I have also had the opportunity to develop and launch the La Crosse Small Business Academy an education and networking event for aspiring entrepreneurs now in its third year and am currently leading efforts …show more content…
For this reason I am closely engaged with our regional economic development partners to implement the 7 Rivers Region’s Workforce Innovation for a Stronger Economy Plan. This plan identifies best practices that individual employers can adopt as well as collaborative initiatives that business, economic development and education can move forward together. I had the opportunity to take an early leadership role in one such initiative, the recent launch of Inspire 7 Rivers, an online platform links students to employers and work-based learning