Wednesday, Oct. 16
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7:30 am - 8:30 am
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BreakfastVan Dusen Room 102 & 103
Breakfast
Van Dusen Room 102 & 103Add To Calendar
Sandhills Community College Campus Map
3395 Airport Road
Pinehurst, NC 28374
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9:00 am - 10:00 am
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Economic Development and the CC's Role in NC's Continued SuccessRick Kiernan, MBA, IOMVan Dusen Room 102 & 103
Economic Development and the CC's Role in NC's Continued Success
Van Dusen Room 102 & 103Rick Kiernan, MBA, IOMAdd To Calendar
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Rick Kiernan, MBA, IOM
Principal Convergent Nonprofit Solutions
Bio
Since joining the fundraising industry in 1996, Rick has provided counsel in dozens of nonprofits in communities throughout the nation. His expertise has resulted in raising more than $200 million for nonprofits including economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, promise programs, affordable housing organizations, community development organizations, charter schools, YMCAs, humane societies, and the Boy Scouts of America.
This diverse assortment of fundraising experience provides Rick with a rare, well-rounded understanding of all aspects of community fundraising – both economic and community development.
Although Rick has clients across the country, he spends the majority of his time working with clients in the Carolinas and attending SCEDA and NCEDA meetings and events.
Rick has an Executive MBA from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and BA in Business Management from North Carolina State University.
Sandhills Community College Campus Map
3395 Airport Road
Pinehurst, NC 28374
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10:15 am - 11:15 am
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Apprenticeship: Because you are worth it!John WojcikVan Dusen Room 102 & 103
Apprenticeship: Because you are worth it!
Van Dusen Room 102 & 103John WojcikAdd To Calendar
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John Wojcik
Senior Director Wake Tech Apprenticeship
Bio
John Wojcik is the Sr. Director of the Wake Tech Apprenticeship Program fueled by WakeWorks funding from the Wake County Board of Commissioners. John joined Wake Tech Community College in February of 2020. The Apprenticeship Program is a collaboration between Wake Tech Community College and the Wake County Board of Commissioners and as such as made a tremendous impact on our community by providing the skills training while reducing the burden of tuition, registration fees, and books for citizens in the Wake County area that work as Apprentices for Wake County based businesses. Since early in the program WWA has added significantly to the number of occupations registered under the Wake Tech Community College Registered Apprenticeship Program as well as promoted the Wake Tech Apprenticeship program to unite close to 140 Participating Business Partners who are anxious to meet and hire Wake Tech Community College pre-apprentices and students. Once hired these pre-apprentices become registered apprentices with these Participating Business Partners and enjoy full time employment putting their Wake Tech Community College classroom and lab training to work in the skilled construction trades, technicians in mechanical and electrical engineering, construction management, civil engineering, automotive, health sciences, early childhood education, and more. John and his team are driving to meet the ever-increasing demands of a very diversified employer community while reaching out to the underserved and sometimes forgotten citizens of Wake County to connect them with apprenticeship opportunities to begin a career while progressing during toward a career with a living wage.
Sandhills Community College Campus Map
3395 Airport Road
Pinehurst, NC 28374
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This schedule may be subject to change.