Rural Workforce Consulting
Empowering Investment in Human Capital
Training Consultation, Design, & Delivery
Bridging the Skill Gap
Years of direct engagement with the high-wage, high-opportunity industries in the Northeast have taught me how to identify the skills, knowledge, and education needed for someone to succeed in your local economy- or workplace.
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Decades of employer-driven program design, delivery, and resourcing means you're putting training dollars where they'll impact most.
Pipelines & Pathways
Getting Ready for "What's Next"
Having served on Career and Technical Center boards, consulted with school advisors, and delivered career education and awareness programs directly to K-12 learners, I understand how educational pathways may- or may not- intersect with employment pipeline.
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By bringing partners together, acknowedleing our shared goals, and committing to the best interests of our learners and earners, I can help foster the connection between academic learning and economic opportunity.
Workforce Funding 101
Funding the Next Opportunity
The State and Federal funding landscape for training and workforce development isn't easy to navigate, but there's no shortage of funding if you know where to look.
Whether you're a job-seeker looking for more skills, an employer looking to train employees, or an educator looking to start your own training program, I can help you find the path to success.
Policy & Advocacy
Systems Change for Community Impact
Some barriers go beyond funding and curricula, and changes in the system are necessary to support all job-seekers in their pursuit of better education and wages.
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Having navigated the existing workforce system for years, I know the policies and players involved in creating (and preventing) lasting change at the local, regional, and statewide-level.
New Vermonters in the Workplace
Creating Inclusive, Multicultural Workplaces
As Vermont's population began to better reflect the American workforce, our workplaces needed to change and adapt to recruit and retain a 21st century workforce.
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I can share trainers, resources, and tools that can support your communities in creating more welcoming workplaces, including some best practices around recruiting, training, and retaining immigrants, refugees, and english language learners.
EdTech, AI, and Skills-Based Workforce Dev.
Leveraging the Right Tools
As the director of Vermont Employment Pathfinder, I've helped co-design Vermont's first statewide, workforce-focused AI tool.​
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With over 700 users ranging from high school CTE students to newly arrived refugees, I'm familiar with the right data, resources, and tools needed for a technology product- and the users it hopes to serve- to thrive.
Alex designed and implemented the Welcoming Workplaces initiative, which includes both employee and employer trainings. This program yielded deep partnerships, reduced job vacancies, and high wages for workers.
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Get in Touch
Interested in learning more about me, my work or how we can collaborate on an upcoming project? Feel free to reach out anytime, I would be more than happy to chat.
81 Chapin St.
802-490-3779
I'm a Brattleboro resident, and hold a MA in Service, Leadership, and Management from SIT Graduate Institute. I have extensive experience in community development, youth engagement, and social entrepreneurism in rural economies in the U.S and abroad.
I've helped design, fund, and operate workforce programs for Vermonters of all ages and backrounds, and have a decade of experience promoting economic justice, equity, and inclusion. I am a Talent Pipeline Management Fellow with the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
My focus areas are demand-driven program design and delivery, fostering and engaging workforce systems, and creating inclusive workforce pipelines based on regional demographic trends.
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