Privileged to speak to my passion; developing meaningful programs of study and career pathways that align program design, articulation and learning objectives to ensure successful secondary to post secondary transition and promote college and career readiness. As a panelist of Higher Education, regional approaches to CTE engagement and preparing for a future workforce was presented as best practices for addressing the local, regional and national skills gaps.

Honored to be a guest speaker at the Southeast Washington Future Workforce Summit, addressing strategies to close the talent gap and explore better practices to prepare students for advanced education, viable employability credential attainment, and future regional career opportunities. Specific presentation material highlighted my partnership work at the community college with two secondary school districts to map course alignment and provide opportunities for students to gain hands-on career exploration opportunities, equitable access to accelerated early college credit, and strategically sequenced roadmaps of coursework for high school and beyond planning.

Contracted to provide services to Pasco School District's Career and Technical Education division to assess the viability of course offerings in building pathways to careers, and in collaboration with instructors and administration, designed strategic sequencing for alignment to post-secondary education. Other state and national models for CCRI initiatives and best practices were researched and studied for implementation and integration. Opportunities for early college dual credit were identified, and national industry recognized credentials were pursued for students to access and acquire.

Had the unique opportunity to speak at Washington's inaugural Hispanic Education Summit hosted by EWU and CBC. Session presentation focused on equity in educational access and student success strategies for advancing pathways from P12 to college.