About
Mission
- Provide access to high quality post-secondary educational programs for immediate employment in living wage careers.
- Promote economic and workforce development that is responsive to local employers.
- The demand for workforce training to collectively support regional needs.
- Advocate for policy and legislative actions that support inclusive workforce training and economic development.
Purpose
California’s Strong Workforce Program (SWP) is an initiative designed to expand career technical education (CE) programs in the state’s community colleges, further improve response to workforce demands, and deliver the skill sets required by our local employers. To implement the SWP, seven regional consortia were established by the California Community College Chancellor’s Office to provide leadership in the creation and implementation of career education. The North Far North Regional Consortium is charged with coordinating the planning and implementation of the program in the North Far North (NFN) Region of California.
Members
NFN Staff Members
NFN Coordinating Council
TBD
CIO-North
TBD
CSSO-North
TBD
Student/Alumni/Far North
Consortia Voting Members
Dana Wassmer
AVP of Instruction, Economic & Workforce
Cosumnes River College | wassmed@crc.losrios.edu
Christopher Morris
Dean of Instruction, Career Education
Folsom Lake College | morrisc@flc.losrios.edu
Amy Schulz
Dean of Career, Continuing & Technical Education
Sierra College | aschulz1@sierracollege.edu
Voting Member Proxy
K-12 SWP Contacts
Statewide K12 SWP listserv
Employer Engagement
Karen Hubbard
Director of Employer Partnerships
Health/Public Safety
American River College | HubbarKE@arc.losrios.edu
James Ritter
Director of Employer Partnerships
Generalist
College of the Redwoods | jritter@shastacollege.edu
Erin Kangas
Director of Employer Partnerships
Generalist
College of the Siskiyous | ekangas@shastacollege.edu
Shinder Gill
Director of Employer Partnerships
Energy, Construction, Utilities
Cosumnes River College | gills@crc.losrios.edu
Josh Sweigert
Director of Employer Partnerships
RHT/AGWET
Lake Tahoe Community College | sweigert@ltcc.edu
Emily Purificacao
Director of Employer Partnerships
Generalist
Lassen Community College | epurificacao@shastacollege.edu
Pamela Heston
Director of Employer Parnerships
Generalist
Mendocino College | pheston@shastacollege.edu
Molly Stimpel
Director of Employer Partnerships
Generalist
Shasta College | mstimpel@shastacollege.edu
Alena Anberg
Director of Employer Patnerships
ICT & Business
Woodland College | aanberg@shastacollege.edu
Other Key Talent and Stakeholders
Colleges
History Of Why The Consortia Established
- Build on the efforts of states and localities to develop challenging academic and technical standards to assist students in meeting such standards, including preparation for high skill, high wage or high demand occupations in current or emerging professions:
- Promote the development of services and activities that integrate academic, CTE instruction and that link secondary and post-secondary education for participating CTE students:
- Increase state and local flexibility to provide services and activities designed to develop implement and improve CTE, including tech prep education;
- Ensure the dissemination of information on best practices that improve CTE programs, services and activities;
- Provide technical assistance that:
- Promotes leadership, initial preparation and professional development at the state and local levels; and
- Improves the quality of CTE teachers, faculty, administrators and counselors;
- Support partnerships among secondary schools, post-secondary institutions, baccalaureate degree granting institutions, local workforce investment boards, business and industry; and
- Provide individuals with opportunities throughout their lifetimes to develop, in conjunction with other education and training programs, the knowledge and skills needed to keep the United States competitive.
