Executive Summary: Future of the Technician Workforce Study

Steering Committee Members

This executive summary is based on a workforce development study developed under the leadership of Dr. Todd Oldham, Vice President, Economic Development, Workforce and Career Technical Education at MCC, and members of the project Steering Committee. MCC wishes to thank the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation for their generous funding and support without which, this study and subsequent report would not have been possible. MCC also wishes to thank the Steering Committee Members for their valuable guidance and input throughout the project, which includes:

Todd Oldham , Vice President, Economic Development, Workforce and Career Technical Education, MCC

Matt Hurlbutt , President & CEO, Greater Rochester Enterprise

Ron Ricotta , President & CEO, Century Mold

Amber Mooney , Director, Workforce Development, The Business Council of NYS, Inc.

Mike Mandina , President, Optimax Systems, Inc.

Melinda Mack , Executive Director, New York Assoc. of Training & Employment Professionals

Madhuri Kommareddi , Director, Workforce Development, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Kevin Kelley , Executive Director, Rochester Technology & Manufacturing Association

Craig McAtee , Executive Director, National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers

Sam Samanta , Professor of Physics Instrumentation and Control Technologies, Finger Lakes Community College

Lynn Freid , Regional Director, Rochester and Genesee Valley, Workforce Development Institute

Joe Wesley , Director, Strategic Workforce Development, Wegmans Food Markets

Mike Thurston , Director, Center of Excellence in Advanced & Sustainable Manufacturing

Bruce Peters , Principal, Beyond Teal

MCC wishes to thank Mel Anton, Ross Brindle, Kendra Chappell, Jack Holmes, Jared Kosters, and Morgan Smith with Nexight Group for their expert facilitation of the stakeholder workshop and support preparing the report.

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