Measuring Middle-Skills Occupational Gaps within the Western New York Region

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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A special thank you to the members of the advisory panel for their guidance. Their input was integral to the development of this report. Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance Peter Coleman, Executive Director Buffalo Niagara Partnership Liz Callahan, Manager for Workforce Development Buffalo & Erie County Workforce Investment Board, Inc. Heather Gresham, Executive Director Erie County Community College Fabio Escobar, Director of Institutional Research, Assessment, Accreditation and Planning Erie 1 BOCES Michael Capuana, Director of Career & Technical Education Programs & Services Genesee Economic Development Center John Jakubowski, Workforce Development Consultant SUNY Buffalo State Susan McCartney, Special Advisor to the Provost for Economic Development Director, SUNY Buffalo State Small Business Development Center

SUNY Alfred State Craig Clark, Vice President of Economic Development Jamestown Community College Kelly Stineman, Project Manager for Experiential Learning New York State Career & Technical Education Center Charlie Crumb, WNY Field Representative WNY Higher Education Consortium Steve Harvey, Executive Director Western New York Sustainable Business Roundtable Mark Shriver, President Dream It. Do It. Cattaraugus County Evelyn Sabina, Director Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce Justin Hanft, Director of Manufacturing Association of the Southern Tier Industrial Services Director of Dream It. Do It. Chautauqua County Orleans-Niagara BOCES, CTE and Adult/Secondary Programs Joseph Steinmetz, Director