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Dr. Ellie Giles will lead the WorkSource Montgomery, Inc. in collaboration with its board and will work with the recently seated Workforce Development Board. Ellie is charged with providing leadership and setting priorities for growth of the county’s new workforce development system. Ellie served as Montgomery Business Development Corporation’s Director of Operations and the leader of Rx for Employability, the experimental career pathways project co-created with Montgomery Moving Forward, a program of Nonprofit Montgomery.
The Washington Area Women’s Foundation awarded $20,000 to Montgomery Moving Forward for efforts in improving economic security in the DC region. Click here to read the press release.
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That was the headline in a press release issued on October 15. Referencing and appending Montgomery Moving Forward’s Call To Action: Fueling our Future with Skilled Workers and Good Jobs, County Executive Leggett said, “We need to meet the talent attraction, development, and retention needs of strategic industries in the County. We must better address the needs of the unemployed and the underemployed. And we need to develop career pathways that lead to sustainable wage jobs, support a thriving economy, and strengthen the County’s tax base.”
Both County Council President Leventhal and Councilmember Floreen expressed urgency and enthusiasm for this initiative “to wholly revamp the County’s workforce development efforts.”
County Executive Leggett transmitted to the County Council on July 21, 2015 his recommendation regarding the future of how workforce development functions should be organized and delivered which includes moving the County’s workforce development program from the Department of Economic Development to the nonprofit WorkSource Montgomery, Inc.
Mr. Leggett’s recommendation is based on the work of the Workforce Strategies Steering Committee that met over two months to address one of the tenants highlighted in his inaugural speech pledge — to consolidate workforce services in the County. The Workforce Strategies Steering Committee drew heavily from Montgomery Moving Forward’s (MMF) Call to Action: Fueling Our Future with Skilled Workers and Good Jobs.
The recommendation will be deliberated Monday, July 27 at 2pm by the Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee of the County Council.
The leadership of MMF believes we are at an exciting but critical crossroads given the challenges of implementing a bold plan in order to effect big, positive and lasting change. MMF will continue to stay engaged in monitoring the implementation of the workforce development strategies and in pressing for dynamic leaders who are committed to collaborative work to fill the critical roles in both staff and Board of Director’s positions. In addition, MMF will continue to monitor progress toward achieving the outcomes outlined in the Action Steps in the MMF Call to Action.