Rural Workforce Consulting

Workforce consulting · Vermont and the rural Northeast

Building sustainable and inclusive workforce systems, together.

I help workforce development professionals, employers, public agencies, workforce boards, and economic development organizations design training, connect pipelines, find funding, and change the systems that hold people back.

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Services

Training Consultation, Design & Delivery

Employer-driven program design and delivery, so training dollars land where they matter most. Skills, knowledge, and education mapped to your local economy or workplace.

Pipelines & Pathways

Connecting K-12, career and technical education, and employers. Bringing partners together around shared goals for learners and earners.

Workforce Funding 101

Navigating state and federal funding for job-seekers, employers training employees, and educators starting a program.

Policy & Advocacy

Systems change at the local, regional, and statewide level, grounded in years of working inside the existing workforce system.

New Vermonters in the Workplace

Trainers, tools, and best practices for recruiting, training, and retaining immigrants, refugees, and English language learners.

EdTech, AI & Skills-Based Workforce Development

Choosing the right data, resources, and tools, drawn from co-designing Vermont’s first statewide workforce-focused AI tool.

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Past work

Welcoming Workplaces

Employee and employer trainings that built deep partnerships, reduced job vacancies, and supported high wages for workers. Winner of a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council.

Vermont Employment Pathfinder

Vermont’s first statewide, workforce-focused AI tool, co-designed and directed here. More than 700 users, from high school CTE students to newly arrived refugees.

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