>> My name is Robin Ludkey.
I am the talent education manager for the Warshire County Business Alliance.
So essentially the Warshire County Business Alliance is the county wide Chamber of Commerce.
So being a membership organization we work to strive for economic development,
and economic validity here within the county.
That means that I work hand-in-hand with the business community,
as well as the K through 12 systems here in the county, and helping them make a connection
for career-based learning experiences or exposure to different opportunities or exposure
to industries really, to drive that pipeline
so that we have future talent stepping into those industries.
I have an opportunity to meet with a large range of different industries for manufacturing,
which were heavy here in Warshire County as well as healthcare, IT.
I have a chance to work with construction leaders, skills trade, postsecondary colleges
that are here, as well as the K through 12.
At some point I might be on buses taking students from different high schools
to different manufacturers, and then introducing them to WCTC afterwards.
I could be helping run a meeting where we've got a collection of business leaders
from all different industries talking about the talent needs and what our strategies are.
I spend a lot of time with other companies figuring out how we can better serve them here
in our region, and within our county.
My schedule can be either in the office or it could be
out in the business community, either one.
I really live by my calendar, if you will.
I have an opportunity to go and visit and actually speak to the representatives
that are making up these different industries, and see their sites, see their locations,
see their practices, as well as lots of office hours.
We are blessed with an office here centrally located in Warshire County for our members
to come, so I might have opportunity to be running those meetings, working with them,
taking the time to sit down with them.
So my hours can really vary throughout the day.
The expectation is that I'm engaged, and I find myself very engaged with most of the industries.