02.14.22
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U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth visits Workforce Institute

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth meeting with LLCC faculty and staff in the Workforce InstituteU.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and Aidan Tierney, welding instructorU.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth was on campus Friday afternoon to tour the Workforce Institute and discuss with college leaders LLCC’s workforce programs, challenges faced by students, and how to help bridge employers’ needs for skilled workers with students’ needs for sustainable careers.

Front row, L-R: Dr. Vern Lindquist, vice president, academic services; Dr. Charlotte Warren, LLCC president; U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth; Samantha Raymond, board secretary, and son; Nancy Sweet, dean, Workforce Institute. Back row, L-R: Ken Elmore, board chair; Josh Collins, assistant vice president, business relations; Dr. Lesley Frederick, vice president, student services; Gordon Gates, board vice chair.Participants included Ken Elmore, board chair; Josh Collins, assistant vice president, business relations; Dr. Lesley Frederick, vice president, student services; Gordon Gates, board vice chair; Dr. Vern Lindquist, vice president, academic services; Dr. Charlotte Warren, president; Samantha Raymond (and son), board secretary; Nancy Sweet, dean, Workforce Institute; Paula Luebbert, assistant vice president, corporate/government training and economic development; and Candace Silas, director, Workforce Equity Initiative.