| Schedule
in place for Marshall County’s first education/jobs
summit By SUE
WATSON
Staff Writer
A line-up of
business and industry leaders and educators will take
part in panel discussions at Marshall County’s
Education/Jobs Summit, Thursday, at the Holly Springs
Multi-Purpose Building.
The event is
the first school-to-workforce summit to be held in the
county.
The event is
free to the public.
Summit
schedule
8:00 -
Registration
8:30 -
Welcome: Larry Hall Marshall County Administrator
8:35 -
Presentation
Economic Outlook/Profile: Dr. Alan Barefield, Associate
Director
Southern Rural Development Center
9:00 -
Business and Industry Panel
Scott Beggs, president-Holly Springs Chamber
Cecelia Bost, MSRN Chief Operating Officer, Alliance
HealthCare System Inc.
Shreda Jeffries, Human Resource Manager - Wal-Mart
Richard Townes, Senior Human Resource Representative
Fed Ex Ground
10:00 -
Education and Training Panel
Tommy Gunn, Headmaster - Marshall Academy
Dr. David Haraway, President of Northwest Mississippi
Community College
Don Randolph, Superintendent of Education, Marshall
County School System
Ken Robinson, Director, Holly Springs Regional Technology
Center
Dr. Gary Spears, President-Elect, Northwest Mississippi
Community College
11:00 -
Vision Panel
Gary Beadles , Create Foundation
Eddie Dixon, President, Marshall County Board of
Supervisors
Harvey Payne, Parent - Holly Springs School District
Terry Rodgers, Marshall County School Board Member
Judy Smith, Superintendent of Education, Holly Springs
School District
Cederic Stevenson, Intern - Holly Springs School District
12:00 -
Lunch Speaker
Dr. Vaughn Grisham, Professor of Sociology –
University of Mississippi
Director - McLean Institute
1:00 - Next
Steps: Summit Action Plan
The summit is provided by Marshall County and the
Marshall County Industrial Authority with assistance from
the Northeast Mississippi Planning and Development
District and the City of Holly Springs.
“The
meeting will focus on education and workforce challenges
in the Marshall County labor market area,” said Bill
Dawson, chairman of the summit planning committee.
Call Del
Stover at the IDA office, 662-252-3916, for more
information.
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