Western North Carolina Greenforce Summit 2011
March 4, 2011
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
- Explore new opportunities within Western North Carolina's emerging green economy;
- Examine ways that community colleges and other key stakeholders can help prepare the workforce in this region to meet employer needs and help to grow the green economy;
- Identify opportunities to align economic development and economic opportunity in the green economy;
- Build relationships, share best practices, and develop strategies to address resource challenges related to creating green career pathways and engaging lower-skilled adults; and
- Learn how to use campus sustainability projects as hands-on training opportunities for students in green education and training.
9:00am - Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30am - Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Hank Dunn, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Randy Flack, Office of Congressman Heath Shuler
David Brown, Merrell Lynch
Gloria Mwase, Jobs for the Future (JFF)
9:45am - Code Green Overview and Updates
Dr. Rose Johnson, Haywood Community College
9:55am - Super CIP Updates
Butch Grove, Wake Technical Community College
10:10am - Regional Green Jobs Outlook
Matthew Raker, Advantage Green
10:40am - Break
10:50am - Regional Green Jobs Employers Panel
Facilitator: Gloria Mwase, JFF
Larry Raines, Johnson Controls
Michael Shore, FLS Energy
Matthew Siegel, Western North Carolina Green Building Council
11:50am - Lunch and Best Practices Panel
Facilitator: Carly Queen, National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
James Hutcherson, Blue Ridge Community College
Jon Snover, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Penny Peeler, Western Piedmont Community College
Ernie McLaney, Central Piedmont Community College
Preston Jacobson, Haywood Community College
David Waechter, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
1:10pm - Discussion of Next Steps
Facilitator: Lisa Madry, NWF
1:30pm - Breakout Session I
Room 209 Strategies for creating green career pathways
Facilitator: Gloria Mwase, JFF
Room 127 Connecting campus sustainability to green workforce development
Facilitator: Carly Queen, NWF
Room 129 Creating sustainable curricula
Facilitator: Butch Grove, Wake Technical Community College
Room 200 Green sectors roundtables
Building construction sector roundtable - Rob Holsten, CIP Construction Sector Lead
Energy sector roundtable - Andy McMahan, CIP Energy Sector Lead
Engineering sector roundtable - Rosemary Seymour, CIP Engineering Sector Lead
2:40pm - Breakout Session II
Room 129 Strategies for creating green career pathways
Facilitator: Gloria Mwase, JFF
Room 127 Connecting campus sustainability to green workforce development
Facilitator: Carly Queen, NWF
Room 209 Creating sustainable curricula
Facilitator: Butch Grove, Wake Technical Community College
Room 200 Green sectors roundtables
Transportation sector roundtable - Chris English, CIP Transportation Sector Lead
Environment sector roundtable - Holly Weir, CIP Environment Sector Lead
Code Green Implementers roundtable - Chad Bledsoe, Implementers Co-Lead
3:45pm - Tour of Blue Ridge Food Ventures at the Global Institute for Sustainable Technologies
Tour Leader: Mary Lou Surgi, Blue Ridge Food Ventures
4:30pm - Adjourn