NCWorks Training Center

Congrats cohort 9!

Congratulations to the ninth cohort of workforce development professionals to graduate from the "Workforce Foundations" program through the NCWorks Training Center!

Workforce Foundations provides an orientation to workforce development and critical skill training for Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I and Title III career advisors. The training is provided in partnership with Dynamic Works Institute and includes three tiers: the "Workforce Rookie," the "5 Core Competencies," and the “Customer Encounter.”

Graduates who are pictured include:

Susan Miller (NCWorks Career Center - Watauga County)
Annette Staley (Foothills Workforce Development Board)
Alnissa McDonald (NCWorks Career Center - Charlotte)
Tasha Williamson (NCWorks Career Center - Charlotte)
Wendy Hedgebeth (Albemarle Commission/Northeastern WDB)
Lakeisha Reed (Equus Workforce Solutions)
Ian Blumenthal (NCWorks Career Center - Watauga County)
Hennessy Valles (NCWorks Career Center - Charlotte)
Thermon Sellers (NCWorks Career Center - Charlotte)
Codedra Ward (NCWorks Career Center - Pitt County) and
Tammy Wyllie (Two Hawk Workforce Services).

Not Pictured: Earl Wright (NCWorks Career Center - Charlotte).

North Carolina Association of Workforce Development Boards North Carolina Department of Commerce Dynamic Works Institute

Congratulations STAR X graduates!!!🤩

Congratulations to the tenth graduating class of “Successful Teams Achieve Results” (STAR), the leadership training program for managers and supervisors within the core NCWorks system!

STAR is a collaborative effort of the state’s local workforce development boards and the NCWorks Training Center. The program was again facilitated by trainer Kathy Stoddard Torrey. STAR is part of a system-wide focus on developing workforce leaders for today and tomorrow.

The graduates were recognized during an in-person ceremony at the Training Center in Raleigh on Dec. 3, 2025. They included (in alphabetical order):

- Tammy Beasley, NCWorks Career Center - Robeson County
- Chaquita Breland, Orange County DSS
- Syretha Brown, GuilfordWorks
- Michael Coolidge, NCWorks Training Center
- Virginia Eagles, Division of Workforce Solutions
- Tremayne Gilchrist, NCWorks Career Center - Cumberland County
- Christie Hardin, NCWorks Career Center - Forsyth County
- Melissa Harp, NCWorks Career Center - Iredell County - Statesville
- Shastine Lee, Division of Workforce Solutions
- Morrise Metts, NCWorks Career Center - Lincoln County
- Tiffany Price, NCWorks Career Center - Whiteville
- Michael Ragsdale, NCWorks Career Center - Randolph County
- Martika Robinson, NCWorks Career Center - McDowell County
- Jacob Starks, NCWorks Career Center - Wilkes County
- Patrick Webber, NCWorks Career Center - Catawba County
- Melanie White, NCWorks Career Center - Buncombe County
- Shae Whiteman, Division of Workforce Solutions

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