14 November 2017-18 District Workforce Council November 14, 2017 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Several area residents have been named as members of the Itawamba Community College District Workforce Council for 2017-18 They include Terri Manning, human resources assistant manager, and Ben Jones, project manager, both for Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi, Guntown; Rory Sneed, manager - compound, plasticizer and human resources for Axiall Corporation, Aberdeen; David Rumbarger, president and CEO, and Gina Black, project manager, both for the Community Development Foundation, Tupelo; Johnny Tucker, industrial engineering manager, and Greg Hinton, facility human resource manager, both for Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, Tupelo; Lewis Whitfield, senior vice president of CREATE Foundation, Tupelo; Kevin Payne, executive vice president of F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc., Fulton; Kevin Faulkner, vice president of manufacturing and quality, and Scott Shempert, human resource manager, both for Franklin Furniture Corporation, Houston; Dave Stanley, plant manager of Grammer, Inc., Shannon; Bryan Hawkins, president/CEO of Hawkeye Industries, Inc., Tupelo; Jon Stembridge, human resource/safety manager of HomeStretch Furniture, Nettleton; Jon Bramlett, corporate human resources manager of JESCO, Inc., Tupelo; Dave Quigley, general manager of Martinrea Automotive Structures, Inc., Shannon; Chelsea Baulch, executive director of the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce, Amory; Glenn Gann, human resource manager of MPI/Leggett & Platt, Houston; Tab Cherry, human resource manager for MTD Products, Verona; Travis Fisher, director of human resource and safety and projects for Mueller Industries, Fulton; Brian Harwood, general manager of Norbord Mississippi, LLC, Guntown; Elizabeth Frick, director of education, and Carla Enis, director of recruitment and retention, both for the North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo; Dennis Seid, business editor for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; Lynn Nelson, human resource manager for Pontotoc Spring, Pontotoc; Danny McClellan, vice president of operations, and Joe Vance, director of human resources, both for Sothern Motion, Pontotoc; Mary Lemons, human resource manager for Syntron Material Handling, Saltillo; Tommy Roberts, director, North American human resources for Tecumseh Products Company, Inc., Tupelo; Vernon R. Kelley III, executive director, and Bill Renick, WIOA division director, both for Three Rivers Planning and Development District, Pontotoc; Dewayne Thornton, owner/president of Tombigbee Tooling, Inc., Mantachie; Stanley Brewer, human resource manager, for Toyota Boshoku Mississippi, LLC, Mantachie; Sean Suggs, vice president, and Bethanie Humphries, training and development specialist, both for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, Blue Springs; Patrick Lockett, site education leader, and Penelope Blissett, human resource generalist, both for Tronox, Inc., Hamilton; Charles Russell, president of Trustmark Bank, Tupelo; James Hall, general manager of TSUSHO – Blue Springs Metal, Blue Springs; and honorary member Harry A. Martin, president emeritus of the Community Development Foundation, Tupelo. The members provide counsel and direction for ICC’s workforce development programs. Related Articles District Workforce Council Several area residents have been named as members of the Itawamba Community College District Workforce Council for 2016-17. They include Terri Manning, human resources assistant manager, and Ben Jones, project manager, both for Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi, Guntown; Rory Sneed, manager - compound, plasticizer and human resources for Axiall Corporation, Aberdeen; David Rumbarger, president and CEO and Gina Black, project manager, both for the Community Development Foundation, Tupelo; Johnny Tucker, industrial engineering manager, and Greg Hinton, facility human resources manager, both for Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, Tupelo; Lewis Whitfield, senior vice president of CREATE Foundation, Tupelo; Kevin Payne, executive vice president of F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc., Fulton; Kevin Faulkner, vice president of manufacturing and quality, and Scott Shempert, human resources manager, both of Franklin Furniture Corporation, Houston; Dieter Pfeiffer, plant manager of Grammer, Inc., Shannon; Bryan Hawkins, president/CEO of Hawkeye Industries, Inc., Tupelo; Jon Stembridge, human resources/safety manager of HomeStretch Furniture, Nettleton; Scott Richardson, human resource director of JESCO, Inc., Tupelo; William (Skip) Skaggs, executive director of Monroe County Chamber of Commerce, Amory; Glenn Gann, human resource manager of MPI/Leggett & Platt, Houston; Tab Cherry, human resource manager for MTD, Tupelo; Travis ... 2019 District Workforce Council Several area residents have been named as members of the Itawamba Community College District Workforce Council for 2019. They include Jeremy Robinson, director of program management, Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., Ecru; Michael Wilson, human resource manager, and Tammy Webb, safety/Dojo/Kaizen manager, Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi, Guntown; Charlotte Pratt, vice president/diversity and inclusion, human resources, BancorpSouth, Tupelo; David Rumbarger, president and CEO, and Gina Black, project manager, Community Development Foundation, Tupelo; Johnny Tucker, industrial engineering manager, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Tupelo; Lewis Whitfield, senior vice president, CREATE Foundation, Tupelo; Kevin Payne, executive vice president, F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc., Fulton; John Atkinson, human resources manager, Franklin Furniture Corporation, Houston; Eduardo Aschenbach, plant manager, Grammer, Inc., Shannon; Bryan Hawkins, president/CEO, Hawkeye Industries, Inc., Tupelo; Jon Stembridge, human resource/safety manager, HomeStretch Furniture, Nettleton; Jon Bramlett, corporate human resources manager, Jesco, Inc., Tupelo; Chelsea Baulch, executive director, Monroe County Chamber of Commerce, Amory; Tab Cherry, human resource manager, MTD Products, Verona; Travis Fisher, director of human resource, Mueller Industries, Fulton; Brian Harwood, general manager, Norbord MS, LLC, ... ICC reorganizes Career and Workforce Division, promotes Barry Emison Itawamba Community College has reorganized its Division of Career and Workforce Education to better serve its industry partners and to make a more significant impact on the economic development efforts, not only for this region but also the entire state, according to President Dr. Jay Allen. Barry Emison, who has served as the dean of Career and Technical Instruction since 2015, will become the newly-created vice president of Career and Workforce Education, a Cabinet-level position. Six years ago when he transitioned into the dean’s position from a teaching role as instructor of Precision Manufacturing and Machining Technology, Emison talked about a pipeline for learning, and he was emphatic that adult learners have a place in education. Emison attended college at ICC as an adult learner, so he knows from experience. “When I graduated from high school, college was not an option,” he said. “I took an entry level job in manufacturing, and it was immediately evident that I needed a skillset. Three years later, I enrolled in Tool and Die Technology while continuing to work full time at night. ... ICC provides innovative delivery of several workforce classes Itawamba Community College is providing innovative delivery of several Workforce classes to enable individuals to enroll in three online courses to meet the needs of its workforce partners as well as those of all individuals who are interested in skilling up or exploring job opportunities. The available courses, which are a collaboration between ICC’s Workforce and eLearning divisions, include Forklift: Train-the-Trainer, Forklift Operator Training and Lockout-Tagout: Isolation of Hazardous Energy. “ICC’s staff, particularly Workforce and eLearning, have done an exceptional job in transitioning current courses to an online format,” said ICC President Dr. Jay Allen. “With the reduction of face-to-face classroom and training opportunities as the College is impacted by COVID-19, they explored methods of meeting the needs of not only our workforce partners but individuals who are interested in attaining more or better skills to enhance their current or future job options. These three classes are only a start since work is continuing to offer additional opportunities.” The hybrid Forklift Operator Training course includes instruction on safely operating a forklift in industry ... Recent ICC graduate Finley receives Trustmark Workforce Development Scholarship Recent Itawamba Community College graduate Nelson Finley of New Albany has received the Trustmark Workforce Development Scholarship. Finley is among 25 members of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society to receive the $200 scholarship, which is awarded in states throughout Trustmark’s marketplace who plan to enter the workforce upon the completion of an associate degree or certification. Finley, who majored in Computer Programming Technology, is a member of PTK, and his honors included All-Mississippi Academic Team and the Dean’s List. He is the son of Latrese Finley. “Members of Phi Theta Kappa are committed to academic excellence, and we are proud to partner with Phi Theta Kappa to recognize their accomplishments,” Trustmark Senior Vice President and Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing Melanie Morgan said. “We would like to congratulate the Trustmark Workforce Development Scholarship recipients, and we look forward to seeing them develop into future leaders, as well as make significant contributions in their communities.” Approximately 74 percent of students attending associate degree-granting colleges will enter the workforce following graduation, and one in four PTK members is a ... ICC inks partnership with ATS to advance Mississippi’s skilled technical workforce Itawamba Community College signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Advanced Technology Services, Jan. 19, to designate the Belden Center as one of five regional hubs for its skilled maintenance training. ATS is a leading solutions provider with more than 30 years of proven experience in reliability-centered industrial maintenance. According to the MOU, ATS will provide weekly skilled maintenance training at ICC- Belden for its regional team, but additionally will open those classes to other area business and industry, according to Dr. Joe Lowder, dean of economic and community services. ICC will provide space, instructors and market the classes to other companies to help ATS accomplish its goal, Lowder said. Also, the partnership will allow for other opportunities to grow the skilled trades in ICC’s area, such as the Top Tech event, a collaboration between ICC and ATS, which brought together top skilled employees who competed for a grand prize last fall at the Belden Center. Components of the competition included hands-on troubleshooting as well as the creation of a video by each of the competitors that was sent to ... Comments are closed.