M-Powered Manufacturing Program Advisory Board Members and Partners, Minnesota
M-Powered is a consortium of community champions, industry leaders, training partners, strategically collaborating to create a fast-track training solution for low income populations and incumbent workers to build a globally competitive workforce in the Minnesota manufacturing industry. Together, we recruit, train, and employ workers in metal-stamping/sheet metal fabrication, welding and machining/CNC operation. M-Powered provides workers with an opportunity to learn and earn. M-Powered provides employers with an opportunity to teach and reach out to skilled workers, and build competitiveness and industry vitality.
Industry Advisors
- Elizabeth Abraham, CEO Top Tool
- Erick Ajax, Vice President E.J. Ajax & Sons, Inc.
- Tamra Anderson, Human Resources/Safety Director Morrissey, Inc
- Aaron Bracht, Stampings and Assemblies Manager Bermo, Inc.
- Deborah Cooper, President Rotation Engineering & Manufacturing
- Lisa Kowalski, Human Resources Manager, Meier Tool & Engineering
- Jan Meier, Owner, Meier Tool & Engineering
- Lisa Marie Rambol, Human Resources Manager, Greatbatch/Globe Tools
- Jeff Strydio, Human Resources Generalist Greatbatch/Globe Tool
- Julie Schuette, Human Resources, Thomas Engineering Company
- Greg Noel, Manager of Operations, Perbix Machines
- Sandra Reitsma, Director of Human Resources, Thomas Engineering Company
- Jeff Witz, Plant Manager, Marshall Manufacturing
- Precision Metalforming Association, National Institute of Metalforming Skills
Advocacy Organization partner:
- Carrie Thomas, Policy Director, Jobs Now Coalition
Workforce and Education Organization partners:
- Nancy James, Andrea Johnson, and Judy Swanson, HIRED, a workforce organization serving Minneapolis/St.Paul
- Marcia Bay, ISEEK (Minnesota’s Internet System for Employment and Education Knowledge)
- Hennepin/Carver Workforce Investment Board, Hennepin, MN
- Adult Basic Education, Robbinsdale, MN
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) partners:
- Mike Schaitberger, Diane Knutson, Debra Bultnick
Hennepin Technical College Representatives:
- Joe Fredkove, Customized Training Services
- Rich Kelly, Customized Training Services
- Kathie Montognese, Assessment Coordinator
- Larry Selin, Dean of Manufacturing
Other Partners
- Minnesota Department of Corrections