Show Academic VP V.P. Named to A f ii 1 VP f iiII iI National Workforce Coll College ge News Service Jo is Salt Lake Community College Academic Vice President Ami Erick Erick- i recently was named as as' the Utah representative to serve on the e. e National Nation Nation- tio f al Community College Workforce Training State Liaison Network a a pilot t i group established to exchange x ge info information tion improve prove communication a and j ti de develop elop regional consortia among ong community community- community college college employment employment- and t V tra training providers 7 Erickson's Erickson s 's first fast assignment nt with the Network will be to represent nt the PIe state at the natio national American Association of Community Colleges J m meet et j tag mg in m Washington DC D.C. V i v Speakers Speaker from the Departments of Labor Commerce an and I Education the National Alliance of Business Business' an and l will provide an overview or of of- of federal programs s important to community college workforce train training providers 7 The Network also Iso will focus on issues rela related to training and d r retraining ning of dislocated workers incumbent workers and youth apprentices w I appreciate the opportunity to represent the sta state and in iii th this this' s national effort to strengthen the liaison and the Network among th the 1 j nationals national's 1200 community colleges Erickson said NF Erickson's position with th the Network is a year one-year commitment to th the pilot is th the first initiative under a three part workforce training project sponsored by the the with a grant from the US U.S. De Department of f E. E i Labor Labor jJ Erickson has served as Academic Vice President with willi sL c for Cormon more than five years She has a masters master's degree from the University of Utah and w. w i ia 4 a doctorate degree from Brigham Young University Erickson has served on the Board of Governors Governor's for the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce the i j Wasatch Front South Private Priva Industry Council Council and and the Gov Governors Governor's Council for Science and Technology i k |