HAMPTON — Virginia Peninsula Community College was a co-host for the LEAD Peninsula Education and Workforce Development Day on Dec. 11.
LEAD Peninsula, which was formed in 1984, is a community and civic immersion program offering a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look at the components that make the Peninsula run efficiently and effectively and prosper economically.
LEAD stands for Learn, Explore, Absorb, and Disseminate.
According to the college, day began with participants meeting at the college’s Workforce Center, where VPCC’s Todd Estes, VP of Workforce Development and Innovation, and Adrienne E. Cosby, director of the Business Solutions and Professional Development, provided an overview of Workforce Development.
In the afternoon, the event shifted to the Torggler Center for Fine Arts at Christopher Newport University, where Estes was among the panelists who discussed key issues and opportunities in higher education and workforce development, the college said.
Bob McKenna, president and CEO of the Virginia Peninsula Chamber, was the moderator.
An interactive Q&A session followed the discussion.
Others participating in the event were Jennifer Latour, Chief of Staff, Christopher
Newport University; Carlane J. Pittman-Hampton, Ph.D., Chief of Staff for President Katherine Rowe, William & Mary; Latitia D. McCane, Director of Education, The Apprentice School; and Bill Thomas, Associate Vice President of Governmental Relations, Hampton University.
VPCC’s Workforce Development department works with the Virginia Peninsula Chamber
so participants of the LEAD program earn 10 continuing education units (CEUs) upon
successful completion of the program, the college said.
For more information on VPCC, visit vpcc.edu. For more information on LEAD, go
to virginiapeninsulachamber.com/lead-peninsula/.
