ABOUT
CENTRAL SIX.

ADVOCATING FOR AND IMPROVING ALABAMA’S WORKFORCE!

Our Vision.

Our vision is to create a 21st Century workforce that is proactive, responsive, and results-driven and supports the region’s diverse population and employers, providing quality job opportunities in support of a vibrant regional economy.

Our Commitment.

We are committed to creating and aligning clear career advancement pathways so that all workers may progress along a continuum from low-wage, low-skill, into higher-wage, higher-skilled positions.

Our Mission.

The shared goal is for Central Six to utilize an industry partnership (cluster model) approach to form, support, and strengthen partnerships between business and industry and education, and push for policy changes relevant to these goals. Industry partners will work with industry coordinators to identify career pathways for that industry, discover gaps currently existing in that pathway, work with education and other providers to fill gaps, and maintain a complete pipeline. Having a clear pathway with no gaps and coordinators dedicated to maintaining that pipeline will lead to increased employment success, adequate training, and opportunities for retraining and advancement within the career pathway.

Staff.

Kristen Holder

Executive Director
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Quang Do

Initiatives Director
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Stephanie Dillard-McClain

Senior Program Manager
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Johnathan Byrd

Modern Manufacturing Program Manager
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Stephanie Richburg

Jobseeker Engagement Manager
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Caleb Rotton

Employer Alliance Manager
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Maggie Thompson

Program Analyst
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George Keller

Training Program Manager
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Lydia McDowell

Lead Case Manager
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Jalete Nelms

Communications Manager
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Cayman Weissgerber

Employer Communications
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Board of Directors.

Emily Wykle

Board Chair
[email protected]
706.983.9493

HISTORY

CENTRAL SIX ALABAMAWORKS!

Central Six AlabamaWorks! Region 4 operating under Central Six Development Council, Inc. has been a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization since February of 2013. Prior to becoming a recognized nonprofit, Central Six was under the fiscal administration of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham. Central Six is a regional funding collaborative that includes the State of Alabama, philanthropic organizations, local business and industry, Alabama Community College System, the K-12 System, training providers, and local municipal governments. The vision shared with these partners is to create a 21st Century workforce that is proactive, responsive, and results driven, and supports the region’s diverse population and employers, providing quality job opportunities in support of a vibrant regional economy. The collaboration is committed to creating and aligning clear career advancement pathways so that all workers may progress along a continuum from low-wage, low-skill, into higher-wage, higher-skill positions. This requires increasing the capacity of the workforce development system as well as pushing for policy changes that will ensure the success and sustainability of these efforts.

Central Six began as a task force with the oversight of the Birmingham Business Alliance in response to the governor of Alabama’s executive order to implement 10 regional workforce councils across the state, in 2006. Central Six has evolved into a nonprofit organization that proactively works to carry out the goals and objectives of the Alabama Regional Workforce Council – Region 4 as facilitated through the Alabama Department of Commerce:

http://www.madeinalabama.com/divisions/workforce-development/alabama-workforce-council/region-4/

Central Six AlabamaWorks!
Strategy & Sustainability Plan

CENTRAL SIX Strategy Sustainability Plan FY20-21

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APPENDIX A - CENTRAL SIX Strategy Sustainability Plan FY19-20

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LET'S WORK
TOGETHER

Central Six Alabama Works!

Regional Office

15 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N, Birmingham, AL 35203

Email

[email protected]

Phone

205-458-8966 ext. 1350

Service Areas

The Central Six Development Council serves the following counties: Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, and Walker.

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