Dr. Andrea Fortin has been a FutureMaker for more than three years with the Persistence and Completion Team. She started out as a leader in the Professional Effectiveness Certificate Action…
After having a successful college and career readiness webinar program last year, the College & Career Readiness Project Team under the Access & Entry Action Team created College Virtual Connections,…
Patrice Cunningham has been a FutureMaker for over four years now with the Access and Entry Team and serves as Co-Chair for the FAFSA first! Campaign. She feels fortunate to…
In this issue: FutureMakers Partner Spotlight, A Working Revolution, Upcoming FutureMakers Events, Data Reports, What to watch and What We Are Reading.
According to a poll of Southwest Florida Human Resource departments conducted in May-June 2020, approximately 36.2 percent of the responding businesses indicated that finding, hiring, and training a qualified workforce during relaunch or within the subsequest 6-12 months is their biggest challenge.
October 2020 ushers in a variety of seasonal changes for Southwest Florida residents – the promise of cooler temperatures and lower humidity on the horizon, preparing for the migration of snowbirds from the north, and the crowning of a World Series champion at the end of a shortened Major League Baseball season. Perhaps the most important October event is the beginning of FAFSA season! Unfortunately, the FAFSA completion rate among Southwest Florida students decreased from 46.1% in 2017-2018 to 43.5% in 2018-2019 and, according to a June 2020 Florida College Access Network (FCAN) survey, about 42% of currently enrolled Floridians said their postsecondary plans have changed due to COVID-19, including taking a semester or year off, starting sooner than planned, or transferring to another school.
an Pallotta, a renowned author and TED talk speaker on philanthropy and innovation, knows how to inspire an audience! At the annual 2020 Breakfast of Champions Meeting in September, Dan participated in a Q&A session related to the FutureMakers Coalition topic “55%: A Bold Goal” and challenged us to aspire to achieve the impossible.
Kelly Thawley is a FutureMaker who is involved with multiple organizations in the SWFL community and has given her time to the Coalition for over 6 years. She currently serves…
In this issue: FutureMakers Partner Spotlight, Upcoming FutureMakers Events, Data Reports, What to watch and What We Are Reading.
Mrs. Michele Hylton-Terry is a FutureMaker who is an accomplished professional and certified redevelopment administrator who is deeply committed to our SWFL community. Mrs. Michele Hylton-Terry is the Executive Director…