FROM THE READER
By Jenna McDonald, Director of the Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center( EWAHEC)
FROM MANUFACTURING FLOORS TO HEALTHCARE FUTURES: JENNA MCDONALD’ S WORKFORCE MISSION
If you ask Jenna McDonald what she does for a living, the answer probably won’ t fit neatly on a business card.
Jenna McDonald
Director | Eastern Washington Area Health Education Center( EWAHEC)
At the heart of it, Jenna is a workforce connector, a person who sees the gap between a job someone wants and the skills, credentials, and opportunities they need to get there, and then gets to work closing that gap.
As the Director of the Eastern Washington Area Health
Education Center( EWAHEC), Jenna spends her days building pathways into healthcare careers, connecting students and employers, developing workforce programs, and helping people earn credentials that can change the trajectory of their careers. Her philosophy is simple: a credential should lead somewhere. That workforce mindset was shaped long before healthcare became her professional focus.
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