Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina has appointed Tara Thompson McCracken as Workforce Development District Director, managing Goodwill’s employment programs and community partnerships in Buncombe, Haywood and Henderson counties.
McCracken has been with Goodwill since 2013, serving most
recently as regional manager for several Career Connections Centers. Prior to
joining Goodwill, McCracken worked in recruitment and special employment
assistance for The Biltmore Company.
As district director, McCracken will oversee programs
offered at the Asheville Workforce Development Center on Patton Avenue, the
Haywood County Career Connections Center in Waynesville, and the Henderson
County Career Connections Center in Hendersonville. Each year, these centers
provide services to more than 6,000 people, including resume preparation, job
readiness workshops, career counseling and job search assistance. Goodwill also
provides specialized programs for veterans, former offenders, and area high
school students.
In her time at Goodwill, McCracken has developed and
strengthened partnerships with local agencies and educational institutions
including Buncombe County Library Systems, Mars
Hill University, Charles George VA Hospital and October Road. Goodwill has a
long-standing partnership with Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
to offer both skills training and college curriculum classes at its West
Asheville Career Center and works with Mission Health and the Asheville
Independent Restaurants to offer training in the healthcare and hospitality
fields. Goodwill also continues to work with Buncombe County Schools and
Buncombe County Health and Human Services to expand its Youth Services
programs, including ECHO program for foster youth and OneLife, which provides
mentoring and internship opportunities.
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