Susan Corey has over 15 years of experience in Workforce Development. Her passion for Workforce Development is matched only by her high energy. She is an effective change-agent with a strong belief in quality.
SEMCA Workforce Development Manager, Susan Corey.
“Like all professional associations, NAWDP relies heavily on the expertise, dedication and energy of its volunteer leadership to stay relevant and vital,” said NAWDP President C. Paul Mendez.
Workforce development professionals like Corey are vital to our Michigan Works! system because they facilitate the process by which individuals identify, prepare for, attain and maintain employment and self-sufficiency.
“I wanted to be on the NAWDP Board because I am passionate about Workforce Development programs.” Corey said “It is an opportunity to make a contribution locally and nationally. All the information that I gather will help SEMCA continue to move forward with the WIA programs. Additionally, because I love the field, I also want to make a larger contribution than just locally.”
NAWDP was created in 1989 by the National Job Training Partnership (now the Partnership Education Fund), with start-up funding from the U.S. Department of Labor. NAWDP was founded to provide professional development and representation to the individuals who work in the workforce development field, with a special emphasis on front-line staff. NAWDP now has nearly 2,200 members across the United States. Because its membership base is individual instead of organizational, NAWDP works to encourage peer exchanges and information, and to advance issues of system change, cross-training, and program collaboration.
The NAWDP mission is to be the national voice for the profession and to meet the individual professional development needs of its membership.
NAWDP has endorsed and administered the Certified Workforce Development Professional (CWDP) credential since February 6, 1999.
NAWDP, with 501(c)6 tax status, often works in partnership with the Partnership Education Fund, its educational arm, which has 501(c)3 status.
“With NAWDP I am looking for ways to improve and apply the Workforce Investment Act so that the Customer receives the service(s) that they need.” said Cory.
NAWDP is headquartered at 1620 I Street NW, Suite LL30, Washington DC 2006. Contact information: Phone: 202-887-6120; Fax: 202-887-8216; email: nawdp@aol.com; World Wide Web: www.nawdp.org.