Happy Holidays from the Center of Excellence
The team at the COE wishes you a happy and safe holiday season.
We look forward to 2022 and the great work we will do together.
Until then, we wish you the best!
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Center of Excellence Welcomes New Executive Director
On November 16th, the Center of Excellence welcomed a new Executive Director, Jason Petrait. Jason brings a wealth of education and industry experience to the role, most recently at the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, where he oversaw manufacturing and apprenticeship grants and contracts, board relations, and communications. Prior, Jason served as Director of Special Projects at South Seattle College, managing certificate and pre-apprenticeship programs in advanced manufacturing.
"I'm pleased to join the Center and build on the great work that came before," said Jason. "From the space subsector to unmanned aerial systems, it's now a new era in aerospace in Washington, and the COE, with Everett Community College and the rest of our system across the state, will be ready to supply tomorrow's workforce."
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New Mission Acceleration Center Opens in Downtown Seattle
Speakers, including Justin Dunnicliff from the National Security Innovation Network and Deloit Wolfe of Impact Washington, highlighted opportunities for the venture community, academia, and industry to come together under the same roof to support the national security ecosystem.
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Industry Spotlight: Eviation
In November Everett Community College leadership, along with the Center of Excellence, toured Eviation, an Arlington-based electric aircraft maker. With the regulatory push to decarbonize the aviation industry, Eviation is building electric aircraft for short-haul passenger and cargo flights. With ground-breaking technology, an important mission, and a locally-trained workforce, Eviation is a company to watch.
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Join representatives from the Center of Excellence, local and national aerospace employers, and industry intermediaries at the PNAA Advance/2022 conference, set for February 7th - 10th at the Lynnwood Convention Center. Titled Back to the Skies, the conference brings together hundreds of decision-makers and strategists from the world's most influential aerospace companies, and features keynotes, break-out sessions, panels, industry analysis, exhibitors and networking opportunities.
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SAVE THE DATE | MARCH 8 - 9
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This event brings together women in trades careers to celebrate their success as leaders, inspire other women to find and embrace their inner leader, and showcase the possibilities when women succeed in breaking barriers.
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