Henrico CTE Now (Career & Technical Education)

Dave and Ali Ogburn talk with us about their career path to becoming engineers at Goodyear Tires. Both of them, while in college, got a lot of experience in a motorsports program at UVA while they studied to become engineers. They both worked for racing teams early on and while Dave is a Performance Test Driver at Goodyear, Ali is a Senior Engineer at Goodyear. They have a remarkable story about t...

In this episode, we talk with Brenda and Nellie about the wonderful world of nursing as a career. This is a great exploration of the wide variety of nursing careers and how St. Marys Hospital helps its nurses to grow by funding their education to advance their nursing career. https://www.smha.org/ Reshawn and I love working to bring you the Henrico CTE Now podcast. We would love to hear from you....

In this episode, we talk with the President of F. Richard Wilton Contractors, Scott Brannan, and Vice President Taylor Brannon. They discuss the history of their company and how important CTE is to companies like Richard Wilton Contactor. Scott and Taylor discuss their involvement in our Regency Mall Adult Education project and the need for young people to become involved in the construction trade...

In our latest episode, we are covering the Life Ready Expo where over 150 businesses gathered to talk to 6th graders through 12th graders about how to prepare for their chosen careers. We interviewed parents and students on the night of the event to discuss how the event was helping them. Have a listen.  Reshawn and I love working to bring you the Henrico CTE Now podcast. We would love to hea...

Our latest guest, Hosea Fitten, Program Manager for Workforce & Development for Newport News Shipbuilding talked with us about the many lucrative careers available at NNS! They are looking for welders and pipefitters and even admin staff such as IT, finance and more with all working to do their part to keep our country safe by building ships and more for our military. Have a listen and get inf...

In this episode, we talk with the Director of Public Relations for Henrico County about students wanting to get into the media business. With his media experience, he talks about many different career paths in the media business and how he has progressed over the years to where he is today. Two things he talked about were Henrico Counties' internship programs and the current need for people in Hen...

We had a great guest for you this week! Steven Yob, Deputy County Manager for Community Operations for Henrico County. He talks with us about his career path from an early age that brought him to pursue engineering and eventually end up with Henrico County. He explains why engineering and the trades are an important part of how civilization is maintained today. Engineering is an integral partnersh...

Reshawn is running solo for this episode and talked with Mr. Jason Wynne the Electricity teacher who is working with summer building trades students and senior trades students on our Regency Mall Project. The Regency Mall Project is where Henrico County’s Workforce and Career Development (CTE) has rented a wing of Regency Mall and renovated the storefronts into adult education classrooms. Students...

Across the country school systems are having to deal with a severe teacher shortage. In this episode of Henrico CTE Now we talk with Kenya Jackson, Talent Acquisition Ambassador for Henrico County Schools. She discusses with us the problem that is affecting Henrico and many school systems in Virginia and what Henrico County is doing about it. Henrico Workforce & Career Development has programs...

Jeff Covington is the owner of Synergy Technical Services and we talked with him about his company and how he believes that CTE programs are an essential tool in encouraging young people to consider lucrative trade careers. Synergy Technical Services: https://synergytechsvc.com/ Reshawn and I love working to bring you the Henrico CTE Now podcast. We would love to hear from you. Send us any questio...

We visited Cari Tretina, Chief of Staff for Henrico’s County Manager, and had a great talk with her about her experiences in the EMT program at the ACE Center at Hermitage when she was in high school. We also discussed her college and career path that brought her to become Henrico Counties' very first Chief of Staff. It was a great discussion about how CTE programs are just as important to college...

Ryan Beck visited us in the studio and talked about his welding career. Ryan is the welder for Henrico County Public Schools and his skills are in high demand. Listen to this interesting podcast and learn about the highly lucrative careers in the welding field. Reshawn and I love working to bring you the Henrico CTE Now podcast. We would love to hear from you. Send us any questions you would like...

In this episode, we talk with David Mullsteff, CEO/Owner of Tactical Deployment Systems and Cables Plus, both custom copper and fiber cable manufacturing companies. David is a high school graduate who after working for other cable manufacturing companies in his youth, decided to start his own company and ended up starting two. He talks about how career and technical education is important to compa...

In this episode, we spoke with Matthew Haltiner COO, and Keith Dignan Vice President of Thompson Consulting Engineers. Their company specializes in designing schools and other types of long-life structures. Their services include mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire engineering as well as construction administration and building systems commissioning. Matthew is a high school grad and Keith...

In this episode, we visit Bob Beckwith who is one of the owners of Cavalier Fire Protection. He talks with us about how his company is always looking for young people to start with their company and the importance of having a CTE education when starting with Cavalier. They are committed to working with new hires by providing all the available training someone will need to start with the company as...

Today, Jennifer Boyle talks to us about the work of Junior Achievement, financial literacy and the importance of career exposure, and how JA helps students in Central Virginia with all this and more. We also talked with Adrienne Minock as she describes how Henrico libraries are great resources about area employers, professional resume help, and many other services for Henrico residents. Both also...

In this episode we have Brian Dail, he talks with us about his career path from a CTE program to graduating from a Henrico high school and working for a few machine shops including the machine shop at Rolls Royce to now working for the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. For years now he has been working to bring businesses from all over the world to start operations in Virginia. This is wh...

500 ACE Center students showcased their skills to 750 middle schoolers and 250 business and community partners during the 2022 Career Rodeo. Join Reshawn Garnett as he recaps this year's event. Listen to soundbites from various businesses in attendance, as they discuss their industry needs. The Career Rodeo allows students to showcase their skills to our business and community partners. 400 studen...

In today's podcast, we chatted with Tyson Dickson, Jr., Talent Acquisition Partner, Noel Travis, Safety Manager, and Eric Walters, Area Manager, and they are with Southeast Connections. Southeast Connections, provides a full array of services including pipeline and station construction, maintenance, and emergency response. They talk to us about the gas pipeline industry and the high-paying and cha...

During CTE Month we had an important guest and Henrico CTE partner, Dennis Bickmiere, President of Richmond Raceway. Dennis oversees two NASCAR races a year and untold expos, events, shows, and concerts each year at his facility. Dennis is aware of the importance of a CTE education and talks with us about opportunities with his company for young people and why CTE helps bring soft skills with the...

This episode’s guest is Chad Blalock who is a Building Systems Group Manager with W.M. Jordan Company. They are a construction services company that works in the Virginia/North Carolina area. Chad talks to us about a special charity project that his company and others and Henrico CTE are involved in. He also talks to us about labor issues in the construction industry and why it is important studen...

In this episode, we are talking to Tyler Butterworth, ACT Field Superintendent, and Nathan Blinn VP of Construction & Strategic Innovation, Eagle Construction of VA Principal Researcher. They talk with us about some exciting new technologies in the construction industry and the impact of attracting young people to the industry.  All aspects of the trades industry are looking to attract st...

We are starting off 2022 with a great episode of Henrico CTE Now. We were able to meet four individuals with Trane Technologies. Now if you were like me, I thought Trane was just an HVAC company. You will find out why they are so much more. Many students today say, when it comes to their careers, they want to do something important. They want to do something to help the planet and the environment....

In the first episode of our 4th season, we interview Marrie Vargas and Emma Crider, ACE Center EMT graduates who have started a CPR program for Henrico County. It's a great ACE Center Success Story you are going to want to hear about. Make sure to give us a shoutout at Henrico CTE Now. We would love to hear from you. What do you like? Who would you like us to interview? Send us an email at mwrober...

Have a listen to some clips of our best guests and interviews of 2021.  Make sure to give us a shoutout at Henrico CTE Now. We would love to hear from you. What do you like? Who would you like us to interview? Send us an email at mwroberts@henrico.k12.va.us . Also, please tell your friends and family about us and be sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE so you get a notice when we post our next episode.