Join Our Live Winter Webinar Series: Session 1: Leadership Reimagined is today, December 2, 2025. REGISTER NOW!
Workforce innovation, regional collaboration, and community-centered strategies take center stage in this special episode recorded live at the 2026 NAWB Forum in Las Vegas. Brent Balog, Interim Executive Director of Clackamas Workforce Partnership, shares perspectives on serving urban, suburban, rural, and frontier communities across Oregon through creative partnerships, workforce alignment, and expanded access to supportive services.
Thurman Roberts, Tribal Navigator at Nevada Works, highlights workforce development initiatives supporting tribal communities across Northern Nevada. The conversation explores culturally responsive engagement, long-term relationship building, economic mobility, and strategies that strengthen workforce access for underserved populations.
You’ll hear insights on…
Workforce strategies serving rural, suburban, and frontier communities
Building stronger partnerships with schools, chambers of commerce, and community organizations
Expanding access to workforce services through community resource hubs
Tribal engagement approaches that support trust, belonging, and economic mobility
Innovative workforce solutions inspired by the 2026 NAWB Forum theme: Ignite, Innovate, and Impact
Catch this episode on Spotify and Apple Podcasts to hear workforce leaders share practical strategies, regional insights, and ideas shaping the future of workforce development.
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