Amanda Decker
Operations Manager for Workforce at Virginia Western
- Role
- Career Navigator at Virginia Western Community College
- Location
- Roanoke, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Amanda Decker
Transforming lives and strengthening our community through career and technical education.Cause-driven Program Manager with over 12 years of experience implementing, coordinating, and managing comprehensive and transformative workforce programs that strengthen communities and increase individuals’ access to opportunities. Demonstrated leadership skills that enhance daily operations, improve service delivery, and broaden efficacy, relevancy, and access to workforce training and services. Expertise in coordinating new and innovative programming that impacts underserved populations, service regions, and diverse stakeholder groups. Impact driven with a natural talent for building rapport to rally program stakeholders, secure program funding, and expand program reach.
Experience
Career Navigator
Virginia Western Community College
Sep 2012 — Present
Responsible for working with adult participants enrolled in occupational and technical training programs to develop individual career and education plans, secure college or training program admissions and financial aid; and acquire needed support services through human services agencies and community based organizations. I divide my time between the VWCC campus in Roanoke, the Western Virginia One Stop Career Center in Roanoke, The Franklin Center in Rocky Mount, and off-site locations as needed. Provide resume writing services at Roanoke Valley Workforce Center.
Education
Roanoke College
Bachelor, Business Administration; Marketing
1994 — 1998
Liberty University
Master's of Arts Degree, Human Services: Life Coaching
2013 — 2016
Light University
Certificate, First Responder Crisis Response
2013 — 2014
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