Brandon Jewell

Director of Industry Engagement @Career Technical Education Cte Foundation

Santa Rosa, CA, US

Manage CTE Foundation programs, including donor relations, collaboration with educators/schools, and execution of the program.• Manage program-related contracts, including proposals, budgets, reports, invoices and donor relations.• Oversee industry and community outreach, cultivation, and retention strategies for CTE programs and WBL strategies.• Work with educators, the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE), and local industry partners to enhance the Work-Based Learning (WBL) happening along the education pathway to ensure that students obtain real-world career skills and experiences that prepare them for the jobs in our local workforce.• Solicit the participation of organizations and industry professionals to provide WBL opportunities for all levels of education partners.• Responsible for managing outreach and resource development for business and corporate relations and engagement in support of CTE Foundation. • Ensure that business/community relations maximize opportunities for career technical education that benefit student achievement and local economic development.• Write proposals for new programs and to generate new funding streams.• Develop and maintain a database of industry contacts for WBL.• Helped design and implement educational programs and events focused on connecting students to careers in tech manufacturing, food & beverage manufacturing, environmental resource management, STEM, electric vehicles.• Helped design and implement a work readiness and gap-year internship program for select high school seniors.• Helped design and implement programs and workshops for educator professional development.

Sonoma State University

Bachelor's

Santa Rosa Junior College

Associate Degree