Javonti Thomas
- Role
- Program Coordinator at Louisiana Central
- Location
- Alexandria, LA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Program Coordinator
Jun 2022 — Present · Alexandria, LA, US
Javonti works with local manufacturers, municipalities, and community partners to grow the Central Louisiana region. He is a key contact for the Louisiana Central Manufacturing Council and coordinates with local industry leaders to enhance and further develop the competitive capacity of the manufacturing sector in the 10-parish parish region. In addition, Javonti provides coordination and support with community and economic development/attraction activities, and works on special research and grant projects.\\\\n\\\\n\\\\nFacilitate regional monthly meetings with large and medium-sized manufactures to assist with business retention and expansion. Topics include: workforce development, cyber security, logistics, etc.\\\\n\\\\nWork with higher education institutions, K-12 educators and other organizations to promote the manufacturing industry and its careers paths.\\\\n\\\\nCoordinate with rural community leaders and elected officials to improve community competitiveness by creating community programs and strategies.\\\\n\\\\nDeveloping a 3-part regional manufacturing career pipeline to connect high-school students, adult job seekers, and underrepresented populations to local educational opportunities in manufacturing.\\\\n\\\\nPerform full project management duties for career exploration events including week-long summer camps, month-long job training programs, and apprenticeships. Responsibilities involve program development and its deliverables, partner communication, managing financial resources, media relations, creation of curriculum, people management, and additional tasks.\\\\n\\\\nAssist area manufacturers with Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) applications and other government incentive programs.\\\\n\\\\nCollect and analyze data for industry prospects and proposals, grants and research publishing.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n
Education
Northwestern State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mass Communication/Media Studies
2014 — 2017
Western Governors University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Information Technology Project Management
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