Laura Heller
Building what comes next - for learners, workers, and industry
- Role
- Vice President, Industry Coalitions at Cael
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Laura Heller
At CAEL and EPCE (Energy Providers Coalition for Education), I oversee and deliver workforce & economic development projects that use data and stakeholder engagements to maximize and support career pathway impact for adult learners and job seekers. I have expertise with apprenticeships, developing creative strategies to address workforce issues, supporting regional economic diversification, and robust project management experience.I previously served as Director of Administration at Midwest Urban Strategies, leveraging assets with workforce development boards across the Midwest to innovate and maximize services to drive local economic change. Before that, I spent six years at WRTP/BIG STEP (Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership/Building Industry Group Skilled Trades Employment Program), leading and supporting the BIG-STEP Wisconsin state-certified pre-apprenticeship program and entry-level construction training cohorts to build a diverse and qualified pipeline for the construction skilled trades.Specialties: Project Management, Federal Grant Management, Apprenticeship, career pathways, workforce development, and stakeholder engagement & facilitation.
Experience
Vice President, Industry Coalitions
Feb 2026 — Present
Education
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
BA, English: Professional/Technical Writing
2005 — 2009
Skills
- Photoshop
- Social Media
- Copywriting
- Excel
- Editing
- Time Management
- Nonprofits
- Wordpress
- Public Relations
- Professional Networking
- Creative Writing
- Powerpoint
- Writing
- Research
- Social Networking
- Quickbooks
- Management
- Public Speaking
- Word
- Adobe Photoshop
- Leadership
- Outlook
- Copy Editing
- Microsoft Office
- Event Planning
- Training
- Customer Service
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