OCTC Hosting 2nd Annual Women's History Month Event
Tuesday, March 27 @ 12 Noon
Owensboro, KY (03/26/2018) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is hosting "WISE Women at Work", a panel discussion featuring women in non-traditional occupations, in honor of Women's History month on Tuesday, March 27 at 12 noon. The event will take place in Blandford Lecture Hall, located in the Humanities building on the main campus at 4800 New Hartford Road.
"We are excited to be able to offer this event for our students. It is important to explore all career options without regard to gender and we appreciate that these women are willing to share their experiences", added Scott Williams, OCTC President.
The panel will feature Rebecca Davis an architect with Axiom Architecture, Shannon Raymer a firefighter with the Owensboro Fire department, Brooklyn Maple the Marketing Director at Kentucky Legend, and Tonia Brown operating technician at Kimberly-Clark.
Rebecca Davis is an architect with Axiom Architecture with over nineteen years of experience. She earned a Bachelor of Science from Western Kentucky University and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Kentucky.
Shannon Raymer is the first female firefighter for the Owensboro Fire Department. She is a certified Emergency Medical Technician and Hazmat Specialist, certified Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor, Nutrition Specialist and CrossFit Coach. She earned a Bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Studies from Western Kentucky University and an Associate in Science degree from OCTC.
Brooklyn Maple is the Director of Marketing at Kentucky Legend. She worked in the food industry for two years and in the cruise industry for seven years. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management degree.
Tonia Brown is an Operating Technician at Kimberly Clark. She is currently an Owensboro Community & Technical College student and has been working in the field for over twenty-two years.
This is the second annual event hosted by OCTC's WISE-Women in Support of Education, a local group formed in support of women, the group also raises funds for student scholarships. For more information about the event or OCTC's WISE please contact nicole.nacey@kctcs.edu.
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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OCTC Hosts Women's History Month Event on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 12 noon in Blandford Lecture Hall.
