Seattle Southside Chamber's Education & Workforce Summit 4/25/25

On April 25, 2025, the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce held its annual Education & Workforce Summit at the access ShoWare Center in Kent, WA. 00:00 INTRO from Samanthe Le, CEO Seattle Southside Chamber 01:24 Thanks to Sponsors 02:18 Kent Mayor Dana Ralph 06:53 Emcee Joe Van, President, Highline School Board 10:08 Billy Hetherington, Director, MLK County Labor 10:22 Dr. Concie Pedroza, Superintendent, Tukwila School District 10:28 Emily Whittman, Gov't Affairs Director, Association of WA Business 10:42 Deepak Devasthali, President, St. Joseph Medical Center 10:56 Geoff Foy, Biz Dev Manager, University of Washington 11:10 Dr. Ivan Duran, Superintendent, Highline Public Schools 11:17 Jason Bautista, Asst. GM, Westfield Southcenter 11:24 Jayden Young, Student, Choice Academy 11:30 Jesse Johnson, Washington State Treasurers Office 11:43 Josh Gerstman, VP, Institutional Advancement, Highline College 12:11 Madison Ramirez, Consultant, NW Center Employment 12:22 Marisol Tapia Hopper, Workforce Development Council 12:32 Tessa McClellan, Workforce Development Council 12:46 Terry Davis, Gov't/External Affairs, Comcast 13:18 Treanna Holiday, Comms Director, Gov. Bob Ferguson's Office of Equity 13:39 Joe Van starts panel discussion 1:51:33 Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE...THANKS!