Madison County Education Coalition Spring 2014 Meeting

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Special program will be on closing the education/employment gap with guest speakers from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Indiana Commission for Higher Education.  Since this may be of interest to you and to your business contacts, I wanted to be sure all were aware of it.  Program information will deal with ways to secure funding for highly qualified interns, best practices from other communities re: industry/education partnerships, and other topics.

Amanda Stanley is the Director of Program Relationships with the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Division of Student Financial Aid, which helps Indiana students and families meet the costs of a college education. With public relations and mass communication experience across industries such as government and utilities, she brings skills such as web content management, constituent and media relations and publication design to the Division of Student Financial Aid. Prior to joining SFA (formerly known as the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana), Amanda worked for the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance and Vectren Corporation. She earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from the University of Evansville and a Master of Arts in Public Relations from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

ABOUT GUEST SPEAKER JANET BOSTON
Janet Boston is the executive director of Indiana INTERNnet, a non-profit organization managed by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Indiana INTERNnet is the catalyst for expanding the creation and use of experiential learning opportunities as a key strategy in retaining Indiana’s top talent. Employers, students and education institutions look to Indiana INTERNnet as the premier source for information and services to support internship connections in Indiana. She is responsible for launching a statewide awareness campaign to inform Indiana businesses of the Indiana INTERNnet program and the many benefits of hiring an intern. During her three years with Indiana INTERNnet, she has led a rebranding initiative, launched the new IndianaINTERN.net website with increased functionality to better serve the program’s stakeholders, developed an organizational sustainability plan and built a staff to take the organization to the next level. She brings extensive management, communications, marketing, planning, and fundraising skills to Indiana INTERNnet acquired through her private and non-profit sector management career. Prior to joining Indiana INTERNnet, Janet held leadership positions at the Arts Council of Indianapolis, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Steak n Shake Corporate Headquarters and FMC Corporation Link-Belt Chain Division. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Indiana University and an MBA from Butler University. She has been an adjunct faculty member with the Department of Tourism, Conventions and Event Management at IUPUI teaching Cultural Heritage Tourism classes. Additionally, she holds an Indiana real estate broker’s license and is an Advanced Master Gardener.