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Career Ready PA Coalition
Pennsylvania’s future depends on having a well-educated and skilled workforce prepared to meet the current and projected demands of a global, knowledge-based 21st century economy.
To address that need, the Pennsylvania Department of Education has developed the Career Ready PA Coalition. Each region is supported by a Career Ready PA liaison point of contact for training, resources and stakeholder connections (click map links below).
The Career Ready PA training team is led by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Career Ready PA provides educators with access to professional development training opportunities that deliver the methodologies, best practices and resources needed to prepare students for postsecondary success. Stakeholders include K-12 Educators, Community/Non-Profit, Employers, Military, Postsecondary, State Agencies/Libraries, STEM and Workforce. The links to the left of the Career Ready PA map provide career and work-based learning opportunities in each of the 10 Career Ready PA regions.
Career Ready PA is led by Laura Fridirici, Career Readiness Advisor, Pennsylvania Department of Education c-lfridiri@pa.gov and co-lead Amy Davis McShane amy.mcshane@aiu3.net.
MISSION
To promote, establish and sustain a future-ready global workforce by engaging ALL learners in accessible, equitable, and meaningful career pathways.
VISION
The Pennsylvania learner will engage in meaningful and equitable career pathways supported by a strategic statewide coalition of cross-sector collaboration and training, driven by workforce needs.
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Region: 1
Counites List: Clarion, Crawford, Eire, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Warren, Venango
Liaison: Stephanie Rhodes
Email: stephanie_rhodes@iu5.org
Phone: (814)490-2556
Website: https://www.iu5.org/
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Region: 2
Counites List: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Fayette, Indiana, Washington, Westmoreland
Liaison: Amy Davis McShane
Email: amy.mcshane@aiu3.net
Phone: (412) 394-4193
Website: https://www.aiu3.net
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Region: 3
Counites List: Clearfield, Cameron, Elk, Jefferson, McKean , Potter
Liaison: Katie Farbo
Email: kfarbo@riu6.org
Phone: (814) 297-5103
Website: https://www.riu6.org/
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Region: 4
Counites List: Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon, Fulton, Somerset
Liaison: Stephanie Daniels
Email: sdaniels@tiu11.org
Phone: (814) 542-2501 ext. 150
Website: https://www.tiu11.org/
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Region: 5
Counites List: Bradford, Sulivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming
Liaison: Erin Pencek
Email: epencek@iu19.org
Phone: (570) 876-9268
Website: https://www.iu19.org/
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Region: 6
Counites List: Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Juniata, Mifflin, Montour, Union
Liaison: Jenni Waltman
Email: jwaltman@csiu.org
Phone: (570)523-1155
Website: https://www.csiu.org/
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Region: 7
Counites List: Carbon, Luzerne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, Wayne
Liaison: Sue Kuhl
Email: skuhl@liu18.org
Phone: (570)287-9681
Website: http://www.liu18.org/
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Region: 8
Counites List: Lehigh, Northampton
Liaison: Eric Lech
Email: leche@cliu.org
Phone: (610)769-4111
Website: https://www.cliu.org/
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Region: 9
Counites List: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, York
Liaison: Kelly Galbraith
Email: kelly_galbraith@iu13.org
Phone: (717) 606-1667
Website: https://www.iu13.org/
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Region: 10
Counites List: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia
Liaison: Ryan Venner
Email: ryanv@cciu.org
Phone: 484-237-5000
Website: https://www.cciu.org/