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Leadership Committee

Strategic Development. Collaboration. Systems Alignment.

The Leadership Committee collaboratively promotes available services, especially to historically underserved communities. It also identifies unmet needs and coordinates Task Force members’ outreach efforts to fill gaps.

The committee was strategically built from community voice, by community voice, and for community voice. It is not a governing body; there are no positions or titles. The Leadership Committee provides an opportunity to come together as a strategic unit to brainstorm, find solutions, and push other initiatives forward using the help of committee members and outside partners.

The Leadership Committee is guided by Workforce Central Oversight, which provides strategic and tactical direction to the Task Force and effectively align for greater leveraging of resources. Together, the Leadership Committee and Workforce Central Oversight focuses on engagement, outreach, and connection to Pierce County communities to effectively accomplish its objectives and mission in fostering the economic mobility of Pierce County individuals and families.

We believe community engagement embodies the principles of respecting all community members’ rights. By rebuilding trust in communities and networks alike, we are committed to becoming one. We are focused on building a foundation that will continue to sustain the trust and vision given to these communities while disrupting the status quo that is no longer serving our clients and citizens to their full potential.

WorkForce Central Oversight

Committee Strategist

Samuel Bradshaw

Director of Business Solutions, WorkForce Central

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Samuel Bradshaw is the Business Solutions Manager for WorkForce Central, and a proud member of the Pierce County Community Engagement Task Force leadership team. He has over 12 years of business consulting experience working with companies of all sizes, ranging from 4 to 5 employees to Fortune 500 organizations.

Brand Strategist

Julianna Flanders

Creative Strategies Manager, Communications, WorkForce Central

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Julianna Flanders serves as Creative Strategies Manager in the Communications Department at WorkForce Central, where she designs brand identity and assets for a wide variety of workforce programs in Pierce County. She has over eight years of experience in branding, web and graphic design, and marketing. Born and raised in Pierce County, Julianna is passionate about increasing awareness and access to vital programs and services in her community.

Lead

Tamar Jackson

Senior Director of Community Engagement, WorkForce Central

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Tamar Jackson, Senior Director of Community Engagement for WorkForce Central, is the leader of the Pierce County Community Engagement Task Force, an initiative powered by WorkForce Central. He was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, which spurs his passion to make Tacoma the best place to live. Tamar focuses on highlighting community voices to achieve common goals and addressing challenges.