Shameika Rhymes, Author at Charlotte Works

23 Oct Danielle Frazier To Lead Charlotte Works

Posted at 10:08h in News by Shameika Rhymes

Danielle Frazier, a longtime leader in workforce development, will take the role of President & Chief Executive Officer of Charlotte Works, effective immediately. Charlotte Works, Mecklenburg County’s workforce development board, endeavors to ensure the growing Charlotte region has a skilled workforce to meet the current and...

23 Oct Danielle Frazier named president and CEO at Charlotte Works

Posted at 09:58h in Press Mentions by Shameika Rhymes

23 Oct Details about who is now leading Charlotte’s workforce agency

Posted at 09:56h in Press Mentions by Shameika Rhymes

16 Oct MeckEd Student Khamiah Alderman is an Outstanding Teen

Posted at 10:17h in Success Story, Youth by Shameika Rhymes

The average high school teens are worried about their immediate future, but Vance High School student Khamiah Alderman is looking down the road past college and medical school. Despite facing obstacles, Khamiah is working hard to achieve her dreams. From holding over a 4.0 GPA,...

18 Sep Research & Performance Manager Alyssa Brown Talks Unemployment on the Work Rocks Podcast

Posted at 10:04h in Press Mentions by Shameika Rhymes

15 Aug In Depth: Charlotte Works

Posted at 11:54h in Press Mentions by Shameika Rhymes

31 Jul Young Adults Reach for the Stars to Increase their Economic Mobility

Posted at 11:40h in Career-Seeker, Community Partners, NextGen, Youth by Shameika Rhymes

About a dozen young adults from the NextGen program from Central Piedmont Community College and ResCare Workforce Services participated in WTVI PBS Charlotte’s 3-D Project program. Next Gen is a Charlotte Works program that helps young adults (ages 16 to 24) facing employment barriers to gain...

16 Jul Healthcare Training Opportunities Fuel Career Seeker’s Passion for Nursing

Posted at 12:18h in Careers, Job-Seeker, Success Story by Shameika Rhymes

A passion for taking care of others led Tanira Kingsberry to take her career a step further in the healthcare industry. Working as a dietary aide and getting to know the patients as well as the nurses peaked her interest in becoming a certified nursing...

11 Jun Website linking students with on-the-job learning opportunities relaunches as part of efforts to improve city’s economic mobility

Posted at 10:56h in Press Mentions by Shameika Rhymes

05 Jun For Road to Hire, work-based learning is more than cutting a check

Posted at 10:04h in Career-Seeker, Employers by Shameika Rhymes

Trying to decide what to do with life after high school can be daunting. The Road to Hire program works to ease that decision while also breaking economic mobility barriers in the Charlotte area. The team believes that motivated young adults should have an equal...

Author: Shameika Rhymes