Trades in Focus Advisory Committee 

Advisory Committee Chair

Gary M. Green, President, Forsyth Technical Community College

Committee Members

• Karen R. Elzey, Director, Skills for America's Future, The Aspen Institute
• Tom Tarantino, Legislative Associate, Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
• Patricia Hsieh, President, San Diego Miramar College
• Bill Path, President, Northeast Community College
• Erin Ptacek, Director of Corporate Brand and Reputation, W.W. Grainger, Inc.
• Jerry Weber, President, College of Lake County
• Jacey Wilkins, Director of Communications, The Manufacturing Institute affiliated to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
• Ron D. Wright, President, Delgado Community College