Need Workforce?
Consider an Apprenticeship Program Apprenticeship SC Hosting Office Hours at Chamber Offices Nicole Bentley from Apprenticeship SC will host office hours at our chamber office (1 Chamber of Commerce Drive, Hilton Head) to meet one-on-one with employers, teachers, parents or students who want to schedule time to learn more about how apprenticeships work. Apprenticeships help students learn in a hands-on environment while helping to fill our workforce pipeline. For details about the program, visit www.ApprenticeshipCarolina.com. Email Ms. Bentley at bentleyn@sctechsystem.edu to schedule an appointment. She is available:
• 9 a.m.-Noon Thursday, September 2 • 9 a.m.-Noon Wednesday, October 13 • 9 a.m.-Noon Wednesday, November 17 • 9 a.m.-Noon Wednesday, December 15 Teddy Thompson, a junior at Hilton Head High School, was the focus of the apprentice signing event at the Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort. He will begin his culinary apprenticeship with the resort in a hands-on environment while finishing high school and taking classes at TCL’s new Culinary Institute of the South. Check out the video for highlights.
CONGRATULATIONS & WELCOME to the 2021-2022 Leadership Class!
Members include: Adam Martin, Haig Point | Anna Almeida, Elite Resort Management | Brandon Greenplate, Realtor Brent Lett, Synovus Bank | Brittani Anderson, J. Banks Design | Corey Smith, Fraser & Allen Corey Tuten, Palmetto Electric | Diane Busch, Town of Hilton Head Island Fred Lowery, Island Recreation Center | Harrison Williams, Johnson and Davis Law Firm Henry Criss, Palmetto Breeze | Jason Ashley, WebsterRogers | Joan Richardson, Carey and Company Kimberly Lewis, Pinnacle Financial Partners | Lauren Albrecht, Hilton Head Insurance and Brokerage Lawrence Melton Jr., Island Funeral Home | Mark Stanley, Palmetto Breeze Megan Gorden, Palmera Inn and Suites | Maj. Natalie Major, Town of Bluffton Sally Zuniga, Tio’s Latin American Kitchen | Shelby Wielgus, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce HiltonHeadBlufftonChamber.org | SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2021
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