PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 31, 2023
For more information, contact:
Emily Nicholson, Executive Director, Land of Sky P20 Council
emilyn@landofsky.org or 252.916.2678
Mission Health & Land of Sky P20 Council Partner for Healthcare Career Exposure
Mission Health and the Land of Sky P20 Council collaborated on a new marketing initiative (#worklocal) to expose our emerging workforce to healthcare careers. Three versions of posters were created with pictures of Mission Health employees, local graduation credentials, and a quote reflecting the employees’ career passion for the purpose of being hung at three Buncombe County High Schools. The posters featured local graduates from Clyde A. Erwin High School, Buncombe Early College and North Buncombe High School, and were presented to the administration of these schools on March 17, 2023. The Mission Health employees that volunteered to be included in the posters include: Morgan Carroll (Radiologic Technologist), Amanda Young (Registered Nurse), and Cecilee Silver (Patient Care Technician).
In the effort to enhance career interests in the healthcare industry, the #worklocal initiative will encourage local high school students to seek training and employment opportunities within growing career fields at Mission Health. These near-peer, local and current employees of Mission Health will hopefully serve as a catalyst for this inspiration and is one of many efforts that workforce partners of the region are deploying to enhance interest in our highest-growth industry sectors.
About the Land of Sky P20 Council:
The Land of Sky P20 Council fosters collaboration among employers, educators, and community members in the spirit of enduring economic prosperity, through the alignment of innovative cradle-to-career skills and resources that lead to life-sustaining job opportunities in our four-county region of western North Carolina. Its 31 members include regional leaders from four counties representing the areas of K12, postsecondary, economic development, private business, early education, and county management. It’s supported by the John M Belk Endowment and was recently awarded a $1.4 million Department of Labor grant to expand training opportunities at our region’s community colleges.
From Left to Right: Jessica Graham of North Buncombe High School; Dr. Fairley Patton of
A-B Technical Community College; Tena Cole of North Buncombe High School; Emily Nicholson, Executive Director of the Land of Sky P20 Council; Dr. Laurie Zone-Smith of Mission Health; Dr. Charles “Chuck” Tucker of Mission Health; and Kevin Yontz of North Buncombe High School
From Left to Right: Dr. Laurie Zone-Smith of Mission Health; Dr. Fairley Patton of A-B Technical Community College; Emily Nicholson, Executive Director of the Land of Sky P20 Council; Katherine Silver of Clyde A. Erwin High School (and mother of Cecilee Silver, the Mission Health employee featured); Dr. Charles “Chuck” Tucker of Mission Health; and Gordon Hale, Assistant Principal of Clyde A. Erwin High School
From Left to Right: Dr. Michael Dempsey of Lenoir-Rhyne of Asheville; Dr. Fairley Patton of A-B Technical Community College; Emily Nicholson, Executive Director of the Land of Sky P20 Council; Dr. Donna Lanahan, Buncombe Early College/Center for Career Innovation; Dr. Laurie Zone-Smith of Mission Health; and Dr. Charles “Chuck” Tucker of Mission Health
