The Central Workforce Development Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Alice Whalen, Director of Adult Education and Literacy at East Central College.
Whalen holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and has been with East Central College for 15 years, serving as the Director of the AEL program since 2014. She also serves as the Public Information Chair for the Missouri Association for Workforce Development, DESE AEL representative for the Jefferson-Franklin And Central Region Workforce Development Boards, President of the Scenic Regional Library Foundation Board of Directors, and Volunteer Executive Director for the East Central Area Literacy Council. She’s also a Certified Beegle Poverty coach.
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Alice lives in Union with her husband Joe. They’ve been married for 29 years and have 5 children and 15 grandchildren.
She has a passion for helping individuals escape poverty and improve their lives through education.
The Central Workforce Development Board is composed of community leaders from local businesses, educational institutions, labor groups, community-based organizations, and governmental entities. The CWDB directs the implementation of publicly funded workforce development activities throughout the Central Workforce Development Region.
The Central Workforce Development Region encompasses 19 mid-Missouri counties, including Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Howard, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski, and Washington. It also offers four full-service Missouri Job Center locations in Columbia, Jefferson City, Rolla, and Lebanon, along with satellite operations available in Fulton, Fort Leonard Wood, Osage Beach, and Potosi.
Click here to view a list of our Central Region job centers.