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SUMMARY:August 2025 Luncheon: Classroom to Career
DESCRIPTION:Building Iowa's Talent Pipeline where education meets innovation\, and the future of Iowa's workforce is shaped.\n\n\n\n\nExpert Speakers:\n\n\n \n Kristin Brookover\, PhD Associate Vice President of Student Affairs / DMACC\n \n \n Dr. Bradly Buck Superintendent / Waukee Community School District\n \n \n Dr. Rachelle K. Keck President / Grand View University\n \n \n Georgia Van Gundy Deputy Director / Iowa Workforce Development\n \n\n\n\nModerator: \n\n\n Meredith Murphy - Director of Future Workforce / West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce\n\n\nThis high-impact lunch brings together top minds in education\, business\, and workforce development to discuss how we can better educate\, retain\, and attract the talent our state needs to thrive.\n\n \n\nThis year's focus:\n\nHow do we shape Iowa's education landscape to better align with evolving workforce demands? How can we address brain drain\, enhance talent retention\, and ensure Iowa is not just a place to grow up but a place to grow careers? We'll bring together top leaders from across the region to reflect\, collaborate\, and ignite bold ideas for the future of education and workforce development in our state.\n\n \n\nOur expert panelist will speak on the following topics:\n\n\n \n Innovative education models and partnerships\n \n \n Workforce readiness and career pathways\n \n \n Talent attraction and retention strategies\n \n \n Keeping Iowa graduates and professionals rooted in the state\n \n \n Creating a collaborative pipeline from classroom to career\n\n \n \n\n\nWe are all part of helping shape the future of education\, workforce\, and economic development in Iowa Join us to inspire\, collaborate\, and move Iowa forward.\n\n\nNotice of Photographic & Media Recording: When you attend a West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce event\, photography\, audio\, and video recording may occur. By attending this event\, you consent to such recording media and your image and likeness being used in connection with the advertising\, marketing\, and promotion of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and/or City of West Des Moines.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Building Iowa&rsquo\;s Talent Pipeline \;where education meets innovation\, and the future of Iowa&rsquo\;s workforce is shaped.
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\nExpert Speakers:
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Kristin Brookover\, PhD &ndash\; Associate Vice President of Student Affairs / DMACC
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Dr. Bradly Buck &ndash\; Superintendent / Waukee Community School District
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Dr. Rachelle K. Keck &ndash\; President / Grand View University
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Georgia Van Gundy &ndash\; Deputy Director / Iowa Workforce Development
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Moderator: \;
\n\n\n - Meredith Murphy - Director of Future Workforce / West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
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\n\nThis high-impact lunch brings together top minds in education\, business\, and workforce development to discuss how we can better \;educate\, retain\, and attract \;the talent our state needs to thrive.
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\n\nThis year&rsquo\;s focus:
\n\nHow do we shape Iowa&rsquo\;s education landscape to better align with evolving workforce demands? How can we address brain drain\, enhance talent retention\, and ensure Iowa is not just a place to grow up &mdash\; but a place to grow careers? We&rsquo\;ll bring together top leaders from across the region to reflect\, collaborate\, and ignite bold ideas for the future of education and workforce development in our state.
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\n\nOur expert panelist will speak on the following \;topics:
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Innovative education models and partnerships
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Workforce readiness and career pathways
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Talent attraction and retention strategies
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Keeping Iowa graduates and professionals rooted in the state
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Creating a collaborative pipeline from classroom to career
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\n\nWe are all part of helping shape the future of education\, workforce\, and economic development in Iowa &mdash\; Join us to inspire\, collaborate\, and move Iowa forward.
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\nNotice of Photographic &\; Media Recording: When you attend a West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce event\, photography\, audio\, and video recording may occur. By attending this event\, you consent to such recording media and your image and likeness being used in connection with the advertising\, marketing\, and promotion of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and/or City of West Des Moines.
LOCATION:The Rewind 6075 Mills Civic Pkwy West Des Moines\, IA 50266
UID:e.2655.3927
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DTSTAMP:20260420T115528Z
URL:https://members.wdmchamber.org/events/details/august-2025-luncheon-classroom-to-career-3927
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