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From the Board: ARCareerEd Board Member Pens Book
areer Education don’t ask ourselves whether we
and Workforce are headed in the right direction.
CDevelopment Board We don’t honestly assess our
Member Jeff Standridge, own individual performance. As
Ed.D., has authored a book a result, we don’t achieve what
on innovation. “Innovation we could otherwise.”
isn’t just about doing,” said The Innovator’s Field
Standridge. “It’s about Guide is meant to be a book
THINKING and DOING that entrepreneurs, innovators
in harmony with one and change agents can use
Jeff D. Standrige, Ed.D.
another. Unfortunately, on a regular basis to give them Career Education and Workforce
the pressures to create, a reason to stop, question, Development Board Member
to launch, and to run fast contemplate, explore and then
often get in the way of act. Upon release, the Kindle
deep, true exploration. We Version of the book achieved
don’t explore the world #1 in its category (Business
around us (including our & Money/Management &
own habits and behaviors) Leadership/Total Quality
for possible innovations. Management) and has
We don’t question our remained in that position since
leadership or others. We being released.
ARCareerEd Director Appointed to Committee by Governor Hutchinson
harisse Childers, Ph.D., Hutchinson said in a statement.
Director of the Arkansas “Where possible, I want to
CDepartment of Career cut the red tape and costs of
Education, was recently entering a new occupation. In
appointed to the Red Tape some occupations, testing and
Reduction Working Group by a license are necessary for the
Governor Asa Hutchinson. The safety of consumers. But the cost
purpose of the committee is of a license or certificate for some
to examine occupations and trades may be an unnecessary
trades that require a license financial barrier for someone who Charisse Childers, Ph.D.
and identify the occupations wants to pursue that occupation.”
the state could eliminate from The members of the working
licensing requirements without group are State Senators Womack; Governor’s Appointees
compromising the safety of John Cooper (co-chair), Missy Bill Gossage, the Governor’s
consumers. “I want to do Irvin, Jane English, Trent Deputy Chief of Staff for External
everything reasonable to help all Garner, and Bart Hester; State Affairs; Leon Jones Jr., Director
Arkansans have the opportunity Representatives LeAnne Burch, of Arkansas Department of Labor;
to pursue an occupation or Bruce Cozart (co-chair), Milton consumer representatives Lula
start a business,” Governor Nicks, Jeff Williams, and Richard Dixon and Bob Kucheravy; and
Dr. Childers.
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