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Cherokee Nation reports Job Corps staffing change, Surg Tech move and training upgrades
Summary
At the council meeting, Diane Kelly detailed a recent resignation at the Talking Leaves Job Corps center, interim leadership, pending federal approvals for a new center director, a summer move of the surgical technology program, and a new fiber/alignment training structure behind the training center.
Diane Kelly, executive director for vocational programs at Cherokee Nation, told the council the Talking Leaves Job Corps center received a resignation about three weeks ago and is operating under interim leadership while the tribe awaits federal sign-off on a permanent replacement.
"It's always an honor to get to showcase some of our outstanding students," Kelly said, introducing highlights from the vocational programs report.
Kelly said Deborah Lack resigned as center director for Talking Leaves and Brett Hamby is serving as…
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