Cincinnati State official to serve on statewide green committee

December 2, 2009

Dr. Dennis N. Ulrich, Executive Director of the Workforce Development Center at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, has been named to the Ohio Green Pathways Advisory Panel.

The 20-member advisory committee was formally appointed Dec. 1 by Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut. Its members have been asked to:

• Research the expected demand for workers in “green’’ industries in Ohio
• Expand relationships with leaders in these industries
• Identify strategies for expanding economic opportunities in fields involving energy efficiency, conservation, environmental stewardship and the like.

“Greater Cincinnati, along with the rest of Ohio, is starting to realize the economic potential of energy efficiency and the long-range environmental imperatives,’’ said Ulrich, who also sits on the Region 5 Workforce Collaborative.

“We want to make sure the educational community is doing its part to give Ohio’s employers the skilled workforce it needs to take advantage of opportunities in these emerging industries,’’ he said.

Also serving on the advisory panel from Cincinnati is Ray Miller, Superintendent of Utilities at the University of Cincinnati and an adjunct assistant professor the its College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Miller is co-chair of the Ohio Energy Workforce Consortium.

Click here for the full text of the press release from the University System of Ohio concerning the Ohio Green Pathways Advisory Panel.