ECC staff receives statewide recognition

Posted 11/7/19

East Central College staff members Joel Doepker and Mardy Leathers received the Missouri Community College Association’s (MCCA) Arena Award at the association’s 52nd annual convention Friday, …

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ECC staff receives statewide recognition

Posted Thursday, November 7, 2019 6:09 pm

East Central College staff members Joel Doepker and Mardy Leathers received the Missouri Community College Association’s (MCCA) Arena Award at the association’s 52nd annual convention Friday, Nov. 4.Awards were presented at the Hilton Convention Center in Branson.Doepker and Leathers were recognized by their peers for their efforts in workforce development within the college and at the state level on various workforce development and training programs.Doepker currently serves as vice president of external relations for the college, where he is a member of the college president’s leadership team. He is responsible for college-wide communication and marketing strategies and oversees the center for workforce development, adult education and literacy, Web development and grants departments.Leathers is executive director of East Central’s Center for Workforce Development, where he plans, manages, and implements business and industry training, community education, health care career certification, and WIOA programs. He also supports academic career and technical education programs, college grant programs, and other strategic projects related to external relations.The Arena Award is one of the highest honors bestowed by the association. It is named for Theodore Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” speech given on April 23, 1910, and recognizes individuals who go above and beyond to take on worthy challenges in spite of the risk of failure.“The award speaks to the work all 12 of Missouri’s community colleges are doing to enhance workforce training for the state’s business and industry,” Doepker said.“Workforce training is crucial to keeping the state’s economy viable and competitive,” Leathers said. “We’re seeing a change in our workforce training programs as a result of this effort.”The Missouri Community College Association is a statewide organization through which Missouri’s community colleges work together to advance common agendas.MCCA brings the state’s 12 colleges together for advocacy, professional development, information, and collaboration.

East Central College staff members Joel Doepker, front left, and Mardy Leather, front right, were honored at the Missouri Community College Association's annual convention Friday, Nov. 4. The two were honored for their efforts in workforce development and training programs. In back, from left, are board members Dr. Eric Park and Don Kappelmann. Submitted photo.

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