ABOUT US
WMTT is a collaborative of technology employers, educators, workforce development and economic development organizations working together to meet West Michigan's current and future technology talent needs.
WHAT WE DO
There is a shortage of qualified IT talent in our region, and it is only expected to grow in the coming years. Without a concerted effort, the talent gap will continue to grow. Enter West Michigan Tech Talent.
West Michigan Tech Talent looks to engage employers of Information Technology professionals with best practices, resources and a community to grow, develop, recruit and retain a diverse and inclusive world class IT workforce in West Michigan.
WMTT accomplishes its goals through member participation in one or more workgroups:
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GROW: reaching out to students K-16 to promote IT careers, ensuring that under-represented groups have equitable access
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DEVELOP: upskilling our current workforce and adult career changers
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RECRUIT & RETAIN: partnering with Hello West Michigan to create IT specific recruitment campaigns to fill in-demand occupations
COUNCIL LEADERSHIP
WMTT is a collaborative of technology employers, educators, workforce development and economic development organizations working together to meet West Michigan's current and future technology talent needs.
BRIAN ANDERSON
CEO, Augusto
LISA FRICANO
Gordon Food Services- IT Transformation and Planning
GREG KING
Lakeshore Advantage - Senior Business Solutions Manager
GREG SNOW
Spectrum Health - Senior Director, IS Strategy & IS Operations
STEVE BAAR
National Nail - Director of Information Technology
ROB GEER - CHAIR
Randstad Technologies - Account Executive
AMY LEBEDNICK
West Michigan Works! - Business Solutions Director
GARRY VONMYRH
Tech Defenders - CEO
CINDY BROWN
Career Center - Employer Development Manager
TARITA JOHNSON
The Right Place - Senior Vice President, Talent & Diversity
SARA SCHMIDT -
VICE CHAIR
SVP, CISO US Foods
ELIZABETH WILSON
Sales Director, Account Management, Vervint
ROB WRIGHT
SpartanNash - IT Director, Information Architecture
COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR
JOHN RUMERY
West Michigan Works! - Council Lead
Founding Members
WMTT began in 2014, when several technology employers met with training providers and community partners to think about how to address the emerging IT talent gap. As the need for additional talent continued to grow, it was clear that an expanded effort was needed to create a sustainable talent pipeline. In 2016, several founding members worked towards creating a formal board of industry leaders to guide our future efforts.
Organizations Involved
Adient
Amway
Atomic Object
Bizstream
Bravo LT
Configura
Farmers Insurance
Goodwill GR
Grand Circus
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand River Bank
Grand Valley State University
Gordon Food Service
Hello West Michigan
Haworth
Herman Miller
Holland Hospital
Hungerford Technologies
Kent ISD
Magic Wrighter
Michigan State University
Montcalm Community College
Muskegon Community College
National Heritage Academies
Open Systems Technologies
Randstad Technologies
Salespad LLC
SpartanNash
Spectrum Health
Startup Grind
Steelcase
The Right Place
West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology
West Michigan Works!
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