Onward & Upwards! Erica Staley Passes the Baton at MR
Dear Colleagues, after some months of reflection, I’ve decided it’s time to explore the next chapter of my career. My last day as Executive Director of MR will be November 30, 2024. I’m leaving MR in exceptional hands! I’m thrilled to share that the Board has appointed Pauline Lake as Acting Executive Director, effective December […]
Chicagoland Manufacturing Renaissance Council 2023 Highlights
Since January, the MR team has been working with our CMRC Co-Chairs, Jim Piper of Matot, and Michael Moriarty of the Chicago Teachers Union Foundation to develop and lead on an agenda to promote manufacturing as a tool for social inclusion and community development. Formed in 2005, the CMRC is a regional, multi-stakeholder coalition of […]
Success Story: YMA Member Starts New Job at Freedman Seating
Ahmad (right) is a member of the YMA: Young Manufacturers Association, part of Manufacturing Renaissance that works to expose, inspire, prepare and support young people to pursue career pathways in manufacturing. Ahmad spent one week interning at FSC, during which he took interest in Transit Assembly. Chris (left) demonstrates assembling a GO-ES seat and the skills needed […]
Advocating for Industrial Policy with Cong. Davis
Manufacturing Renaissance proud to be standing with our Chicagoland Manufacturing Renaissance Council network leaders to meet with US Congressman Danny Davis last week on the importance of investing in Chicago manufacturing infrastructure and talent! Thank you to Representative Davis and his team as well as our friends at MxD, North Branch Works, Matot , UIC […]
Check out our latest newsletter
See the latest highlights from our work over the last couple months in our Summer 2021 newsletter! In this issue: Profile on our longest serving Board Member, Doug Gamble Career Pathway Services Updates: Virtual Event with NASA, our upcoming YMA paid training and a great success story about Isaiah, a recent program graduate. Policy & […]
Manufacturing Renaissance’s executive director named to Biden advisory committee
By Ben Miller, Chicago Business Journal Erica Swinney Staley, executive director of Manufacturing Renaissance, has been named to a manufacturing committee that will advise President Biden. Staley was appointed by the National Skills Coalition and Business Leaders United for Workforce Partnerships to serve on a national manufacturing panel that will advise the Biden administration on its […]