Tri-C names leader for healthcare partnership

Cuyahoga Community College has announced that Susan Krejci will lead the Workforce Connect Healthcare Sector Partnership as executive director effective Aug. 3.

Krejci and Tri-C will work closely with hospital systems in Cuyahoga County to create a robust talent pipeline while also ensuring that job seekers have clearly defined career pathways with family-sustaining wages, according to a news release.

The initial group of hospitals includes Cleveland Clinic, The MetroHealth System, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, University Hospitals and the Veterans Health Administration.

“We have people in Northeast Ohio looking for jobs and health care providers with positions to fill,” Krejci said in the release. “Our goal with the Workforce Connect Healthcare Sector Partnership is to build the bridge that connects and resolves those needs.”

Krejci is a Tri-C graduate with more than a decade of experience working in various aspects of health care, including public health, workforce development and academic research, the release stated.

Most recently, she served as an operations manager at Better Health Partnership.

“Susan Krejci has a tremendous background, and we are thrilled to bring her aboard,” William Gary, executive vice president of Tri-C’s Workforce, Community and Economic Development division, stated in the release.

Earlier this year, JPMorgan Chase made a $175,000 philanthropic investment to provide students with necessary education and skills to secure well-paying, high-demand jobs in healthcare-related fields.

This investment supports the Workforce Connect Healthcare Sector Partnership to the Fund for our Economic Future, which serves as fiscal sponsor for the Workforce Connect. The Cuyahoga County Workforce Funders Group also supports the sector partnership through a grant to the Fund.

“Through this joint effort with Workforce Connect, Tri-C and the Fund for our Economic Future, we’re connecting the next generation with the tools and skills they need for the jobs of tomorrow and putting more people on the path to success,” said Rudy Bentlage, market executive for JPMorgan Chase Middle Market Banking in Northeast Ohio.