Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) - Sheri Warnock, BMCC graduate & St. Anthony Hospital employee; St. Anthony Hospital CEO Harry Geller; BMCC President Dr. Mark Browning

In this episode, host Marc Goldberg interviews Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) graduate and current CHI-St. Anthony Hospital employee, Sheri Warnock, St Anthony Hospital Chief Executive Officer Harry Geller and Blue Mountain Community College President Dr. Mark Browning.

Sheri shares her impactful experience as an adult returning student at BMCC and the incredible amount of support she received from faculty and staff throughout her educational journey. She offers her views on how both of her current jobs in the healthcare industry are quality jobs.

Harry elaborates on the various ways St. Anthony Hospital promotes job quality for their employees. He emphasizes the important role Blue Mountain Community College plays in Eastern Oregon in providing a future talent pool and shares how the hospital is partnering creatively with the College to address the nursing instructor shortage.

Dr. Browning reflects on the interview with Sheri and describes innovative ways the College is developing responsive programming for residents to meet regional workforce needs in collaboration with regional employers.

The All In: Student Pathways Forward podcast is a part of Oregon’s participation in the National Skills Coalition SkillSPAN network.