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From Recovery to Readiness: Western North Carolina’s Workforce Outlook

Join this interactive session for an inside look at how Western North Carolina’s workforce landscape has evolved following Hurricane Helene. Designed for HR professionals, this presentation explores current market conditions, recovery progress, and emerging short- and long-term trends that will influence hiring, retention, and workforce planning across the region. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of what’s ahead and how to prepare their organizations for what’s next.

Emily Nicholson is the Executive Director for the Land of Sky P20 Council, serving the Counties of Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania in Western NC. Formed in 2021, the Land of Sky P20 Council facilitates collaboration between stakeholders in education, community, government, and business to ensure Western North Carolina’s students and jobseekers are getting the knowledge, skills, credentials, and support they need to be successful in the region’s most high-demand jobs. Emily’s creed parallels with one quote from Benjamin Franklin in that “Well done is better than well said.”  Emily is a former Workforce board director, high school teacher and NC legislative candidate.

WNCHRA conducts a monthly chapter meeting on the second Wednesday of each month.  Meetings are typically a breakfast meeting but may vary in time to include lunch and afternoon meetings.  

Each meeting members are provided chapter, NCSHRM and SHRM updates in addition to programming that provides SHRM and HRCI credit.