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Empowering all people to achieve a career pathway that offers economic mobility. At Virginia Ready, this means preparing a credential ready workforce. To achieve this, our approach has always been “Skills First”: Working with businesses to understand what skills are needed for their open positions Identifying education opportunities that - [Navigating the Job Search After Completing Your Healthcare Program](https://virginiaready.org/blogs/navigating-the-job-search-after-completing-your-healthcare-program/) - Navigating the Job Search After Completing Your Healthcare Program Congratulations on completing your healthcare program! Now, it's time to take the next step in your career journey and embark on your job search. After earning your healthcare credential, finding the right healthcare jobs in Virginia can be both exciting and challenging! In - [Genesis Boros: Woman in Welding (VA Ready Scholar Story)](https://virginiaready.org/blogs/genesis-boros-woman-in-welding-va-ready-scholar-story/) - [Tom McInerney Named Chair of Virginia Ready Initiative Board](https://virginiaready.org/blogs/tom-mcinerney-named-chair-of-virginia-ready-initiative-board/) - [Celebrating Women’s History Month with Rachael McLelland](https://virginiaready.org/blogs/celebrating-womens-history-month-with-rachael-mclelland/) - [VA Ready Scholar Story: Dreaming to Drive (Dan Wood)](https://virginiaready.org/blogs/va-ready-scholar-story-dreaming-to-drive-dan-wood/) - [VA Ready Scholar Story: Sailing to New Skills (Anthony Mina)](https://virginiaready.org/blogs/va-ready-scholar-story-sailing-to-new-skills-anthony-mina/) ## News - [Virginia Ready Initiative Incentivizes Retraining to get Virginians Back to Work](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-initiative-incentivizes-retraining-to-get-virginians-back-to-work/) - Coalition of Virginia businesses and community colleges to combat COVID-19 job losses by equipping workers for in-demand jobs June 29, 2020 -- Alexandria, VA -- The Virginia Ready Initiative (VA Ready), a newly established nonprofit organization formed in response to the economic hardships created by COVID-19, today announced details of its plan to help thousands of - [VA Ready Partners with Virginia Trucking Association to Get Drivers on the Road](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-partners-with-virginia-trucking-association-to-get-drivers-on-the-road/) - [VA Ready Receives Community Empowerment Fund Award from Microsoft to Help Reskill Virginians for In-Demand Jobs](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-receives-community-empowerment-fund-award-from-microsoft-to-help-reskill-virginians-for-in-demand-jobs/) - [VA Ready Expands Credential Program to Include Underemployed Virginians](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-expands-credential-program-to-include-underemployed-virginians/) - [New Executive Director Starts Work at VA Ready](https://virginiaready.org/news/new-executive-director-starts-work-at-va-ready/) - [VA Ready Welcomes Natalie Foster as New Executive Director](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-welcomes-natalie-foster-as-new-executive-director/) - [VA Ready Hits 3k Scholar Enrollment Milestone](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-hits-3k-scholar-enrollment-milestone/) - [Virginia Ready Initiative: Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-initiative-fiscal-year-2021-annual-report/) - [Virginia Ready Adds Three Innovative Leaders to the Board of Directors](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-adds-three-innovative-leaders-to-the-board-of-directors/) - [Virginia Ready Enrollment Reaches 2,000 Scholars](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-enrollment-reaches-2000-scholars/) - [VA Ready Welcomes Fairfax Radiology Centers as Latest Business Partner](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-welcomes-fairfax-radiology-centers-as-latest-business-partner/) - [Virginia Ready Reaches Milestone Enrollment of 1,000 Scholars](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-reaches-milestone-enrollment-of-1000-scholars/) - [Virginia Ready Names Loretta Penn as New Chairman to its Leadership Board](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-names-loretta-penn-as-new-chairman-to-its-leadership-board/) - [VA Ready Receives Grant from the Richard S. Reynolds Foundation](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-receives-grant-from-the-richard-s-reynolds-foundation/) - [VA Ready Announces Pilot Program with Sentara College of Health Sciences](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-announces-pilot-program-with-sentara-college-of-health-sciences/) - [VA Ready Partners with BAE Systems to Help Virginians Find Gainful Employment](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-partners-with-bae-systems-to-help-virginians-find-gainful-employment/) - [First VA Ready Scholars Achieve Rapid Reskilling, Credentials and Jobs](https://virginiaready.org/news/first-va-ready-scholars-achieve-rapid-reskilling-credentials-and-jobs/) - [VA Ready Introduces Bank of America as First Bank to Become Strategic Partner](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-introduces-bank-of-america-as-first-bank-to-become-strategic-partner/) - [Nonprofit offers extra $1,000 to unemployed Virginians who get re-trained for a new career](https://virginiaready.org/news/nonprofit-offers-extra-1000-to-unemployed-virginians-who-get-re-trained-for-a-new-career/) - [Carlyle Co-CEO Launches Effort to Get Unemployed Virginians Back to Work](https://virginiaready.org/news/carlyle-co-ceo-launches-effort-to-get-unemployed-virginians-back-to-work/) - [Non-Profit Offers Free Workforce Training in Virginia](https://virginiaready.org/news/non-profit-offers-free-workforce-training-in-virginia-2/) - [The Virginia Ready Initiative: helping unemployed Virginians get back to work](https://virginiaready.org/news/the-virginia-ready-initiative-helping-unemployed-virginians-get-back-to-work/) - [1901 Group Partners with VA Ready to Provide Job Training in Lieu of COVID-19; Sonu Singh, Caren Merrick Quoted](https://virginiaready.org/news/1901-group-partners-with-va-ready-to-provide-job-training-in-lieu-of-covid-19-sonu-singh-caren-merrick-quoted/) - [VA Ready program retrains unemployed, partners businesses with community colleges](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-program-retrains-unemployed-partners-businesses-with-community-colleges/) - [Work Talk Podcast Episode 36- The Virginia Ready Initiative](https://virginiaready.org/news/work-talk-podcast-episode-36-the-virginia-ready-initiative-2/) - [Virginia Ready Initiative' gets unemployed workers ready to restart their careers](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-initiative-gets-unemployed-workers-ready-to-restart-their-careers/) - [Huntington Ingalls partners with Virginia Ready Initiative to train, hire unemployed workers](https://virginiaready.org/news/huntington-ingalls-partners-with-virginia-ready-initiative-to-train-hire-unemployed-workers/) - [Nonprofit offering $1,000 cash reward for unemployed Virginians who complete job training programs](https://virginiaready.org/news/nonprofit-offering-1000-cash-reward-for-unemployed-virginians-who-complete-job-training-programs/) - [$1,000 incentive being offered for those who complete Va. community college job training programs](https://virginiaready.org/news/1000-incentive-being-offered-for-those-who-complete-va-community-college-job-training-programs/) - [Non-Profit Offers Free Workforce Training in Virginia](https://virginiaready.org/news/non-profit-offers-free-workforce-training-in-virginia/) - [GovCons Partner with Virginia Ready Initiative](https://virginiaready.org/news/govcons-partner-with-virginia-ready-initiative/) - [Community colleges, businesses partner to get Virginians back to work](https://virginiaready.org/news/community-colleges-businesses-partner-to-get-virginians-back-to-work/) - [New effort to help Virginia residents get job training](https://virginiaready.org/news/new-effort-to-help-virginia-residents-get-job-training-4/) - [Danville Community College joins Virginia Ready initiative](https://virginiaready.org/news/danville-community-college-joins-virginia-ready-initiative/) - [Shipyard parent company vows to help unemployment effort, train future workers](https://virginiaready.org/news/shipyard-parent-company-vows-to-help-unemployment-effort-train-future-workers/) - [Reskilling for a changing economy: A discussion with Glenn Youngkin](https://virginiaready.org/news/reskilling-for-a-changing-economy-a-discussion-with-glenn-youngkin/) - [Training Programs Connect Workforce to In-Demand Jobs](https://virginiaready.org/news/training-programs-connect-workforce-to-in-demand-jobs/) - [Unemployed? New nonprofit aims to get Virginians back to work](https://virginiaready.org/news/unemployed-new-nonprofit-aims-to-get-virginians-back-to-work/) - [Non-profit retrains out-of-work Virginians to find new jobs](https://virginiaready.org/news/non-profit-retrains-out-of-work-virginians-to-find-new-jobs/) - [Non-profit Helping Laid-Off Workers in Virginia](https://virginiaready.org/news/non-profit-helping-laid-off-workers-in-virginia/) - [Getting back to work: Va. non-profit offers job training, $1K awards to the unemployed](https://virginiaready.org/news/getting-back-to-work-va-non-profit-offers-job-training-1k-awards-to-the-unemployed/) - [State program aims to connect, retrain unemployed for workforce](https://virginiaready.org/news/state-program-aims-to-connect-retrain-unemployed-for-workforce/) - [New Effort to Help Virginia Residents Get Job Training](https://virginiaready.org/news/new-effort-to-help-virginia-residents-get-job-training/) - [Camp Announces Partnership, Grants](https://virginiaready.org/news/camp-announces-partnership-grants/) - [New effort to help Virginia residents get job training](https://virginiaready.org/news/new-effort-to-help-virginia-residents-get-job-training-2/) - [Nonprofit offering $1,000 cash reward for unemployed Virginians who complete job training programs](https://virginiaready.org/news/nonprofit-offering-1000-cash-reward-for-unemployed-virginians-who-complete-job-training-programs-2/) - [Program to reskill unemployed Virginians hit hard by the pandemic expands](https://virginiaready.org/news/program-to-reskill-unemployed-virginians-hit-hard-by-the-pandemic-expands/) - [New employment program aiming to stretch to southwest Virginia](https://virginiaready.org/news/new-employment-program-aiming-to-stretch-to-southwest-virginia-2/) - [Virginia Ready Initiative expands job training program](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-initiative-expands-job-training-program/) - [VA Ready Expands Credential Program to Include Underemployed Virginians](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-expands-credential-program-to-include-underemployed-virginians-2/) - [VA Ready receives community empowerment fund award from Microsoft to help reskill Virginians for in-demand jobs](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-receives-community-empowerment-fund-award-from-microsoft-to-help-reskill-virginians-for-in-demand-jobs-2/) - [New employment program aiming to stretch to southwest Virginia](https://virginiaready.org/news/new-employment-program-aiming-to-stretch-to-southwest-virginia/) - [Nonprofit works with community colleges to help people impacted by COVID-19](https://virginiaready.org/news/nonprofit-works-with-community-colleges-to-help-people-impacted-by-covid-19/) - [VA ready participant believes program is changing his life](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-participant-believes-program-is-changing-his-life/) - [Northam sends $116 million to higher education, as new partnership focuses on work force opportunities](https://virginiaready.org/news/northam-sends-116-million-to-higher-education-as-new-partnership-focuses-on-work-force-opportunities/) - [Virginia Ready expands job training program](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-expands-job-training-program/) - [Non-Profit VA Ready Focused on Rapid Training for In-Demand Jobs](https://virginiaready.org/news/non-profit-va-ready-focused-on-rapid-training-for-in-demand-jobs/) - [Nonprofit helps career training become accessible after COVID job disruption](https://virginiaready.org/news/nonprofit-helps-career-training-become-accessible-after-covid-job-disruption/) - [VA Ready has fast and free retraining for good, open jobs in Virginia](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-has-fast-and-free-retraining-for-good-open-jobs-in-virginia/) - [Local non-profit VA Ready committed to helping Virginians get back to work](https://virginiaready.org/news/local-non-profit-va-ready-committed-to-helping-virginians-get-back-to-work/) - [VA Ready expands program to get more Virginians back to work](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-expands-program-to-get-more-virginians-back-to-work/) - [VA Ready expands to include underemployed Virginians](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-expands-to-include-underemployed-virginians/) - [VA nonprofit offering incentives for people to get new job training](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-nonprofit-offering-incentives-for-people-to-get-new-job-training/) - [Virginia Ready: training unemployed and underemployed workers in high-demand fields](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-training-unemployed-and-underemployed-workers-in-high-demand-fields/) - [New partnership offers new healthcare jobs to Hampton Roads; plus, get paid to get trained](https://virginiaready.org/news/new-partnership-offers-new-healthcare-jobs-to-hampton-roads-plus-get-paid-to-get-trained/) - [This nonprofit is giving unemployed Virginians $1K to find a new career](https://virginiaready.org/news/this-nonprofit-is-giving-unemployed-virginians-1k-to-find-a-new-career/) - [Sentara, Virginia Ready partnering to provide free training for healthcare careers](https://virginiaready.org/news/sentara-virginia-ready-partnering-to-provide-free-training-for-healthcare-careers/) - [CEO Caren Merrick Talks VA Ready](https://virginiaready.org/news/ceo-caren-merrick-talks-va-ready/) - [Bank of America gives $1 million to Northern Virginia Community College for job training initiative](https://virginiaready.org/news/bank-of-america-gives-1-million-to-northern-virginia-community-college-for-job-training-initiative/) - [Nonprofit group is giving unemployed Virginians $1K to find a new career field](https://virginiaready.org/news/nonprofit-group-is-giving-unemployed-virginians-1k-to-find-a-new-career-field/) - [Virginia Ready offers free training to unemployed residents](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-offers-free-training-to-unemployed-residents/) - [Nonprofit Retraining Initiative Reaches 1,300 Enrolled](https://virginiaready.org/news/nonprofit-retraining-initiative-reaches-1300-enrolled/) - [Why CEOs Need To Promote Lifelong Learning In Their Companies](https://virginiaready.org/news/why-ceos-need-to-promote-lifelong-learning-in-their-companies/) - [Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job market](https://virginiaready.org/news/why-the-pandemic-left-long-term-scars-on-global-job-market/) - [FOX 5 On The Hill Report: VA Ready](https://virginiaready.org/news/fox-5-on-the-hill-report-va-ready/) - [EXPLAINER: Did US hiring slow because of a ‘labor shortage’?](https://virginiaready.org/news/explainer-did-us-hiring-slow-because-of-a-labor-shortage/) - [Op-Ed: Business leaders are the key to ending labor shortages for good](https://virginiaready.org/news/op-ed-business-leaders-are-the-key-to-ending-labor-shortages-for-good/) - [Virginia Ready Initiative opens up to all Virginians](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-initiative-opens-up-to-all-virginians/) - [Workers in Richmond and beyond are switching jobs - and fields - for better work-life-balance and remote work](https://virginiaready.org/news/workers-in-richmond-and-beyond-are-switching-jobs-and-fields-for-better-work-life-balance-and-remote-work/) - [A record 44% of small businesses struggled to hire workers in April, and more than a third raised prices, study finds](https://virginiaready.org/news/a-record-44-of-small-businesses-struggled-to-hire-workers-in-april-and-more-than-a-third-raised-prices-study-finds/) - [Richmond's Morning News with John Reid: Caren Merrick (May 13, 2021)](https://virginiaready.org/news/richmonds-morning-news-with-john-reid-caren-merrick-may-13-2021/) - [Startups are on the rise and so are the companies helping them](https://virginiaready.org/news/startups-are-on-the-rise-and-so-are-the-companies-helping-them/) - [New careers, vanishing applicants: Here’s why some employers can’t find workers](https://virginiaready.org/news/new-careers-vanishing-applicants-heres-why-some-employers-cant-find-workers/) - [Virginia Partnership Aims to Recruit, Train Drivers in the State](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-partnership-aims-to-recruit-train-drivers-in-the-state/) - [This new partnership aims to get more drivers behind the wheels of tractor-trailers](https://virginiaready.org/news/this-new-partnership-aims-to-get-more-drivers-behind-the-wheels-of-tractor-trailers/) - [With truck drivers in demand, incentive program for training is expanded in Virginia](https://virginiaready.org/news/with-truck-drivers-in-demand-incentive-program-for-training-is-expanded-in-virginia/) - [‘Driver shortage’ sparks CDL partnership program in Virginia](https://virginiaready.org/news/driver-shortage-sparks-cdl-partnership-program-in-virginia/) - [How Virginia is trying to get more truckers on the road](https://virginiaready.org/news/how-virginia-is-trying-to-get-more-truckers-on-the-road/) - [ABC, VTA help incentivize new driver training in Virginia](https://virginiaready.org/news/abc-vta-help-incentivize-new-driver-training-in-virginia/) - [VA Ready Chair of the Board Loretta Penn Honored as "NACD 2022 Directorship 100 Directors of the Year"](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-chair-of-the-board-loretta-penn-honored-as-nacd-2022-directorship-100-directors-of-the-year/) - [VA Ready Partners With Virginia Trucking Association To Get Drivers On The Road](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-partners-with-virginia-trucking-association-to-get-drivers-on-the-road-2/) - [New initiative launched to recruit more truck drivers in Virginia — and get younger](https://virginiaready.org/news/new-initiative-launched-to-recruit-more-truck-drivers-in-virginia-and-get-younger/) - [Virginia rep. tries tackling supply chain issues through truck driver incentives](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-rep-tries-tackling-supply-chain-issues-through-truck-driver-incentives/) - [Turning on a dime](https://virginiaready.org/news/turning-on-a-dime/) - [Training collaboration helps laid off executive assistant pursue Sentara nursing career](https://virginiaready.org/news/training-collaboration-helps-laid-off-executive-assistant-pursue-sentara-nursing-career/) - [It's my turn' | Chesapeake woman pursues lifelong career goal in her 50s](https://virginiaready.org/news/its-my-turn-chesapeake-woman-pursues-lifelong-career-goal-in-her-50s/) - [Opinion: Virginia companies shouldn't overlook "STARs" when hiring](https://virginiaready.org/news/opinion-virginia-companies-shouldnt-overlook-stars-when-hiring/) - [VA Ready looks to put a dent in the “paper ceiling”](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-looks-to-put-a-dent-in-the-paper-ceiling/) - [Virginia Ready Initiative retrains workers for in-demand jobs](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-initiative-retrains-workers-for-in-demand-jobs/) - [Work it out](https://virginiaready.org/news/work-it-out/) - [Virginia Ready Initiative retrains workers for in-demand jobs](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-initiative-retrains-workers-for-in-demand-jobs-2/) - [Virginia Ready Initiative retrains workers for in-demand jobs](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-initiative-retrains-workers-for-in-demand-jobs-3/) - [2 years into pandemic, learning partnerships crucial to talent search](https://virginiaready.org/news/2-years-into-pandemic-learning-partnerships-crucial-to-talent-search/) - [Hampton Roads employers looking to hire welders, shipbuilders](https://virginiaready.org/news/hampton-roads-employers-looking-to-hire-welders-shipbuilders/) - [New online resources added to Virginia Ready career site](https://virginiaready.org/news/new-online-resources-added-to-virginia-ready-career-site/) - [New Virginia community college program aims to combat ongoing truck driver shortage](https://virginiaready.org/news/new-virginia-community-college-program-aims-to-combat-ongoing-truck-driver-shortage/) - [Pell Grants for workforce training](https://virginiaready.org/news/pell-grants-for-workforce-training/) - [Virginia non-profit VA Ready partners with Fairfax Radiology](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-non-profit-va-ready-partners-with-fairfax-radiology/) - [DC area ranks No. 1 for IT job postings](https://virginiaready.org/news/dc-area-ranks-no-1-for-it-job-postings/) - [VA Ready Scholars Talk About the Program](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-scholars-talk-about-the-program/) - [Nonprofit Helping Unemployed Residents Get Back to Work](https://virginiaready.org/news/nonprofit-helping-unemployed-residents-get-back-to-work/) - [Caren Merrick (CEO) talks Virginia Ready](https://virginiaready.org/news/caren-merrick-ceo-talks-virginia-ready/) - [VA Ready Co-Founder Glenn Youngkin Discusses The Initiative's Mission](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-co-founder-glenn-youngkin-discusses-the-initiatives-mission/) - [Nonprofit Gets ‘VA Ready’ for Changing Job Market](https://virginiaready.org/news/nonprofit-gets-va-ready-for-changing-job-market/) - [Helping people get back to work: $1K incentives for training. Here’s how it works](https://virginiaready.org/news/helping-people-get-back-to-work-1k-incentives-for-training-heres-how-it-works/) - [Nonprofit Helps Virginians Pay for Education, Begin New Careers](https://virginiaready.org/news/nonprofit-helps-virginians-pay-for-education-begin-new-careers/) - [VA Ready expands to include underemployed workers in Virginia](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-expands-to-include-underemployed-workers-in-virginia/) - [Virginia Ready expands job training to underemployed Virginians](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-expands-job-training-to-underemployed-virginians/) - [Virginia nonprofit helping people get back into the workforce](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-nonprofit-helping-people-get-back-into-the-workforce/) - [Virginia nonprofit helping people get back into the workforce](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-nonprofit-helping-people-get-back-into-the-workforce-2/) - [Nonprofit Helps Virginians Get Back to Work](https://virginiaready.org/news/nonprofit-helps-virginians-get-back-to-work/) - [New effort to help Virginia residents get job training](https://virginiaready.org/news/new-effort-to-help-virginia-residents-get-job-training-3/) - [Restart Your Career with VA Ready](https://virginiaready.org/news/restart-your-career-with-va-ready/) - [Need a Job? Initiative Emphasizes Training to Help Virginians Find Work](https://virginiaready.org/news/need-a-job-initiative-emphasizes-training-to-help-virginians-find-work/) - [Carlyle co-CEO launches effort to get unemployed residents in US state back to work](https://virginiaready.org/news/carlyle-co-ceo-launches-effort-to-get-unemployed-residents-in-us-state-back-to-work/) - [VA Ready aims to help out-of-work Virginians get back into a job](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-aims-to-help-out-of-work-virginians-get-back-into-a-job/) - [Virginia Ready launches new job training program with community colleges, bonuses](https://virginiaready.org/news/virginia-ready-launches-new-job-training-program-with-community-colleges-bonuses/) - [VA Ready Initiative launches new unemployment program](https://virginiaready.org/news/va-ready-initiative-launches-new-unemployment-program/) ## Resources - [VA Ready Scholar Interview Strategy Guide](https://virginiaready.org/resources/va-ready-scholar-interview-strategy-guide/) - [VA Ready Scholar Resume Resource Guide](https://virginiaready.org/resources/va-ready-scholar-resume-resource-guide/) - [Free Support Services for Scholars](https://virginiaready.org/resources/free-support-services-for-scholars/) - [Essentials for a Successful Job Search with Lenore Coaching](https://virginiaready.org/resources/essentials-for-a-successful-job-search-with-lenore-coaching/) - [The Winning Interview Strategy with Lenore Coaching](https://virginiaready.org/resources/the-winning-interview-strategy-with-lenore-coaching/) - [7 Components of Effective Professional Communication](https://virginiaready.org/resources/7-components-of-effective-professional-communication/) - [Soft Skills Resource Series: Time Management](https://virginiaready.org/resources/soft-skills-resource-series-time-management/) - [Resume Gaps and Career Changes Workshop with Lenore Coaching](https://virginiaready.org/resources/resume-gaps-and-career-changes-workshop-with-lenore-coaching/) - [Industry Insight: Key Takeaways From Our Talent Task Force Forum](https://virginiaready.org/resources/industry-insight-key-takeaways-from-our-talent-task-force-forum/) - [Getting A Job With No Relevant Experience Workshop With Lenore Coaching](https://virginiaready.org/resources/getting-a-job-with-no-relevant-experience-workshop-with-lenore-coaching/) ## Testimonials - [Genesis Boros](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/genesis-boros/) - [Levar Stoney](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/levar-stoney/) - [Sherman Lea](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/sherman-lea/) - [Sen. Thomas K. Norment Jr.](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/sen-thomas-k-norment-jr/) - [Del. Luke Torian](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/del-luke-torian/) - [Barry DuVal](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/barry-duval/) - [Stephen Moret](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/stephen-moret/) - [Del. Kirk Cox](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/del-kirk-cox/) - [Sen. Stephen Newman](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/sen-stephen-newman/) - [Sen. Janet Howel](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/sen-janet-howel/) - [Kenneth Alexander, Ph.D.](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/kenneth-alexander-ph-d/) - [Ralph Northam](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/ralph-northam/) - [Bruce Caswell](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/bruce-caswell/) - [Hiter Harris](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/hiter-harris/) - [Sonu Singh](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/sonu-singh/) - [Nate Davis](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/nate-davis/) - [Aimee George Leary](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/aimee-george-leary/) - [Michelle O’Hara](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/michelle-ohara/) - [Rich Jeanneret](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/rich-jeanneret/) - [Madison Alvis](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/madison-alvis/) - [Tawaniah Burnham](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/tawaniah-burnham/) - [Anna Williams](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/anna-williams/) - [Donald Harlow](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/donald-harlow/) - [John Hayden](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/john-hayden/) - [Rachael McLelland](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/rachael-mclelland/) - [Rebecca Austin](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/rebecca-austin/) - [Tracey Delagarza](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/tracey-delagarza/) - [Grayson Hopkins](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/grayson-hopkins/) - [Cierra Jordan](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/cierra-jordan/) - [Tom McInerney](https://virginiaready.org/testimonials/tom-mcinerney/) ## Financial and Governance Reports - [Fiscal Year 2024 Audited Financial Statements](https://virginiaready.org/financial-and-govern/fiscal-year-2024-audited-financial-statements/) - [Fiscal Year 2023 Audited Financial Statements](https://virginiaready.org/financial-and-govern/fiscal-year-2023-audited-financial-statements/) - [IRS Form 990S (Short Year Ending 6/30/2020)](https://virginiaready.org/financial-and-govern/report-name-3/) - [Fiscal Year 2021 Audited Financial Statements](https://virginiaready.org/financial-and-govern/report-name-2/) - [Fiscal Year 2022 Audited Financial Statements](https://virginiaready.org/financial-and-govern/fiscal-year-2022-audited-financial-statements/) - [IRS Form 990S (Year ending 6/30/2021)](https://virginiaready.org/financial-and-govern/report-name/) - [IRS Form 990S (Year Ending 06/30/2022)](https://virginiaready.org/financial-and-govern/irs-form-990s-year-ending-06-30-2022/) ## Partners - [Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association](https://virginiaready.org/partners/vhha/) - [The Virginia Community College System (VCCS)](https://virginiaready.org/partners/5/) - [Genworth](https://virginiaready.org/partners/genworth/) - [Sentara](https://virginiaready.org/partners/sentara/) - [Dominion Energy](https://virginiaready.org/partners/dominion-energy/) - [Grow With Google](https://virginiaready.org/partners/grow-with-google/) - [Sentara College of Health Sciences](https://virginiaready.org/partners/6/) - [Maximus](https://virginiaready.org/partners/maximus/) - [Northrop Grumman](https://virginiaready.org/partners/northrop-grumman/) - [ManTech](https://virginiaready.org/partners/mantech/) - [HII](https://virginiaready.org/partners/hii/) - [Bank of America](https://virginiaready.org/partners/bank-of-america/) - [Verisign](https://virginiaready.org/partners/verisign/) - [Carilion Clinic](https://virginiaready.org/partners/carilion-clinic/) ## Team - [Glenn Ballard](https://virginiaready.org/team/glenn-ballard/) - [Natalie Foster](https://virginiaready.org/team/natalie-foster/) - [Carol Jensen](https://virginiaready.org/team/carol-jensen/) - [Taylor Beck](https://virginiaready.org/team/taylor-beck/) - [Jacquee Scott](https://virginiaready.org/team/jacquee-scott/) - [Heather Kelly](https://virginiaready.org/team/heather-kelly/) - [Catherine Morvis](https://virginiaready.org/team/catherine-morvis/) - [Maria P. Tamburri](https://virginiaready.org/team/maria-p-tamburri/) - [Thomas J. McInerney](https://virginiaready.org/team/thomas-j-mcinerney/) - [Becky Sawyer](https://virginiaready.org/team/becky-sawyer/) - [Loretta A. 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