Developing Delaware's Workforce, from Mechanics to Cybersecurity

Issue 5.32

August 9, 2019

Message from the President

We have hit the mid-point in Summer 2019! By now, many DSCC members have taken to the road and vacationed at the beach or elsewhere in the First State or Mid-Atlantic. For me, early August now means getting ready to take one of my college-aged kids back to school.

DSCC at the MillSummit

The State Chamber is a founding organization of the MillSummit planning committee and was pleased to support the event for the third year in 2019. Kelly Basile and Denée Crumrine represented the Chamber at the event on August 6. Denée was also a co-chair of the nonprofit subcommitte. Congrats to Chamber member Spur Impact, the organization behind the event, on a great year, and kudos to all the companies and individuals that made the event a success!

Denée was on WDEL talking about life as a millennial.

Kelly participated in a breakout session where attendees helped nonprofit leaders tackle current challenges.

Leadership Delaware fellows were in full force at the event.

Denée moderated a Q&A with nonprofit keynote Twinkle Borge of a houseless community in Hawai'i. Photo from Technical.ly Delaware, Holly Quinn

#MILLSUMMIT in the News:

Wilmington: 'A mecca for millennials' as summit sees major growth, WDEL
'Millennial Summit' aims to train next generation of leaders, ABC6
Young Millennial Professionals Host Summit in Wilmington, NBC Philadelphia
Highlights from #MILLSUMMIT’s leadership-focused first day, Technical.ly Delaware

Delaware Tech Opens Middletown Facility

When workforce and college administrators at Delaware Technical Community College were approached by members of industry about a dire need for heavy equipment operators and diesel mechanics, they put their heads together to find a way to provide this training for the state of Delaware.

New Neumann University Programs to combat Hacking

Target, eBay, Equifax, Sony, Yahoo, Marriott. These are just a few of the giant corporations that have been hacked in the past several years. Technological trends -- such as bring your own device (BYOD), the internet of things (IoT) and the increase in cloud-based computing -- have

increased the need for protection against cyber threats, but the lack of cybersecurity professionals who understand and can mitigate these threats is an ongoing privacy concern.