SkillsUSA Helps Improve Quality of Nation's Future Workforce
LEESBURG, Va., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maureen Tholen, Vice President of Sustainability for 3M's Safety & Industrial Business Group, was elected to serve as president of the SkillsUSA Board of Directors at the board's June 21 meeting during the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta.
"It is my honor to serve as president of the SkillsUSA board of directors," Tholen said. "I am looking forward to working with the board and staff to help SkillsUSA continue to champion the future of skilled trades workers."
At 3M, Tholen focuses on sustainability to create business growth for the company and its customers. Her career at 3M began as a technical service engineer, work that fostered her passion and connection to the customer. 3M's diversity provided opportunity for roles in marketing, business development, sales management, six sigma, strategic planning, commercialization leadership and general management. She is leading the "Science for Climate" sustainability pillar for 3M at the enterprise level; serves in an advisory role for 3M Women's Leadership Forum supporting leadership development; and is the Inclusion Champion for Safety & Industrial Business Group. She also serves on the CEO Inclusion Council, leading efforts for inclusion of all employees. Tholen is a member of The Raptor Center Advisory Board at the University of Minnesota and the point person working with WorldSkills and NC3 (National Coalition of Certification Centers) programs for 3M. She is also a member of the Sustainability Growth Coalition and past president of the University of Illinois Mom's Association. She holds a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and earned an MBA from the University of Minnesota.
"SkillsUSA is honored to have Maureen serve as president of our board of directors," said SkillsUSA Executive Director Chelle Travis. "Maureen and 3M have taken business and education partnerships from local to global levels, and her work has made such a positive difference for SkillsUSA's mission over many years."
About SkillsUSA
Founded in 1965, SkillsUSA is a nonprofit partnership of students, teachers and industry that empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens. The SkillsUSA Framework of Personal, Workplace and Technical Skills Grounded in Academics inspires work and life success for students while helping industry close the skills gap currently leaving millions of skilled trade jobs unfilled. Through SkillsUSA's career competitions program and curricula, employers ensure schools are teaching relevant technical skills, and with SkillsUSA's credentialing process, they can assess the career-readiness of their future employees. SkillsUSA's membership of more than 330,000 students and instructors encompasses middle schools, high schools and college/postsecondary institutions in every state and three U.S. territories. SkillsUSA programming covers 130 trade, technical and skilled service occupations and is recognized by the U.S. departments of Education and Labor as integral to career and technical education. For more information: http://www.skillsusa.org.
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