Chattanooga State Partners With EPB’s On Ramp Program Monday, December 14, 2020 - by Betty Proctor, Chattanooga State It’s been more than one year since EPB’s David Wade and Chattanooga State’s Bo Drake sat down to discuss the development of talent pools within our community. That discussion led to a Chattanooga State/EPB partnership designed to help identify individuals that would be a good fit for EPB’s inaugural nine-month program – Opportunity On Ramp.
According to Adam Collins, EPB’s talent and development lead, the traditional path has brought great talent into EPB, but he noted that there are other determined, hard-working individuals who have not had the chance to earn the prerequisite skills to join a company like EPB.
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Stephen “Steve” Cecil Walkley, 74, a resident of Orange Beach, AL and formerly of Montgomery, AL, passed away on November 28, 2020, at UAB Hospital after a brief but hard-fought battle with COVID-19. Steve was born on September 10, 1946, in Birmingham, AL to Edwin Cecil Walkley and Ruth Marjorie Kelley Walkley and raised in Pell City, AL. He graduated from Jacksonville State University, the University of Alabama, and Jones School of Law. He was a member of the Alabama State Bar for almost 40 years. Steve proudly served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves, where he earned the rank of Colonel. Steve retired in 2019 after working as a State of Alabama employee for more than 35 years. He served as the Division Director of the Workforce Development Division of the Department of Commerce and as a member of the Retirement Systems of Alabama ERS Board of Control. He was also involved in numerous other professional and community organizations