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title: "Celebrating Excellence: CoachU Graduates 17 New Career Coaches in Northeast Ohio"
description: The CoachU Class of 2024 graduated yesterday. The program sets a standard of excellence for career coaching in Northeast Ohio and builds a stronger community of practice among coaches from organizations who help clients enter the workforce.
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# [Celebrating Excellence: CoachU Graduates 17 New Career Coaches in Northeast Ohio](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/blog/celebrating-excellence-coachu-graduates-18-new-career-coaches-in-northeast-ohio)

 Written by [MAGNET](https://www.manufacturingsuccess.org/blog/author/magnet) | May 23, 2024 at 2:26 PM

CoachU graduated the latest cohort of 17 coaches yesterday, joining the 75 others who have previously completed the workforce development program for career coaches who help people plan careers and find jobs. The graduates completed the 5-month program, which includes 62 hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of structured practice to help remove barriers to work and identify local resources, and the tools and techniques that career coaches need to help their clients thrive as they enter the workforce.

The program sets a standard of excellence for career coaching in Northeast Ohio and builds a stronger community of practice among coaches from organizations who help clients enter the workforce. CoachU was designed and built through a collaboration of seven local workforce development organizations. Contact [Bryan Wortmann](mailto:bwortmann@manufacturingsuccess.org) for more information.

Congratulations to the dedicated 2024 graduates:

Leslie Scruggs, Youth Opportunities Unlimited  
D'Zire Wilson, Youth Opportunities Unlimited  
Chanel Christian, Youth Opportunities Unlimited  
Kim Rush, Youth Opportunities Unlimited  
Patti O'Keefe, Youth Opportunities Unlimited  
Maria Lozada, Youth Opportunities Unlimited  
Alexia Ambroz, Youth Opportunities Unlimited  
Al Wilson, Cuyahoga County Public Library  
Angel Santiago Ortiz, El Barrio  
Stephanie Herriot, Towards Employment  
Stephanie Stevens, Family Promise  
Grace Givens, United Labor Agency  
Shalini Banerjee, United Labor Agency  
Brianna Felton, United Labor Agency  
Shawn Campbell, College Now  
Sherri Parks, College Now / Tri C Say Yes Scholars  
Cornasia Sanford, College Now / Tri C Say Yes Scholars

#workforcedevelopment #coachu #buildingleaders #makeitbetterohio

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