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City of Central Chamber of Commerce C4 Report – June Membership Luncheon

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    The City of Central Chamber of Commerce will hold its June Membership Luncheon on Wednesday June 12, 12 noon at Kristenwood.  Doors open at 11:30am for networking.  Our Special Guest will be Dr. Bruce Waguespack from BRCC.Rouge Region.  Come on out and hear about great programs they have to offer to the business community.
    Bruce is responsible for establishing Baton Rouge Commumity College, Economic Development and Workforce Solutions as the premier provider of workforce solutions and lifelong learning in the Greater Baton Rouge Region.  He provides leadership, direction, and operational oversight to Corporate Workforce Solutions, and Industry Workforce Initiatives.
    Bruce earned his MS in Adult & Extension Education from LSU in 1988 and his PhD from LSU in Human Resource Education and Development in 1994.  His studies focused on adult education, training, organizational development, leadership and team culture in business and industry. 
    Bruce served an Assistant Professor of Learning and Performance at The University of Southern Mississippi where he designed and developed executive format graduate courses for in-person and on-line delivery. He is an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University.  
    Bruce’s industry experience includes developing programs and working with Ascend Performance Materials, Imperial Sugar Company, ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT), the Alabama Technology Network (ATN), and the Georgia Gulf Corporation. Bruce also has worked for the LA Cooperative Extension Service, LSU Career Services and as a vocational consultant for The Casey Family Programs. For fun, he is a Natural Horsemanship Horse Trainer/Student and enjoys spending time with his wife, Kim and son, Cody.