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Elizabeth Bernhard

Elizabeth Bernhard

Elizabeth Bernhard is the Executive Director of the Manufacturing Growth Alliance, serving Michigan’s small-to-midsized manufacturers. With a life-long passion for partnership engagement and service to others, Elizabeth has a wealth of experience in the non-profit and for-profit sectors ranging from higher education to business development and executive coaching. Elizabeth is a strategic and visionary leader with extensive experience supporting the workforce needs of Michigan’s most in-demand industries, including manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and construction.

In a prior role at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Elizabeth worked with the Advanced Manufacturing Career Consortium to create career academies to serve their entry-level talent needs; programs ranged from Computer Numerical Control to Production Technician and Warehouse Management and Inventory Control. She has successfully integrated her passions into her career, working with youth, veterans and justice-involved individuals from around the state to establish a pathway for their career success. 

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