Lane Workforce Partnership Hires Community Engagement Director
Lane Workforce Partnership is proud to announce and welcome Jesse Quinn as the community engagement director for Lane Workforce Partnership. Mr. Quinn will play an essential role in helping develop, establish, and sustain workforce partnerships that will support business growth and career development and enhance the work of creating an accessible and effective public workforce system. Lane Workforce Partnership’s mission is to connect individuals and employers by partnering with a network of local stakeholders through collaboration, innovation, and strategic investments that empower the workforce to meet the current and future needs of key industry sectors in the Lane County area.
Jesse is joining Lane Workforce Partnership with over ten years of leadership experience in nonprofit management and higher education. He brings a long history of purpose-driven work to his role at Lane Workforce Partnership.
Most recently, he served as director of annual giving at United Way of Lane County, a position which led the United Way’s year-round employee workplace fundraising efforts with over 216 local business leaders. His other leadership roles have included serving as development manager of HIV Alliance and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion at University of Oregon.
As director of community engagement for Lane Workforce Partnership, Jesse intends to leverage his previous experience to strengthen relationships with workforce partners, increase awareness of services, and promote collaboration across community initiatives.
Jesse graduated from the University of Oregon’s school of Planning, Public Policy and Management with a masters in nonprofit management. He is a local, having grown up in Pleasant Hill, Oregon.
