Cambridge College Springfield

Breezing through her packed workdays, Dean Vicki Bozzuto could make running GCC's GREAT Center appear effortless. While Bozzuto seems to have mastered the art of making challenging tasks look easy, a typical day was rarely predictable. With courses running throughout the calendar year, rather than on a semester basis along with summer and winter intersessions, busy periods in the GREAT Center fall on any given day. Walk-in visitors and callers receive information, advising and sign up for programs in everything from healthcare to business. The GREAT Center also encompasses English and Math Boot Camps, the Step Forward program, Today's Youth, Tomorrow's Careers (TYTC), and the SNAP program. Building a close-knit team within the GREAT Center, she streamlined operations, strengthened and expanded program offerings, and increased GCC's visibility in the community through partnerships with Workforce Alliance, New Haven Works, the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, businesses, and regional municipalities. She identified and prioritized emerging employment needs and trends to effectively align Gateway's curriculum and programs to regional workforce skills....