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Posey: Cincinnati State Is All About Workforce Development

Cincinnati State President Monica Posey.
Tana Weingartner
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WVXU
Cincinnati State President Monica Posey.
Cincinnati State President Monica Posey.
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Cincinnati State President Monica Posey.

Cincinnati State's newly chosen 6th president made her first public comments Friday. Monica Posey says her goal is to take the college to the next level.

"It's all about workforce development," she says. "It's about the fact that we are the best institution to meet employers' needs, to provide the talent to make sure we have a skilled workforce."

Posey adds that it's important to connect and collaborate in new ways with government, community organizations, and businesses to make sure students have jobs lined up when they graduate.

The Cincinnati State Board of Trustees voted unanimously to confirm Posey Monday. She is the first hired from within the school since 1994, according to a statement.

Posey is Cincinnati State's first African-American, female president.

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Tana Weingartner earned a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Cincinnati and a master's degree in mass communication from Miami University. Most recently, she served as news and public affairs producer with WMUB-FM. Ms. Weingartner has earned numerous awards for her reporting, including several Best Reporter awards from the Associated Press and the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, and a regional Murrow Award. She served on the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Board of Directors from 2007 - 2009.