PTC welcomes Diana White to lead Advanced Manufacturing Education grant efforts

Pine Technical College welcomes Diana B. White, M.S.W., to the Office of Strategic Initiatives. White will serve as PTC’s Advanced Manufacturing Education (AME) Grant Manager, implementing and managing the college’s newly-acquired U. S. Department of Labor grant, focused on filling needs and opportunities within the advanced manufacturing sector in East Central Minnesota and beyond.

“We are so pleased to have Diana; she will drive our AME activities going forward as we continue to grow and expand,” says Stefanie Schroeder, Dean of Workforce and Economic Development. “Her experience and background in public policy, public budgeting, and altogether researching, writing, and acquiring grants, on top of her experience working with students and institutions of higher education, will support our commitment in serving our current and prospective manufacturing students, as well as the larger college community related to our manufacturing sector,” Schroeder adds.

White brings more than twenty years of administrative experience developing and managing programs for federal, state, and county governments, as well as nonprofit social service and workforce development organizations. Specifically, White’s professional background includes substantial experience in researching, writing and managing grants; most recently, in 2012, White managed a U. S. Department of Labor Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) grant which focused on training incumbent workers for the wood products manufacturing industry, and, White implemented programming related to a College Ready grant, focusing on preparing historically underserved students for success in college.

White holds a bachelor of science (B.S.) in education/communicative disorders, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, a master of social work (M.S.W.) from Eastern Washington University, Cheney, and White has completed coursework toward a Ph.D. in public administration and policy from Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. In addition, White is an entrepreneur and owned her own small business for more than six years as a silversmith; today, White enjoys attending art festivals where she sells her own original works.

PHOTO at top: Diana B. White, PTC Advanced Manufacturing Education Grant Manager.