PRESS RELEASE
BENTON, Ark. – Today, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that she will appoint Mike Rogers to serve as Chief Workforce Officer.Â
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“I’m pleased to announce that Mike Rogers will be Arkansas’ first-ever Chief Workforce Officer, overseeing the Workforce Cabinet and its initiatives,” Sanders said. “It’s time for our state to build a strong pipeline of skilled, qualified workers. Mike’s expertise will be crucial to getting that done. He has been on the ground floor of companies across our state, training young workers and developing technical education programs, making him the clear choice to lead our whole-of-government approach to this issue. I look forward to working together as we roll out a host of new programs to unleash a new era of growth and prosperity in our state.”
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Mike Rogers Bio:Â
Mike Rogers is the Senior Director of Maintenance and Refrigeration for Tyson Foods, Inc. His team travels across the country to conduct trainings on industrial maintenance, refrigeration, and reliability engineering, and is also responsible for starting technical programs close to Tyson Foods facilities. Rogers has taught agriculture and industrial maintenance at Siloam Springs High School for 20 years and was the Energy Manager for the Siloam Springs School District for 16 years. He received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from University of Arkansas and later completed his Master’s in Education. During his 20-year career at Frez-N-Stor, he took refrigeration classes through the Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association, received a universal HVAC/R license andboiler operator’s certification. Rogers holds six additional teaching licenses with the Arkansas Department of Education for secondary and post-secondary education. He is an NCCER Master Trainer and holds three journeyman level certificates in HVAC, welding, and industrial maintenance. Rogers was runner up for 2016 Arkansas Teacher of the Year and currently is a member of the Arkansas Workforce Education Council.