Rachel Harmon, Rhodes Scholar, Hired To Develop Talent In Birmingham

By Erica WrightThe Birmingham Times

Never before has Birmingham had one person focus solely on talent and workforce development for its residents. That all changed when Deputy Director of Talent Development Rachel Harmon assumed her new role with the city on Aug. 6.

“Talent development is not just about equipping people with a certain set of skills. It can include things like entrepreneurship. I also think it’s a recognition of the fact that the people of Birmingham have a lot to offer the economy in terms of their talent,” said Harmon, who will work in the city’s Office of Innovation and Economic Opportunity.

“This the first time there has been a person dedicated solely to thinking about talent and workforce development for Birmingham’s citizens,” she said. “That is a charge I take seriously and I plan to work on in a really collaborative way. We want to build a comprehensive talent development strategy that all of our stakeholders can get behind. That’s really our goal.”Over the next few weeks, Harmon will get a sense of the work being done in Birmingham — the innovation, the educational opportunities, anything being done to make the Magic City better. She plans to meet with Innovate Birmingham; officials of Lawson State and Jefferson State community colleges; and the Central Six Development Council, also known as Central Six AlabamaWorks, which deals with workforce development.

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