Area Students Address Workforce Development Association

ALBANY/SCHOHARIE/SARATOGA – Four students enrolled in Capital Region BOCES shared with workforce development experts on March 11 their experiences and professional growth that they have gained through their career and technical education.

Seniors Samantha Herzog, Broden Higgens, Jeffrey Mulhern and Christina Mills will speak about their education, future career choices and how a BOCES education gave them an advantage for their professional future during the gathering of the New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals. The NYATEP 2025 Youth Practioner’ s conference is taking place in Saratoga.

Herzog attends the Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation program Schoharie and works for Lancaster Development Inc./Tri City Products through the BOCES work-based learning program. She credits BOCES with teaching her how to operate “just about anything.”

Higgens attends the Electrical Trades program from Guilderland and has parlayed his educational experiences and opportunities into a job at Aaron's Electric Inc. in Middleburgh. He plans to attend HVCC for the Lineman program.

Mills attends the Automotive Collision Technology program Scotia-Glenville and works in the family business, C & B Customs in Scotia. She said attending BOCES is helping her to prepare to one day take over the shop.

Mulhern attends the Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation program from Duanesburg. He credits the program with building the skills he uses to work in the family business—Mulhern’s Landscaping Design and Construction and attending SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Capital Region BOCES Managing Program Coordinator-Business & Community Partnerships Nancy Liddle said the presentation offers an excellent experience for students.

“This is a great opportunity for our students to showcase their skills, network with workforce development experts and highlight the important role BOCES plays in further developing their academics, workplace and personal skills as they prepare for building the state workforce,”  Liddle said.

The NYATEP 2025 Youth Practioner’ s conference takes place March 10-12 at the Holiday Inn on Broadway in Saratoga Springs.