About Our Organization
Workforce Evolved is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that aims to expand high skill, high wage opportunities to diverse populations based on a lack of access to educational opportunities, interconnectivity to the internet, and economic/socioeconomic barriers. Through Apprenticeships, and the Apprenticeship Management Institute, Workforce Evolved will enable industries to adopt best practices that enable an organization to embed apprenticeship as a culture – creating career pathways for the next generation workforce.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build bridges to the middle class for underserved and underrepresented communities through strategic skills training that enables organizations to embed apprenticeship as a culture. We champion equitable access to high-wage, high-demand careers by offering scholarships, wrap-around services, apprenticeship organizational training and a seamless transition into apprenticeships. We are steadfast in empowering women, minorities, veterans, socioeconomic impacted individuals, individuals with no internet connectivity and youth, with the tools and pathways necessary for flourishing in diverse industries. Join the community to give education to our next generation.
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Meet Our Leadership
Ruth Tirado | Executive Director – Staff
Ruth Tirado, Executive Director of Workforce Evolved, a seasoned expert with over 25 years of dedicated service in the Florida Department of Education, is renowned for her profound impact on apprenticeship programs within the construction industry. Ruth leverages her expertise to further enhance educational standards and curriculum development across pivotal trades such as electrical, lineman, telecommunications, and civil engineering. Certified as an NCCER Master Trainer and holding an OSHA 10-Hour certification, she previously served as the Vice President of Education at ABC Institute, where she orchestrated the growth and evolution of apprenticeship initiatives. Her strategic vision and commitment have been instrumental in cultivating thousands of skilled professionals, significantly contributing to the workforce development in the construction sector.
Clara McCalla | Staff Secretary
For eighteen years, she was a Senior Corporate Trainer for Cablevision Systems in New York. She was instrumental in transforming sales teams into strategic, high- performance teams despite challenging economic times. Her leadership, training style, and professional knowledge has given her a well-deserved reputation in a multitude of work- shops and training seminars that she has facilitated that stretches beyond the transfer of information. Her workshops offer a dynamic and highly interactive experience for the participants.
Joimil Valdez | Staff President, Training & Development, Jalex Global, LLC.
An Executive with several years of experience in Human Resource Management and the last 12 of those in senior Training. Has managed multi-state/multi-site operations and is experienced in leading HR functions within a food service, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, logistics, real estate development, automotive, transportation & distribution and entertainment industries.
Board of Directors
President of the Board
Cesar Ruiz, President of the Board – Cesar Ruiz is the Chief Executive Officer of Learning Alliance. With more than 20 years of experience managing educational grants, initiatives, and workforce development, he oversees the mission and vision of Learning Alliance, and dedicates himself to building a stronger work force development initiative for trades in competency based learning programs that enable the next generation workforce. He has partnered with businesses, universities and colleges to bring structured training to veterans, minorities and civilians to ready them for high skill, high wage job opportunities. During his 20+ years of experience building training initiatives to help support employer backed programs, he has mastered the art of exchanging ideas and shaping futures of those who walk through the doors of LAC.
Vice Secretary
Fredrick Arnold, CTO, AAS, CPAM – Certified Professional Apprenticeship Manager. Mr. Arnold’s experience, backed by a robust career in operational and strategic leadership, currently serves as the Executive Director at Learning Alliance Corporation’s educational sector since January 2022, and LAC’s Chief Technology Officer within the continued education and business sector. With a total of 6 years of longevity at LAC, Fredrick has significantly enhanced internal and external communication strategies, emphasizing the cultivation of corporate culture systems in the telecommunications education and apprenticeship space. His leadership has been pivotal in managing and innovating educational programs, optimizing apprenticeships, and spearheading technology innovations. Previously, Fredrick demonstrated his expertise as Director of Operations and earlier, as a Director of Marketing and IT, where he integrated advanced digital solutions and marketing management to drive brand awareness and operational efficiency. His background also includes hands-on technical experience in multimedia, web development, networking, application development, machine learning, AI and strategic use of digital tools to foster corporate communications and marketing objectives.