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03/17/2022
LeadingAge Ohio welcomes Workforce Director Randi Hamill
This week, LeadingAge Ohio welcomed Randi Hamill as Workforce Director. Randi joins LeadingAge Ohio on a part-time basis until April, when she will graduate with her Masters in Social Work from The Ohio State University and begin full-time work for LeadingAge Ohio. She comes to LeadingAge Ohio having worked several years in adult protective services in North Carolina, where she supported clients across the continuum including in facility settings. Here in Ohio she’s worked with the Age Friendly Innovation Center at the Ohio State University, supporting the development and evaluation of their Age Friendly Scholars program.
Randi will focus on developing and implementing programs that help LeadingAge Ohio members address the breadth of their workforce needs. She will work across the membership to aid in creating pathways to employment for in-demand jobs and in developing policies/practices to enhance recruitment/retention efforts into the aging services sector. Additionally, Randi will work alongside the advocacy team in advancing policy that supports workforce efforts in aging services.
“I am so excited to join the LeadingAge Ohio team in helping create momentum around our surmounting workforce needs and support LeadingAge members to create sustainable pathways and enthusiasm in the aging services field.” said Randi.
Susan Wallace, President and CEO of LeadingAge Ohio said:
“We are pleased to have someone of Randi’s caliber lend her talents to the critical needs of our sector. We know that we can no longer take a ‘business as usual’ approach to addressing our workforce needs, and look forward to the fresh, creative thinking Randi will bring to addressing these challenges.”