Sessions of 2026 Connection Conference: Liz Peters
Peters, Liz
Director of Automation and Manufacturing Technology
Yavapai College
Liz Peters is the Director of Automation and Manufacturing Technology for Yavapai College's Career and Technical Education division. Liz has been with Yavapai College for over a decade and prior to her current role, taught classes in electronics, automation, robotics, manufacturing, and engineering.
Sessions:
[5534] Transforming Corporate Agreements into Workforce Partnerships
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Loews Ventana Canyon
- Community College
- Engineering, Manufacturing
This session will outline the history of and current state of the partnership between Yavapai College and Freeport-McMoRan, the creation of cohort-based apprenticeship and internship models, and how to satisfy industry requests within academic systems. Other topics will include the challenges and lessons learned (listening to your advisory boards, dealing with corporate liaison changes.) Throughout, the key theme is how to forge relationships and foster belonging in order to successfully guide students through an apprentice or internship program from day one all the way through to graduation.
