Awareness
Help students see local college and career opportunities.
About Pickaway Works
Connecting school
to what comes next.
Pickaway WORKS brings education, business, and community together to create relevant career pathways and help students build successful futures.
Alignment
Build stronger relationships between educators and employers.
Relevance
Connect classroom learning with the real world of work.
Our Mission
To collaborate with education, business and community to build partnerships that create relevant career pathways for students and link them with resources and opportunities to succeed.
Our Vision
To inspire and improve Pickaway County students’ college and career readiness, improving their quality of life and ultimately the economic stability of the area.
How Pickaway WORKS works
Schools
Bring students and educators together.
Pickaway WORKS
Connects people, programs, and opportunities.
Employers + Community
Open workplaces, share expertise, and create experiences.
Students gain awareness, experience, preparation, and connections that help them build successful futures.
How we got here
2007
Pickaway HELPS beginsSupporting college access and readiness.
2017
Workforce ConnectionsEducators and employers come together through community planning.
2018
Pickaway WORKS beginsCareer-connected programs are implemented.
WORKS + HELPS unite
One shared effortThe programs merge under one college-and-career-readiness system.
Today
Building opportunities togetherSchools, employers, organizations, and county partners continue the work.
Meet the people behind the work
Contact the team
Chuck Reisinger
Director
Brooke Summers
Logan Elm College and Career AdvisorShannon Bumgarner
Teays Valley College and Career AdvisorGuided by the community
Pickaway WORKS is overseen by a dedicated advisory board of business, education, and community leaders who help guide our strategy and impact.
Chuck ReisingerPickaway WORKS
Amy ColburnLogan Elm School District
Beth KeplarTeays Valley School District
Christine BoucherColumbus Chamber of Commerce
Connie StrebeCircleville City School District
Jay WippelPickaway County Commissioner
Jeremy DavitzProduction Plus
Jonathan DavisPickaway Ross CTC
Michael LintonAccurate Heating & Cooling
Sally GaleckiOhioHealth Berger
Stacey SarkMid Ohio Water Management
Stacie RobertsonKenworth Truck Company
Tom KitchenPickaway County ESC
Built with Pickaway County
Thank you to our business, education, and community partners for investing in the future of our students.
Pickaway CountyTeays Valley Local SchoolsLogan Elm Local SchoolsCircleville City SchoolsPickaway-Ross CTCOhioHealth BergerKenworth Truck Company
Made possible through local investment.
Supported by Pickaway County school districts, the Pickaway County Board of Commissioners, Pickaway County Community Foundation grant funding, and other generous community partners.
Help build what comes next.
Pickaway WORKS works because educators, employers, families, and community partners take part.