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Charissa Eggleston, Helping Our Youth Connect With Meaningful Work

December 11, 2023

Who helped you figure out your career path? Was it a counselor, a mentor, or a parent? Or maybe failure pointed you in the right direction.

Our guest this week on BEATS WORKING is Charissa Eggleston—Facilitator of Innovative Programs and Community Partnerships at Federal Way Public Schools. It’s her job to help kids navigate their way into the world of work.

Eggleston’s greatest love is creating partnerships with people, companies, and programs that open the doors to amazing work opportunities for youth. Some of her students step into rewarding careers right out of high school. Others continue their education in college.

“What makes these programs work,” says BEATS WORKING host Mark Wright, “is Federal Way Public Schools connect students to people who look like them in the working world, and that shows them what careers are possible.”

We think you’ll also be inspired by Eggleston’s career journey that took her from a small town in Oregon to redeeming work in one of the nation’s largest and most diverse school districts.

Resources from the episode: 

  1. Connect with Charissa on ⁠LinkedIn⁠.

  2. Learn more about the pre-apprenticeship program at Federal Way Public Schools ⁠here⁠. 

  3. Follow Federal Way Public Schools on ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, and ⁠Twitter⁠. 

  4. Interested in learning more about or volunteering for one of the Federal Way Public Schools programs? ⁠Take this survey⁠. 

⁠FWPS Department of Innovation and Community Partnership Interest Survey:

Link: Survey

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