Southwest Michigan workforce leader receives statewide leadership award from Michigan Works! Association

Lansing, Mich. (Sep. 29, 2023) – Michigan Works! Southwest Executive Director Jakki Bungart-Bibb last week was honored with the Christine Quinn Excellence in Leadership Award by the Michigan Works! Association.  

“Jakki embodies the spirit and collaboration required for effective partnership, following along the path of many successful workforce development leaders, like Christine Quinn who this award is named after,” said Michigan Works! Association CEO Ryan Hundt. “She goes above and beyond for our workforce network, and we are extremely proud to honor her with this award.”  

In her role as executive director of Michigan Works! Southwest, Jakki leads and oversees workforce development programs and services across four counties. Using her over 25 years of workforce development experience, she has continued to scale the success of her organization and the Michigan Works! system as a whole. Her tenure has included the growth of the successful Neighborhood Employment Hubs that have provided employment and training support for job seekers in Battle Creek.  During the first award cycle of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation-funded program, the Hubs served over 1,400 community members. 

The award was presented at the association’s annual conference in Detroit.

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Established in 1987, the Michigan Works! Association fosters high-quality employment and training programs serving employers and workers by providing support activities and a forum for information exchange for Michigan's talent development system. For more information, visit http://www.michiganworks.org, or call (517) 371-1100.