About Us
We bring employers, education, workforce, and community together to align efforts, reduce fragmentation, and support partner-led solutions.
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Our Mission
About the Talent Collaborative
Our mission at the Talent Collaborative is to convene and connect employers, education, workforce, and community to align efforts, reduce fragmentation, and support partner-led solutions that build a stronger regional talent ecosystem so that individuals, employers, and the region can thrive.
Who We Are
Our Core Values
Our History
Explore the milestones, values, and experiences that have shaped who we are today.
Talent Hub Designation
Cincinnati is recognized for advancing regional talent development.
Our core values
How the Work Gets Done
Building a stronger workforce ecosystem takes more than good intentions. It requires the right partners, shared focus, and coordinated action. The Talent Collaborative works by:
Engaging
employers, educators, workforce organizations, and community partners to align efforts and build on each other's work across the tri-state region.
Coordinating
shared action and regional strategy across our four priorities: career navigation, job quality, opportunity and access, and responding to changing economic and workforce conditions
Communicating
what's working nationally and aligning locally to strengthen the capacity of partners in our region
Connecting
partners who can close gaps in the workforce development continuum, amplifying the reach and impact of partner-led solutions
Supporting
the regional workforce system through a connected regional network.
Our Priorities
Aligned Priorities. Stronger Region.
Explore our 2026 priorities and the collaborative approach we’re taking to create meaningful impact across the Greater Cincinnati region.
Priority 1
Career Navigation
Increase awareness of regional workforce resources and partnerships while emphasizing career navigation that goes beyond tactical steps.
Priority 2
Job Quality
Empower employers to implement for their current and future workforce to the benefit of their business and the local economy as a whole.
Priority 3
Opportunity & Access
Support initiatives serving priority populations, including individuals in recovery, dislocated workers, people with disabilities, youth and young adults, and returning citizens.
Priority 4
Responding to Changing Economic & Workforce Conditions
Facilitate dialogue and support initiatives that respond to changing workforce and economic conditions.
Our Team
Audrey Treasure
Executive Committee
Robbin Hoopes
Executive Committee
Melissa Hall
Executive Committee
Jason Ashbrook
Executive Committee
Becky Ehling
Committee Member
Correy Eimer
Committee Member
Trina Jackson
Committee Member
Kurt Kegerreis
Committee Member
Tiffany Thomas
Committee Member
Teri VonHandorf
Committee Member
Candace Wang
Committee Member
Nicci Weber
Committee Member
Ebony Young
Committee Member
Monika Royal-Fischer
Director
Get Involved
Become a partner or sponsor to help advance collaborative workforce solutions that strengthen Greater Cincinnati’s talent ecosystem and create lasting regional impact.
