Gary Job Corps Foundation Instructor Receives Doctoral Degree, Security Cadet Saves Driving Instructor
Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 to 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training.
The Job Corps program is authorized by Title I-C of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (supersedes WIA 1998). For more information about the Job Corps program at a national level, please visit their Official Public Web Site.
GJCC Instructor Receives His Doctoral Degree
Dr. JaVaski “JD” McDonald, one of the Foundation Instructor at the Gary Job Corps Center, just received his doctoral degree from Concordia University in Educational Leadership.
JD is from Austin, TX and besides being an educator for over 10 years he is a U.S. Army veteran. JD has always had a desire for helping and serving his community.
He aspires to help students achieve their goals academically and in life. JD earned his Bachelor’s degree from Huston-Tilloston University in Business and then went on to get his Master’s degree from West Texas A&M University in Instructional Design & Technology. Congratulations Dr. McDonald!
Gary Hero
Gary Job Corps Center has a hero learning to drive. Driver’s Education Instructor Octavio Reyna said he had been eating trail mix and at one point he started to cough. He pulled over the Driver’s Education car when he realized something was seriously wrong. Mr. Reyna started to choke and couldn’t breathe.
Security cadet Emanuel Jaramillo, who is learning to drive, moved into action following his training and administered the Heimlich maneuver. Mr. Reyna said Emanuel was able to help dislodge the obstacle and save his life!
Mr. Reyna said he is thankful to be alive and it is all due to his student Emanuel’s quick actions. Emanuel said, “he just did what he had to do and followed his training.” Emanuel is training to become a security officer. The Gary Job Corps Center is really proud to have a hero that will be able to share and utilize his training to help others out in the workforce.
