Special to the
Opelika Observer

Central AlabamaWorks! is pleased to welcome Gindi Prutzman as its new executive director.
She will be working with staff and board members to bring practical workforce and industry education and solutions to Central Alabama.
Prutzman has more than 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. She most recently served as the president of the Dothan Education Foundation.
“I am so thankful for the opportunity to impact the workforce of Alabama,” Prutzman said. “The vision of AlabamaWorks! is to be proactive in educating our workforce, and I am extremely passionate about that work, specifically for our region of central Alabama.”
Central AlabamaWorks! is a nonprofit organization established to work throughout the following 13 counties: Autauga, Bullock, Chambers, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Perry, Russell and Tallapoosa. They work alongside Gov. Ivey’s statewide AlabamaWorks! Success Plus initiative to facilitate a system that provides business and industry with job seekers who have received the education and training that aligns with their needs.
For more information, visit www.centralalabamaworks.com/about/ or contact Laura Blankley.