For further information about the BEST Initiative, please contact: clea@commcorp.org

For further information about and evaluations of ECCLI and other career ladder programs operated by Commonwealth Corporation, please visit: www.commcorp.org

For further information about new program development initiatives at Commonwealth Corporation, please contact: mlesser@commcorp.org

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Cathryn Lea, BA, is currently the Project Director for the BEST Initiative, which is being administered by Commonwealth Corporation.

Mishy Lesser, Ed.D., was founding project director for the BEST Initiative and is Commonwealth Corporation’s Vice President for Program and Resource Development.

Johan Uvin, MA, TESOL and Ed.M., is Director of Commonwealth Corporation’s Research and Evaluation Department.

Skilled workforce investment professionals from Commonwealth Corporation are available on a consultant basis to assist organizations and agencies in the development of special programs, like the BEST Initiative, for incumbent workers and the under-employed.