Coyne Workforce Solutions

The Team

The Coyne Workforce Solutions team brings combined decades of work across higher education, workforce policy, federal grant administration, and program design.

Dr. Mildred Coyne, EdD

Principal · Founder

Dr. Mildred Coyne, EdD

Dr. Mildred Coyne has developed new and innovative approaches for workforce education, advancing the relevance and impact of workforce programs, and supporting students, businesses, and community leaders to drive economic growth and vibrancy for more than 30 years.

Building Talent Supply to Meet Employer Demand

Dr. Thomas Ayers

02 / 06

Senior Strategy & Curriculum Architect

Dr. Thomas Ayers

Dr. Thomas Ayers is a higher education strategist and teaching faculty member with 30+ years designing workforce-aligned programs in IT, business, and digital learning. As Senior Director of Project Management at Broward College, he managed a $60M federal grant spanning five years. He has also served as an Associate Dean for Business, Director of Online Operations, Dean of Online Learning, Dean of Information Technology, and Vice President of Education. Tom has launched associate and bachelor's degrees, competency-based pathways, OER-based curricula, and industry credentials in business, cybersecurity, project management, information technology, allied health, and skilled trades. He has overseen multi-campus academic operations, quality assurance, and program scale-up from concept through accreditation.

Credentials

Ph.D. in Leadership & Education (Barry University) · ALM in Sustainability (Harvard Extension School) · Graduate Certificate in Government Accounting (George Mason University) · PMP, ASQ CMQ/OE, CompTIA A+/Network+/Security+/Project+

Ashley Becker

03 / 06

Director of Program Development & Data Analytics

Ashley Becker

Ashley believes that career & technical education is an important pathway to achieving the American Dream, especially for underserved communities and at-risk youth. She has worked in higher education for more than 15 years as a professor, program developer, advisor, data analyst and grant writer. Ashley graduated cum laude from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in journalism and earned a master's degree in educational leadership from the University of Central Florida. UF cultivated her love of travel, with a study abroad program at the University of Cambridge in England. She first graduated from a community college with her AA at the same time as her high school graduation, cementing her belief that community colleges open pathways for success.

Credentials

B.A. Journalism, University of Florida (cum laude) · M.A. Educational Leadership, University of Central Florida

Terri Clark

04 / 06

Senior Workforce & Adult Education Strategist

Terri Clark

Terri Clark has over twenty years of experience serving as Dean of Lifelong Learning, Workforce Development, Adult Education, and Economic Development at higher education institutions in Florida and Mississippi. Her experience includes managing divisions within adult, career, and technical education; English as a Second Language (ESOL); Integrated Education Training (IET); industry certifications; work-based learning; apprenticeships; and customized corporate training. Additionally, Terri has extensive experience writing, administering, and overseeing state and federal grants.

Risa Coyne

05 / 06

Digital Media Specialist & Content Developer

Risa Coyne

CWS's Digital Media Specialist & Content Developer leads our end-to-end digital presence: planning, producing, and measuring content that advances employer-engaged workforce solutions. Risa collaborates with consultants and partners to translate complex workforce insights such as apprenticeships, noncredit-to-credit pathways, and labor-market findings into clear, actionable stories for employers, colleges, and funders.

James Coyne

06 / 06

Director of Marketing & Technology

James Coyne

James Coyne leads marketing and technology for Coyne Workforce Solutions. He builds and runs the firm's digital presence, its outreach and client-communication systems, and the AI-driven tools that let a lean team deliver at the pace colleges need. As Dr. Coyne's son, James brings the business and technology side to a mission his family has worked in for a generation: helping people find a path to a better career, and helping the institutions that serve them prove it.

Work with the Team

Decades of experience, one team, one mission.

Every CWS engagement is led personally by Dr. Coyne with the right team members brought in based on the scope of the work.

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