Mark Browning, Dawn Erlandson, and Tom Downs

Mark Browning is vice president for college relations at the College of Western Idaho. Dawn Erlandson, an Idaho native, is national board chair of the Association of Community College Trustees. Tom Downs is a Washington, D.C., attorney and consultant and founder of the Community and Technical College Consortium.

Community Colleges: essential to post-pandemic economic recovery in Idaho and nationwide

They have the unique capability to re-skill the workforce as Idaho and the nation prepare to return to productivity once the pandemic subsides.