About
Driving Economic Impact through Workforce Development
The Tech Talent Partnership is an employer-led initiative designed to fill cyber and IT roles, protecting and empowering Colorado companies and citizens. Traditional hiring processes often overlook valuable talent, so we are committed to unlocking potential by repairing the leaky talent pipeline. By fostering collaboration between employers and the education system, we align education and training programs with industry demands. Together, our goal is to increase economic mobility for more Coloradans, boost economic GDP, and create an evergreen pipeline of reliable, qualified talent for Colorado employers.
Industry SteerCO Vision
Be the voice for industry needs to drive actionable plans and create a diverse and evergreen tech talent pipeline in Colorado.
Educator Taskforce Vision
Collectively create integrated pathways to support diverse learners through scalable, stackable working and learning experiences to improve economic mobility in Colorado.
Our 2026 Goals
340+
job placements that result in family-sustaining wages
150
projected hires from SteerCo
40+
participating employers in the Tech Talent Partnership
TTP History
In May of 2022 the Colorado State Legislature enacted HB22-1350, the Regional Talent Development Initiative Grant Program, also known as Opportunity Now. The $85 million grant program was created to fuel transformative change for Colorado’s workforce through industry and education collaboration. ActivateWork received a $1.3 million grant to launch the Tech Talent Partnership.
- Opportunity Now recipients proposed solutions to deepen intentional alignment and collaboration between Colorado’s secondary, post-secondary, and workforce ecosystems in order to enhance the economic mobility of Colorado’s learners and earners and thereby help Colorado’s communities recover from COVID-related economic disruption.
- 18 Employer partners joined in 2023
- Taskforce partners include JeffCo, Adams12, DPS, Arapahoe Community College, CMU, UCD, & MSU
- 5 Critical Pathways Identified for 2024-2026
Advisory Board
Debbie Brown
Colorado Business Roundtable (COBRT)
President
Alison Griffon
Whiteboard Advisors
Senior Advisor
Kathryn Harris
ActivateWork
COO/President
Helen Young Hayes
ActivateWork
CEO & Founder
Katherine Keegan
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Director of the Office of the Future of Work
Scott Laband
Colorado Succeeds
President
Dr. Valentina LaGrave
Google
Director, The Google School
Taylor McLemore
Human Potential Capital
Founder & Managing Partner
Brittany Morris-Saunders
Colorado Technology Association
President and CEO
Danielle Ongart
Colorado Department of Education
Assistant Commissioner, Student Pathways & Engagement Unit
TTP Team
Scott Fast
Innovate & Educate
Director, Colorado Projects
Kathryn Harris
ActivateWork
COO/President
Helen Young Hayes
ActivateWork
CEO & Founder
Adele McCarthy-Beauvais
Tech Talent Partnership
Vice President