Workforce Deans Academy
20+ Years of Moments

Academy in Action.

Highlights from more than two decades of the Workforce Deans Academy — the learning, laughter, and connections that make up the WDA experience, across cohorts, campuses, and years.

A full cohort standing with arms raised during a group energizer exercise
Academy cohort members having fun together during a break between sessions
Academy cohort standing arm in arm in a closing huddle
Academy cohort gathered together for a group photo during an in-person session
A Workforce Deans Academy cohort posing together for a group photo during a session
Academy participants sharing a laugh around a work table
Academy participants in conversation during a learning session
Two Academy colleagues standing arm in arm and smiling together at a session
Two Academy participants smiling at the table during a cohort meal
Academy cohort gathered around a table sharing dinner together
Two Academy participants sharing a fist bump
Academy participants taking part in a hands-on group activity
Academy participants high-fiving and cheering during a session activity
Academy participants wearing safety goggles during a campus lab tour
Five Academy participants kicking their legs out together in a playful line
Academy participants lifting a colleague into the air in a trust-building celebration
An Academy cohort standing in a circle holding a web of string during a connection activity
Two Academy participants smiling together during a visit to the Washington State Capitol
An Academy participant standing and speaking to the group during a session
Two Academy participants, including one wearing red, standing outside the Washington State Capitol
An Academy participant laughing during a table conversation
An Academy participant being recognized with an award
Academy cohort cheering together during a session
Academy cohort posed together on a stairway
Academy cohort gathered for a group photo
A past Workforce Deans Academy cohort group photo
Academy participants posed together for a cohort portrait
Five Academy colleagues standing arm in arm against a wall
A large Academy cohort posed together in a conference room
Academy cohort gathered on the steps outside the Senate Chamber at the Washington State Capitol
Three Academy participants applauding during a session
An Academy participant smiling during a site visit
A recent Workforce Deans Academy cohort gathered for a group portrait
An Academy participant in glasses laughing during a cohort dinner
An Academy participant smiling at the table during a cohort dinner
An Academy cohort gathered around a long restaurant table seen from above
Advisory board members together at an Academy session
Academy cohort gathered for a group photo indoors
Academy participants standing arm in arm in a circle during a session activity
Academy participants dancing and celebrating during an energizer
Two Academy participants sharing a laugh during a break
An Academy participant smiling during a session conversation
Two Academy participants high-fiving during a session
Three Academy participants smiling and applauding during a celebration
Two Academy participants speaking on a panel in front of session notes
An Academy cohort gathered outside in front of a transit bus during a site visit
Three Academy participants seated together at a table between sessions
An Academy cohort seated along a long dinner table inside a rail car
Three Academy participants sitting together on a couch during a break
Two Academy colleagues standing arm in arm and smiling at a session
Five Academy participants smiling together after a cohort session
An early Workforce Deans Academy cohort group photo
Seven Academy participants gathered together in a hallway between sessions
An Academy cohort seated together in a conference room during a session
An Academy cohort crowded together waving for a group selfie
Two Academy participants greeting each other with a fist bump during a session
Alice, a founding advisory board member, in conversation during an Academy session
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