Radio Interview for Manufacturing President

Tune into KCBS radio Friday morning to hear a Walnut Creek woman who runs a manufacturing company and was appointed this week to the State Workforce Investment Board.

Pamela Kan is the president of Bishop-Wisecarver Corp. in Pittsburg. She is scheduled to be interviewed on all-news KCBS, 740 on the AM dial, at 9:20 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31.

“Workforce development is key to the success of our state,” stated Kan in a Bishop-Wisecarver news release. “It’s important that we close the skills gap so that the manufacturing of today and tomorrow has workers with relevant abilities.”

Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment of Kan, 47, a Republican, to the workforce board this week. In Walnut Creek, Kan serves on the board of the Seven Hills School.

As part of the state advisory board, Kan will influence public policy regarding economic development and job growth in California. She will help oversee the state’s 49 local Workforce Investment Boards that allocate funds received through the federal Workforce Investment Act at a regional level.

Kan has another leadership role with her appointment earlier this summer to chair the California Manufacturers and Technology Association Board of Directors.

Bishop-Wisecarver manufactures linear guide wheels and guided motion technologies for an array of industries, including automotive, machine tool and textile.

Kan blogs about manufacturing and regional issues.