Skilled-manufacturing program ‘game changer’ for local workers
Ashley McCray is a mother of nine children who has worked in warehouses for nearly 20 years. She will transition to a higher-paying career in manufacturing through a new program funded by the Tennessee Valley Authority, Moore Technical College and The Goodwill Excel Center. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
After 20 years of working in warehouses and several more driving a forklift, Ashley McCray is ready to move into a more lucrative career in skilled manufacturing.
“This will be my game changer right here,” the 35-year-old East Memphis resident recently said.
In June, McCray completed her high school diploma at The Goodwill Excel Center, an adult school at 2576 Thousand Oaks Blvd. that offers traditional diplomas at no charge to students.
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Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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