Bunch promoted to vice president, talent development
Bunch promoted to vice president, talent development
Jackson, TN – Tuesday, March 2, 2019 – Vicki Bunch has been named vice president, talent
development of the Jackson Chamber. Bunch recently served as manager of workforce
development for the chamber. As VP, talent development, Bunch will continue to implement
the organization’s workforce development strategy, serving as an important part of the
chamber’s economic development team. She assists as the liaison between workforce
stakeholders and educational institutions to identify and meet the growing demands in our
labor region.
“An important component of any economic development strategy is ensuring a skilled
workforce can support business and economic growth,” said Mandy White, the Jackson
Chamber’s senior vice president of economic development, “and Vicki has done a tremendous
job in growing the effectiveness of our workforce development initiatives. Her promotion is a
direct result of the great strides this organization has been able to take in this area under her
direction.”
Prior to joining the chamber staff in July of 2016, Bunch was Henderson County Chamber of
Commerce Executive Director and Tennessee Higher Education Commission Labor Education
Alignment Program (LEAP) Director. As director of LEAP she worked with Jackson State
Community College and Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology in a 14-county region on
workforce training initiatives. She graduated from Union University with an undergraduate in
communication arts and business.
Bunch serves on Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) board, Tennessee College
of Applied Technology Advisory Board, West TN Workforce Board, TN Small Business
Development Council, Arise2Read board and UT Madison County Master Gardeners (VP of
projects). She is a TN Achieves mentor, 2010 WestStar graduate and member of Englewood
Baptist Church.
Vicki lives in Jackson with her husband, Jason and has two children, Will and Ella.
Connect to Vicki by emailing vbunch@jacksontn.com or calling 731-423-2200.
