The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the hiring of Latron North as talent initiatives specialist.

In this role, he will lead the Chamber’s workforce development department and the implementation of the Imagine Salina program of work. Imagine Salina focuses on two overarching initiatives; they are workforce development and business expansion and retention.

“Latron possesses 20 years of experience in workforce development and employment services that include assisting, strategizing, and supporting businesses on best practices in recruitment and retention of employees,” said Eric L. Brown, Salina Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO. “In addition, he has experience with assisting transitioning military personnel find quality career opportunities and a deep knowledge of federal and state-funded incentive programs. We are excited for him to join the team and he will be a big asset to not only our organization but to our members and the community overall.”

North is originally from Kansas City, Mo., relocated to Salina in his formative years and graduated from Salina High School Central. After graduation, North served in the Marine Corps, attended graduate school at Eastern Missouri and was employed with South Carolina Employment and Workforce department as a program administrator until 2013. He boomeranged back to Kansas at that time and most recently was employed by the Kansas State Department of Commerce as an employment and training specialist.