About

The Workforce Development Institute (WDI) provides professional training and continuing education for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington State’s (Region 10) transportation workforce and also STEM education opportunities to K-12 students.

Bringing together decades of collective experience in educational research and continuing education, WDI is a regional leader in creating solutions to address the increasing workforce development needs. The WDI is composed of transportation stakeholder partners including universities, industry and state and local departments of transportation (DOTs) who join together to design, develop, and deliver innovative transportation workforce development solutions in the Pacific Northwest. The WDI is part of PacTrans at the University of Washington.

Operations Team

Yinhai Wang, Ph.D

Director
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Melissa Armhein

Assistant Director
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Kristine Pham

Marketing Specialist
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Susan Gilman

Program Coordinator
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