Schatz CenterWednesday, November 12, 2025, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Join us for a discussion of current workforce development efforts to prepare Northern California Tribes and local communities for jobs in the offshore wind and related renewable energy sectors. Presentations will include findings from Humboldt County’s Offshore Wind Workforce Assessment and from a recent Schatz Center report on professional labor demand in California’s floating offshore wind industry. Presenters will also highlight workforce development programs helping to prepare community members for offshore wind jobs, including the Ta’m Resiliency Campus at Blue Lake Rancheria and the Humboldt Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) Apprenticeship Readiness Program.
Presenters:
- Andy Logan, Head of Industry Development, US, Xodus – Humboldt County Offshore Wind Workforce Assessment
- Tanner Etherton, Economic Analyst & Offshore Wind Extension Specialist, Schatz Energy Research Center, Cal Poly Humboldt – Professional Labor Report & POWC workforce initiatives
- Heidi Moore-Guynup, Director of Tribal and Government Affairs, Blue Lake Rancheria – Ta’m Resiliency Campus and workforce development in renewable energy
- Kate Shea, Chief Operations Officer, University Advancement, Cal Poly Humboldt – Humboldt Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) Apprenticeship Readiness Program
This talk is a production of the Pacific Offshore Wind Consortium. For more information on POWC, please visit powc.us.
For questions about this webinar or to request technical or accessibility support, please contact schatzenergy@humboldt.edu or call 707-826-4345.
About the POWC
This webinar is being hosted by the Pacific Offshore Wind Consortium (POWC, pronounced pow-sea), which is a joint effort between three research centers: the Schatz Energy Research Center at Cal Poly Humboldt, the Pacific Marine Energy Center at Oregon State University, and the Center for Coastal Marine Sciences at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. These universities are all housed in and supported by the coastal communities that are anticipated to host floating offshore wind development. Together, the consortium aims to advance three pillars: (i) research and innovation, (ii) university-level workforce education and professional development, and (iii) community and Tribal engagement and knowledge exchange. Learn more about the POWC here.
Additional resources
- If you’d like to receive emails about our offshore wind research and details on related webinars and presentations, please send us an email at windstudies@schatzcenter.org.
- Learn more about our offshore wind research.
