Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards has been appointed vice chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ (USCM) “Jobs, Education, and the Workforce” Standing Committee. This committee focuses on the education and workforce development needs of cities in order to build a skilled workforce for a 21st century global economy. Specific issue areas include education; workforce development; public service employment; STEM; at-risk youth; summer jobs; youth employment and development; national service; dislocated workers and advanced manufacturing among others.