From Towers to Nursing: Diverse Opportunities at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center with Terri Lynn Brosseau

Host Rachael Mann welcomes Terri Lynn Brosseau, Adult Education Director at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center (an Ohio Technical Center), to discuss how Career and Technical Education (CTE) supports adults through flexible schedules, small classes, and industry-expert instructors. Terri Lynn shares her career path from corporate technology leadership to education and administration, and outlines CVCC’s diverse offerings, including health careers, emergency response, industrial, and beauty. Highlights include the 180-hour telecommunications tower tech program that awards 10 certifications and leads to multiple career pathways, and a customizable multi-craft maintenance program using hands-on simulators for troubleshooting and diagnostics. They cover practical nursing options, employer partnerships that shape curriculum and provide clinical/externship sites and equipment, use of Ohio TechCred for employer-tailored credentialing, and student success stories showing life-changing workforce outcomes, plus upcoming programs and ways the community can get involved.

00:00 Welcome to the OTC Podcast

00:48 Terri Lynn’s Career Journey

02:27 What Adult Education Offers

03:51 Tower Tech Training

06:55 Multi Craft Maintenance

09:36 Who We Serve

10:15 Practical Nursing Pathways

11:58 Employer Partnerships

13:48 Ohio TechCred Impact

15:46 Student Success Stories

19:31 Future Programs Get Involved

20:47 Closing

Learn more about Terri Lynn Brosseau:

Currently serving as Adult Education Director at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, Terri Lynn oversees all aspects of the adult education program, including profit and loss management, curriculum design, student enrollment, and instructional leadership. Her tenure with the organization also includes several years as Adult Education Coordinator, where she played a key role in program growth and operational excellence.

Previously, she held senior academic leadership roles with Education Affiliates in both Cincinnati and Cuyahoga Falls, where they served as Director and later Dean of Education. In these roles, Terri Lynn led faculty development, ensured regulatory compliance, strengthened academic outcomes, and partnered with leadership teams to meet enrollment, financial aid, and placement goals. Her ability to align academic strategies with institutional objectives contributed significantly to campus performance and accreditation success.

Terri Lynn’s professional journey began in technology and corporate leadership, including a long tenure with Westfield Group, where she directed a Center of Excellence with a $10 million budget and led large, cross-functional teams to achieve significant cost savings and operational efficiencies. Additional experience includes roles in relationship management and software development, providing a strong technical foundation that continues to inform their data-driven approach to leadership.

Terri Lynn holds a Master of Business Administration from Argosy University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from The University of Akron.

Resources:

Cuyahoga Valley Career Center: https://www.cvccworks.edu/

Ohio Technical Centers: https://www.ohtechcenters.com/

OACTS: www.oacts.com

TechCred: https://techcred.ohio.gov/