Name: Career Insights Academy: Partnering with your Chamber of Commerce to Strengthen Business and Industry Partnerships
Start: 2026-10-07T16:00:00-0700
End: 2026-10-07T17:00:00-0700

Career Insights Academy: Partnering with your Chamber of Commerce to Strengthen Business and Industry Partnerships

Wednesday October 7, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT

Mt. Oxford

Bentonville Schools Career and Technical Education Department and the Bentonville Chamber of Commerce collaborate to provide strong business and industry partnerships for our students and teachers. Through an annual event called the Career Insights Academy, educators and partners engage in industry tours and collaborative workshops that result in high level internships for students, externships for teachers, and strong partnerships for all of our 16 career pathways. Partners learn the value of serving as mentors, mock interviewers, pitch competition judges and intership facilitators.

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Melinda Bunyard

Director of Career and Technical Education, Bentonville School District

Melinda Bunyard is the Director of Career and Technical Education for Bentonville School District in Bentonville, Arkansas. With 25 years of experience in education, she has taught at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels in both traditional and virtual learning... Read More →

Wednesday October 7, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Mt. Oxford

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