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Mike Rogers, Workforce

Chief Workforce Officer at Governor's Office

Mike Rogers is the Chief Workforce Officer for Arkansas. He chairs the governor’s workforce cabinet, which consists of the departments of commerce, corrections, education, human services, labor and licensing transitioning and shared services, and veteran affairs. Formerly he was the Senior Director of Maintenance and Refrigeration for Tyson Foods, INC. Prior to Tyson Foods, he taught agriculture and industrial maintenance at Siloam Springs High School for 20 years. He was the Energy Manager for the Siloam Springs School District for 16 years. Mike received his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural from the University of Arkansas and minored in Agriculture Mechanics and Poultry Science. In 1997, Mike completed his Master’s in education. Through high school, college, and the first five years of teaching, Mike was employed full-time at Frez-N-Stor in industrial maintenance and anhydrous ammonia. During his 20-year career at Frez-N-Stor, he took refrigeration apprenticeship classes through the Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association, received a universal HVAC/R license, and boiler operator’s certifications. Mike holds six additional teaching licenses with the Arkansas Department of Education, including: a technical permit for post-secondary instruction, HVAC, advanced manufacturing, industrial equipment maintenance, machine tool technology, and welding. Mike is an NCCER Master Trainer and holds three journey level certificates. His time in industry and education, afforded him the opportunity to acquire numerous industrial skills. Mike and Sandra have been married for 30 years, and have five children, from ages 26 to 19. He enjoys working on his farm and being with his family. He has been a bi-vocational pastor since 2008. Mike’s goal is to positively influence people and help support youth, technical education and training.