Andrea Montgomery is a Program Assistant at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Office of the Future of Work, where she plays a key role in managing scheduling, event coordination, and administrative operations for the initiatives that support and expand access to economic opportunities across the state. Driven by a passion for ensuring everyone has the chance to secure meaningful and gainful employment that can sustain themselves and their families, she found her way to the department. Bringing a program operations background with expertise in managing and optimizing support and compliance operations that allowed for the smooth execution of workforce development initiatives and support services in both nonprofit and private sector organizations.