Ginger Avila is a director in Solutions Design & Delivery at JFF. She leads national youth apprenticeship initiatives and technical assistance and coaching in program design and implementation with stakeholders at the national, regional, state, and local level. 

Her skills and areas of expertise include: 

• Apprenticeship and work-based learning 
• Youth apprenticeship and employment strategies 
• Secondary and postsecondary education  
• Stakeholder engagement  
• Strategic planning and execution 

Before joining JFF, Avila served for more than a decade at the intersection of education and workforce development. Most recently, she served as the student support manager for the Insight School of Oklahoma, where she oversaw the social and emotional learning, mental health support services, and college and career readiness programming. Earlier in her career, she served as the apprenticeship and work-based learning coordinator for the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development, where she developed the Oklahoma Work-Based Learning Program structure and provided technical assistance to employers, educational institutions, and community-based organizations. 

Educational background:  

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, University of Central Oklahoma 
• Master’s degree in educational leadership, University of Central Oklahoma