Health career expo set for March 5

February 21, 2025

Kent ISD HealthCareer Expo BRF 1 — Students in the Kent Career Tech Center’s medical assistant program practice finger poking (courtesy)

Kent ISD — Students in seventh to 12th grades and their families are invited to a Health Careers Expo from 5 to 7 p.m. March 5 at the Kent Career Tech Center, 1655 E. Beltline Ave. NE.

Sponsored by West Michigan Works! and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Workforce Development, the expo offers an opportunity to network with local health care employees and learn about the variety of occupations.

Attendees also can participate in hands-on activities, talk to recruiters and learn about entry-level positions, tuition and avoiding debt.
Registration is encouraged.

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Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Joanne Bailey-Boorsma is a reporter covering Kent ISD, Godwin Heights, Kelloggsville, Forest Hills and Comstock Park. The salutatorian for the Hartland Public Schools class of 1985, she changed her colors from blue and maize to green and white by attending Michigan State University, where she majored in journalism. Joanne moved to the Grand Rapids area in 1989, where she started her journalism career at the Advance Newspapers. She later became the editor for On-the-Town magazine, a local arts and entertainment publication. Her husband, Mike, works the General Motors plant in Wyoming; her oldest daughter, Kara, is a registered nurse working in Holland, and her youngest, Maggie, is studying music at Oakland University. She is a volunteer for the Van Singel Fine Arts Advisory Board and the Kent District Library. In her free time, Joanne enjoys spending time with her family, checking out local theater and keeping up with all the exchange students they have hosted through the years.