President's Club - Workforce Development

About the Event

President’s Club connects community leaders from organizations in Lee, Collier, and Charlotte Counties so we can work together for a bright future.

Attend our exclusive conversations to learn about issues and projects that will impact our region in the long term, including workforce housing, water quality, infrastructure, and more.

Please join us for a discussion on Workforce Development. Aaron Paquette from Collier County Schools, Phillip Ford from the Lee Building Association, and Bill Daubmann from My Shower Door will join us and hear about what they and their organizations are doing to encourage workforce development in our region. 

President's Club offers an a la carte ticket option to join these exclusive conversations. If you have any questions regarding this event or would like to host/sponsor a future event, click here to contact Erin. 

About the Speakers:

Bill Daubmann has been married for 48 years to his wife, Donna, and together they have two sons and four grandchildren, all in SW Florida. All four Daubmann's are "hands-on" in their businesses. They own nine MY Shower Door retail locations plus D3 Glass, a glass manufacturing and fabrication business. In 2016, they opened MY Architectural Glass, a division of MY Shower Door.  In total, the company currently employs more than 185 associates from South Naples, including Orlando and Boca Raton (opened 11/1/20).

Phillip Ford has been the Executive Vice President of the Lee Building Industry Association since 2016. Prior to that he was the EVP for the Charleston Home Builders Association and Government Affairs Director of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. He has over 30 years of experience in the building industry association arena. Phillp is a graduate of Troy University with a degree in Economics and Political Science.

Relocating from Michigan in 2005, Aaron has had the opportunity to serve Collier County Public Schools for the past 19 years in a variety of areas from elementary and middle school teacher, to district professional development, to a curriculum coach and to his current role as the Assistant Director at Immokalee Technical College.

At iTECH, he helps to oversee 19 different Career Certificate programs offered through their main- iTECH campus in Immokalee, their extension campus- The Center for Manufacturing Excellence in Golden Gate City, and their newly added branch campus- iTECH Glades in Moore Haven.   iTECH’s most current annual report data demonstrates the effectiveness of our training through a 95% completion rate, an 88% licensure rate, and most importantly a 90% job placement rate.

Aaron holds a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from Oakland University, a Masters in Curriculum & Instruction from Florida Gulf Coast University, and an Education Specialist degree from Florida State University in Educational Leadership and Policy. His wife of 14 years, Maria, also teaches in Collier County and they have two beautiful girls, 13-year-old Lilly and 7-year-old Vivian who both attend CCPS. Aaron is also a board member of the Southwest Regional Manufacturers Association and a Work-Based Learning committee member for the Grater Naples Chamber.

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