Natori Neal serves as the Apprenticeship Program Coordinator II with IALR. She is responsible for employer outreach and developing registered apprenticeship positions in partnership with regional employers and the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry. Neal has several years of experience in workforce development, community and business engagement and human services. She most recently served as an NCWorks WIOA Youth and Young Adult Program Coordinator in Rockingham County, N.C., for Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina. Neal holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a minor in Criminal Justice from East Carolina University, a certificate in Facilitating Career Development from the NCWorks Training Center, and a certification in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention from the Crisis Prevention Institute.