Sally Patron-España has been named assistant director of the Advanced Manufacturing Education Alliance.
Patron-España will oversee Central Lakes College grant operations and support staff in managing across the AME consortium, which is composed of CLC, St. Cloud Technical College and Pine Technical College.
She brings 18 years of project management experience and a strong history of relationship management with employers and internal stakeholders. Most recently, she was a national and international project manager in support of large corporate contracts.
Patron-España has her bachelor's degree in business management and master's degree in human service from the University of Northwestern-Saint Paul. She earned her associate degree from CLC.
She lives in Brainerd with her husband and daughter.