Too often, high school students feel rushed into college before evaluating what they want to do with their lives. For those who don’t envision four or more years of lecture halls and student loan debt, there’s Untangled Minds, a 501(C)(3) dedicated to empowering young minds and educating them about the importance of leadership and entrepreneurial thinking in the Advanced Manufacturing field.
The program made its debut at the Caroline Career and Technology Center earlier this year and the response from students has been overwhelmingly positive. Untangled Minds sees this as the first step to solving the skilled-labor shortage in Caroline County and the Eastern Shore as a whole.
“There has been a growing need in Caroline County for highly-skilled workers in manufacturing, woodworking, and metal work,” said Nicole Mihalos, co-founder of Untangled Minds and marketing administrator for Tanglewood Conservancies, Ltd., an architecture firm that partnered with Caroline County Public Schools to bring the program to reality. “There is not a lot of opportunity for young people here, so many of the best and brightest leave after finishing school. Everyone recognizes this and is receptive to solutions that counter the trend.”
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