Daniel Ferguson

Daniel Ferguson serves as the Director of Workforce Innovation and Partnerships at Smart Start of Forsyth County, focusing on early childhood education workforce initiatives to enhance teacher recruitment, retention, and advancement. With experience as a Workforce Development Manager, Daniel coordinated grant programs that yielded a 78% participation rate in salary supplements and educational support. Previous roles include supervising a national team of coaches at SMASH, managing projects for Accenture, and mentoring students to improve college course passing rates at Randolph. Daniel's educational background includes a Master's degree in Leadership Studies and Adult Education, and a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.