2025-2026 School Year Enrollment Now Open. Click Here
2025-2026 School Year Enrollment Now Open. Click Here
Welcome to The WeAreCCA Podcast page. Each month, our hosts – Jake Ramsey and Ian Waite – will have conversations with a diverse mix of professionals to help CCA students navigate the professional world after graduation. We hope you join us to be part of the conversation.
Episode 7
March 10, 2021
From a fishing boat in Alaska to respiratory therapy in CA to real estate in PA…come along as we explore the career journey of Pete Lavelle. He talks about all of his careers, including his time in the military and as a respiratory therapist, and the motivations behind his decisions to make career changes.
Episode 6
January 20, 2021
In this episode, Jake and Ian speak with Cari Maxwell. She is the Director of Culture and Operations at Candoris, which is a technology integration firm in Annville, PA. Candoris serves PA and the surrounding states with their data center services, networking security, and endpoints. They also offer a salesforce.com platform consulting business and software development.
Episode 5
January 11, 2021
Join us as we talk with Allen Norton from the PA Chamber of Commerce. Come along as we discuss top employment opportunities within the state of Pennsylvania and outlook of high in-demand careers. We also talk about things to consider when developing a career path that you may have otherwise not.
Episode 4
November 16, 2020
In this episode, Jake and Ian speak to Bill Apter, Pro Wrestling journalist, photographer, and author of “Is Wrestling Fixed: I didn’t know it was broken.” With an over four-decade career in writing, Mr. Apter has written articles, served as editor, navigated the demise of print journalism, mastered social media, and written a book. Mr. Apter discusses his career, shares stories, and provides career and writing tips in this enlightening episode.
Episode 3
October 5, 2020
The Career Readiness Team talks to Greg Bauman from Drayer Physical Therapy about his journey to a career as a Physical Therapy Assistant.
Episode 2
October 5, 2020
On this special episode of We Are CCA: Exploring Careers, Morgan Wienskovich, Recruitment Specialist for PITT OHIO, presents on the benefits of applying for a driver apprentice position at PITT OHIO after graduation. Morgan explains the history and culture of the company, the requirements for their apprentice program, the starting wage for an apprentice ($17/hr), the safety technology used in their trucks, and much more!
Episode 1
September 9, 2020
In this special episode of We Are CCA: Exploring Careers, Jake and co-host Ian talk with representatives from PennDOT about their diverse career opportunities, potential entry-level positions, and skills beneficial to them as an employer.
2025-2026 School Year Enrollment Now Open. Click Here
