Your experiences finding and retaining a job in Door County will likely be talking points for Destination Door County President and CEO Julie Gilbert after she officially joined the Governor's Council on Workforce Investment. Gilbert was appointed to the group by Governor Tony Evers earlier this month to help the state create ways to develop Wisconsin's workforce. Door County has paid extra attention to it in recent months, with workforce development, child care availability, and affordable housing all anchoring Destination Door County's Destination Stewardship Plan released in April. Gilbert credits their partnership with the Door County Economic Development Corporation for helping the area create a road map for this issue that could help other communities in the state.

Gilbert's first meeting on the council will take place in August. The council continues to work through a strategic plan for workforce development launched in 2022.