On October 13th, the Berks Business Education Coalition’s 2026 Business and Education Summit brought together business leaders, educators, and community partners to explore how we can better prepare Berks County students for life after high school. Thank you to all who attended the event and made it such a success! Click the link below for Summit highlights, presentations, and photos.
A PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS
The Berks Business Education Coalition (BBEC) is a partnership between Berks County businesses and the education community. The BBEC applies the resources and expertise of the business sector to particular initiatives designed to advance student competencies and promote lifelong learning.
MAKING IDEAS HAPPEN
PA CareerLink®
PA CareerLink is part of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s initiative to transform the landscape of how job-seekers find family sustaining jobs and how employers find the skilled candidates that they need.
>> Read more about PA CareerLink®: www.pacareerlink.pa.gov
COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
2026 STUDENT HONOREES:
BH Klopp 1
Emily Klopp - Brandywine Heights
TV Victoria Kane
Victoria Kane - Twin Valley
TULP 104035
Owen Ebersole - Tulpehocken
BH Klopp 4
Emily Klopp - Brandywine Heights
MUHL Lucard
Lucard Henly - Muhlenberg
RMCTC Jasmyn
Jasmyn Caflisch - RMCTC
RDG Jayden 7447C52A-5910-44D9-AF8F-5ED8BFCDC422
Jayden Campos - Reading
WYO Sara K with Meghan Hunter at VMF
Sarah Kauffman - Wyomissing
BCTC Ethan
Ethan Pilgert - BCTC
WYO Sarah Kauffmann
Sarah Kauffman - Wyomissing Area School District
WYO Sarah Kauffmann at Valley Mist Farm
Sarah Kauffman - Wyomissing
EXETER Chloe
Chloe Savage - Exeter
WILSON Zachary
Zachary Baucher-Grybosky - Wilson
CW Kitay
Amaya Pedraza - Conrad Weiser
FLEETWOOD Shirk
Cassadie Shirk - Fleetwood
DB Alyssa Shirley
Alyssa Shirley - Daniel Boone
BH Klopp 3
SV SimonFaust_JohnDever
Simon Faust - Schuylkill Valley
BH Klopp 2
Emily Klopp - Brandywine Heights
GM Stella
Stella Belinski - Governor Mifflin
BOYERTOWN ava and Janis
Ava Berkosky - Boyertown