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title: I-Hub Blog | Greg Settle
description: Greg Settle is Director of National Initiatives for TechForce Foundation. TechForce Foundation is 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to champion students to and through their education and into careers as professional technicians.
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## Recent Posts by Greg Settle
Greg Settle is Director of National Initiatives for TechForce Foundation. TechForce Foundation is 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to champion students to and through their education and into careers as professional technicians.
[](https://blog.techforcefoundation.com/i-hub/discussing-the-skills-gap-with-toyota)
### [Discussing the Skills Gap with Toyota](https://blog.techforcefoundation.com/i-hub/discussing-the-skills-gap-with-toyota)
on November 27, 2018 | By [Greg Settle](https://blog.techforcefoundation.com/i-hub/author/greg-settle)
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Michael Medalla, Manager of the Toyota USA Foundation. The Toyota Foundation recently joined TechForce Foundation® as a supporting member, so it was the perfect opportunity to get Toyota’s perspective on the skills gap we are facing as a country, and how our new partnership could contribute to help solving that issue.
[Read More](https://blog.techforcefoundation.com/i-hub/discussing-the-skills-gap-with-toyota)
[](https://blog.techforcefoundation.com/i-hub/i-experienced-my-dream-career-because-im-a-tech)
### [I Experienced my Dream Career Because I’m a Tech](https://blog.techforcefoundation.com/i-hub/i-experienced-my-dream-career-because-im-a-tech)
on August 27, 2018 | By [Greg Settle](https://blog.techforcefoundation.com/i-hub/author/greg-settle)
I have been able to do many great things in life because I am a technician. I pursued a profession which played to my innate abilities and passion, and because I’m a tech, I have had a long, successful and impactful career. That career opened up many new career opportunities but at heart, I am still a tech.
[Read More](https://blog.techforcefoundation.com/i-hub/i-experienced-my-dream-career-because-im-a-tech)
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### [Collective Action is the Answer](https://blog.techforcefoundation.com/i-hub/collective-action-is-the-answer)
on June 20, 2018 | By [Greg Settle](https://blog.techforcefoundation.com/i-hub/author/greg-settle)
If you have been around the transportation industry for any length of time, the phrase “[technician shortage](https://www.techforcefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Exec-Summary_FINAL_Sign-Up-Link-to-Full-Demand-Report.pdf)” has to be a familiar one. Other than a brief respite during the Great Recession from 2008 into 2009, this has been the most talked about issue in the industry, bar none. And “talked about” is a generous term. A more apt description might be “talked to death.”
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