Marie Price is Director of Learning and Development at Idaho Forest Group, where she leads employer‑driven strategies to build skilled talent pipelines in rural manufacturing communities. With a career spanning industry, higher education, and public‑private partnerships, Marie designs apprenticeship programs, leadership development, and career pathways that help businesses grow while creating advancement opportunities for workers. She brings a practical business perspective to workforce policy, advocating for solutions that align training investments with real employer needs.
Marie Price is the Director of Learning and Development at Idaho Forest Group, a privately held forest products manufacturer with operations across rural Idaho and Mississippi. A workforce development leader with deep experience spanning higher education, industry, and public‑private partnerships, Marie designs and leads employer‑driven talent strategies that strengthen retention, advancement, and long‑term workforce stability. Her work includes building registered apprenticeship programs, frontline leadership development, and career pathways for in‑demand skilled trades in geographically isolated communities. Marie brings a practitioner’s perspective to workforce policy discussions, drawing on decades of experience aligning education, training, and business needs to ensure employers can grow while workers gain skills that lead to family‑supporting careers.
