CACC’s Amy Owens-Stephens Steps Into New Leadership Role in Elmore County

Posted on Nov 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM

On any given day, you can find Amy Owens-Stephens in the middle of something important. It might be a conversation with a student trying to figure out the next right step or a meeting with a local employer who needs skilled workers. It might be a planning session for a new training pathway or a quick check-in with a partner who needs a solution sooner rather than later.

Owens-Stephens carries herself with a calm focus that has become her signature. It is the same presence she will bring to her newest role as Board President of the Elmore County Family Resource Center.

For CACC, her appointment strengthens a relationship that already makes a meaningful difference in the lives of young people across the region. The Family Resource Center works every day to support families and connect them with the tools they need to move forward. Owens-Stephens has spent her career doing the same through education and workforce training, so this moment feels like a natural extension of her work.

One of the strongest links between the two organizations is a program called Setbacks to Scholarships, a partnership built around the idea that a difficult past should never block someone’s future. Students in the program participate in GED preparation, High School Diploma Options, digital skill-building, and job-readiness training. Some are coming back to education after time away. Others are taking their very first step toward a credential.

The program provides them with structure, support, and a chance to regain momentum. It helps them build the confidence they need to step into classrooms, training labs, and workplaces with a clearer sense of what is possible.

Owens-Stephens sees that progress up close. She sees the student who walks in, unsure, but shows up again the next day. She sees the breakthroughs that happen quietly and the goals that once felt out of reach suddenly become attainable. Her new role with the Family Resource Center brings both sides of that work even closer together.

As Board President, she will help guide the center’s mission while continuing to lead workforce and career technical programs at CACC. It creates a stronger connection between community services and educational opportunity, giving more young people a chance to change the direction of their story.

For CACC, it is a partnership worth celebrating and a reminder of what can happen when education and community support move in the same direction.

For more information about CACC workforce initiatives or Setbacks to Scholarships, visit www.cacc.edu.

 

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