Taylor Wallace is the Employer Relations & Placement Manager at the 548 Foundation, where she connects graduates of Illinois Works and CEJA-funded pre-apprenticeship programs with career pathways in the union trades, construction, and clean energy sectors. Her work focuses on building practical bridges between community-based talent, employer demand, and long-term economic opportunity.
Taylor leads employer engagement and placement strategy for 548 Foundation’s workforce programs, partnering with employers, unions, contractors, and clean energy companies to identify hiring needs and prepare graduates for competitive opportunities. She also supports large-scale hiring events, targeted employer outreach, and student readiness efforts tied to registered apprenticeships, construction roles, and emerging clean energy pathways.
Through her role, Taylor brings a field-level perspective on workforce strategy in a changing labor market, including candidate readiness, recruitment timelines, placement quality, and the importance of internal training pipelines. Her work centers on helping employers access prepared talent while ensuring graduates are connected to meaningful, sustainable career opportunities.