Dr. Devin Stephenson, president of Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC), was a presenter at the Appalachian Region Commission’s (ARC) Aspire Appalachia Conference held on Wednesday, August 31 at the Millennium Centre. The one-day event focused on collaborations in rural development.  Dr. Stephenson told those in attendance, “You cannot do this alone. It takes collaboration, motivation and an approach that focuses on results, not who gets the credit.” Dr. Stephenson highlighted the formation of the Interapt Coding Academy on the college’s Mayo campus.  Dr. Stephenson addressed the “fear factor” of approaching community, workforce and economic development, saying “You can either fear everything and run, or face everything and rise.”