2012 Annual Meeting in Orlando Tapping Mature Talent: Developing Specific Policies to promote and Support Mature Workers for a 21st Century Workforce - Presentation by Phyllis Snyder, Vice President, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning Maximizing Social Media: An In-Depth Look at Implementation of Successful Strategies for Advocacy, Marketing, and Administration - Presentation by Andrew McGough, Executive Director, Worksystems, Inc. Laredo's Response to Eagle Ford Shale and other Opportunities: Training our People to Compete - Presentation by Laredo Mayor Raul Salinas Preparing the Future Workforce to Generate Jobs and Ensure America's Energy Independence - Presentation by Larry Michael, Assistant Vice President for Workforce Development and Special Projects, Pennsylvania College of Technology Ways to Work: Improving Access to Work Supports for Low Wage Families - Presentation by Jeff Faulkner, President, Ways to Work, Inc. Platform to Employment: Putting 99ers Back to Work - Presentation by Joe Carbone, President and CEO, The Workplace, Inc. Successfully Transitioning from a Government Agency to a Non-Profit: Workforce Boards in the non-profit world - "workforce without a net" - Presentation by Laurie Bouillion Larrea, President, Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas Career Pathway Compact - Presentation by Rick Beasley, Executive Director, South Florida Workforce Investment Board Peer-to-Peer Best Practice: Returning Troops, Tips, Tools and Transition - Presentation by Linda Nguyen, CEO, WorkForce Central, Susan Kamas, Executive Director, Workforce Solutions of Central Texas and Judy McDonald, Executive Director, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County 2011 Annual Meeting in Baltimore Economic Contribution of Workforce Solutions Florida's Research Coast - Presentation by Chris Aberle, Business Development Consultant, Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. A Nonexperimental Evaluation of the Workforce Investment Act Program and Implications of the Results - Presentation by Ken Troske, William B. Sturgill Professor of Economics, Director, Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Kentucky The Employment Age Twist and the Collapse of the Teen and Young Adult Labor Market in America's Big Cities - Presentation by Paul Harrington, Director, Center for the Labor Markets and Policy, Goodwin College of Professional Studies, Drexel University Reemployment Strategies for Long Term Unemployed Workers - Presentation by Gay Gilbert, Administrator, Office of Unemployment Insurance, ETA-DOL Reemploying the 99er's - Presentation by Joe Carbone, President and CEO, The Workplace, Inc. Working Smarter: Libraries Partner to Support Workforce Development - Presentation by Emily Sheketoff, Executive Director, The American Library Association Capitol Workforce Partners and Hartford Public Library: A 21stcentury partnership for good - Presentation by Matthew Poland, Chief Executive Officer, Hartford Public Library Breaking New Ground: Building a National Workforce Skills Credentialing System - Presentation by Don Carstensen, Special Advisor, Office of the President, Workforce Development Division, ACT, Inc. 2010 Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City Materials Meeting Packet Contents Legislative Update Resolutions Agenda Presentations Beginning to Change: Reggio-Inspired Change in a Public School Early Childhood Center, Preschool through First Grade, by Jennifer Strange, Early Childhood Pedagogical Coordinator, Maplewood Richmond Heights School District, St. Louis, Missouri. Presentation: Beginning to Change Statment: Reggio Emilia Text: Beginning to Change The Wonder of Learning Green Today, Jobs Tomorrow – A Focus on Training the Green Collar Workforce YouthBuild Green Energy Solutions, New Bedford (MA) Scott Lang, Mayor of New Bedford Kalia Lydgate, Director of Marion Institute’s Green Jobs Green Economy Initiative Gloria Williams, Director, PACE YouthBuild Presentation Slide Show Green Work Mentor Youth, Durham (NC) William V. ‘Bill’ Bell, Mayor of Durham Kevin Dick, Director, City of Durham Office of Economic and Workforce Development Presentation Mayors Jobs, Education and the Workforce Standing Committee The Right to Literacy Campaign Margaret Doughty Presentation 2010 WDC April Board Meeting WDC April Board Meeting Materials WDC White Paper: Specific Policy Recommendations for Core Principles of WIA Reauthorization (2 pages) WDC White Paper: Specific Policy Recommendations for Core Principles of WIA Reauthorization (5 pages) WDC White Paper: Specific Policy Recommendations for Core Principles of WIA Reauthorization (12 pages) WDC Paper: Opportunities and Responsibilities of Mayors under the Workforce Investment Act (1 page Mayor Handout) Meeting Packet Contents Legislative Update The Local Jobs for America Act Agenda WDC Board of Trustees 2009-2010 Calendar Congressional Forum Save-the-Date Presentations It’s All About Jobs: The Synergy between Workforce Development and Economic Development in Job Creation and Retention Linda Harris, Director of Youth Policy, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Neil Ridley, Senior Policy Analyst for Workforce Development, CLASP Presentation Handout: TANF Emergency Fund: Creating Summer Jobs for Youth Handout: CLASP Testimony on WIA Funding The Role of the Local Workforce System in Job Creation Grace Kilbane, Administrator for the Office of Workforce Investment Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor Presentation Talking Points Guide to the Economic Stimulus and Recovery Public Service Employment: Using Federal Funding and Social Service Dollars to Create Jobs Steve Hill, Public Division Policy Director, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Presentation Allegra Baider, Senior Legislative Associate, Center for Community Change Handout: Local Jobs for America Act Marion Pines, Senior Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University Business Service Toolkit: Working with Employers to Ensure Job Retention and Competitiveness (Upgrade Skills Training, OJT, Customized Training, etc.) Rosalind Howard, Business Services Program Manager, City of Baltimore Office of Employment Development Bruce England, Executive Director, Susquehanna Workforce Network Susan Tagliaferro, Business Liaison, City of Baltimore Office of Employment Development Ed Fangman, Executive Liaison, Baltimore County Office of Workforce Development Presentation Building a Comprehensive Youth Employment Delivery System: What is the Role Workforce Development Plays in Preparing the Future Workforce? School-To-Work: Whose Job Is It? Marlena Sessions, CEO, Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County Talking Points Handout: Map Your Career Marie Ellen Caron, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Families and Support Services Handout: Youth Ready Chicago Program Overview and Survey Summary Handout: Youth Ready Chicago Participant Survey Rochelle Daniels, Assistant County Attorney, Workforce One Employment Solutions, City of Lauderhill Handout: Outlook for the Summer 2010 Teen Jobs Market Report Handout: Baltimore YouthWorks Summer Jobs Participant Menu WDC Board/Annual Meeting in Miami Thomas Phillips, President and CEO, Capital Workforce Partners, Inc.: “Why an Integrated Communication Plan for Workforce Boards is Critical Now” Ray Roske, Consulting Engineer, Bentley Professional Services; Suzanne Baity, Executive Director HOPE worldwide Colorado; and Antonio B. Boyd, Vice President-US Programs for HOPE worldwide Ltd.: “The Best Workexchange Pilot” 2007 Congressional Forum Celinda Lake, President, Lake Research Partners: Economic Anxiety and the American Dream: Is the Dream at Risk in the 21st Century? Veronica White, Executive Director for the Center for Economic Opportunity, and Angie Datta Kamath, Assistant Commissioner, Program Design and Development for NYC Department of Small Business Services: NYC Center for Economic Opportunity – Increasing Opportunity and Reducing Poverty in New York City Dr. Andrew Sum, Director, Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University: The Collapse of the Nation’s Teen Labor Market and the Case for a Revitalized National Summer Youth Employment Program Stephanie Powers, Project Director, National Fund for Workforce Solutions, Council on Foundations: National Fund for Workforce Solutions - Making Work Work in 21st Century America Conny Doty, Director, Boston Office of Jobs and Community Services: SkillWorks – Partners for a Productive Workforce 2007 WDC Winter Meeting Pamela Tate, President CAEL- Workforce 2.0: Sharpening the Competitive Edge in Human Capital Doug Levin and Barbara Stein, Board Members, Partnership for a 21st Century Skills - 21st Century Skills: A New Vision for Education and Workforce Development Marc Tucker, President NCEE - The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce Steve Corona, President, JobWorks - Workforce Development as an Economic Tool: Leveraging Resources Outside of WIA Sallie Glickman, CEO Philadelphia WIB - Leveraging State Funds to Address Local Priorities Joanne Joyce, CEO Indianapolis Private Industry Council, Inc. - Leveraging Diverse Funding for At-Risk Youth 2006 Congressional Forum  John Twomey - Mega Trends Jolting U.S. Labor Market Gay Gilbert - Road to WIRED 2 The Council for Excellence in Government and Global Markets Institute at Goldman, Sachs & Co. - American Jobs: A National Conversation Elaine Ryan - Policy Changes and TANF Trends Evelyn Ganzglass - Implications of New TANF Regulations Ellen Barclay - Linking Workforce and Local Foundations 2006 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas Ephraim Weisstein San Francisco Communities of Opportunity Las Vegas Batteries Included return to previous page