Speakers

Adesewa Adesiji

Workforce Strategy Consultant

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Akima Anderson

Education Coordinator

Chicago CRED

Alicia Sanchez

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

MPF Federal, LLC

Amy Yackwoski

Founder

Painted Porch Strategies

Andrea Kelley

Founder and CEO

Living in Pursuit, LLC

Angelica Garcia

Project Director

Third Sector Capital Partners

Ashia Walker

Goodwill of North Georgia

Awilda Gonzalez

Director of Chicagoland WIOA Programs

National Able Network

Belinthia Berry

Dean of Workforce Development and Corporate Partnerships

St. Petersburg College

Brandon Tigges

Co-Founder and CEO

Job Machine

Brian Richard

Director

Workforce Policy Lab

Casey Tiefenwerth

Deputy Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives

Maryland Department of Labor

Chrissie Klinger

Workforce Development Director at the Institute of Adult Literacy

The Pennsylvania State University

Christina Dellaventura

Program Manager

MassCEC

Christy Boetler

Workforce Development Trainer

ARIZONA@WORK Maricopa County

Collene Ford

Manager

Third Sector Capital Partners

Crystal Gunter

Senior Associate, Government Partnerships & Policy

REDF

Darrell “Coach D” Andrews

Workforce Development Innovator and Motivator

Darrell Andrews LLC

Diane Roberts

Director, Youth Services

Employ Prince George

Dianne Malley

Director of Community Impact for Transition Pathways

AJ Drexel Autism Institute

Dianne Rosenberg

Co-Founder

The 4th Path

Douglas Allers

Disability Services Navigator

Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation

Elaine Cossey

Workforce Development Manager

ed2go

Eric Fan

Founder

Squarage® LLC

Erik Lee-Ryan

Regional Workforce Development Manager

Goodwill of North Georgia

Erin Slay

Associate Dean of Nursing

Central School of Practical Nursing

Heather Leach

Workforce Development Innovator

Equus Workforce Solutions

Heather Luhn

Associate Vice President

Home Builders Institute

Ja’Queta Gatling

Workforce Development Coordinator

Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center

Jacqueline Grant

Founder/Director

The Management Academy, LLC

Jaime-Alexis Fowler

Founder & CEO

Empower Work

Jamal Riley

Educational Support Tutor

Chicago CRED

Jason Tyszko

Senior Vice President

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Jenn Feldmann

Head of Strategic Partnerships

Specialisterne

Jennifer Ricks

Chief Program Officer

Employ Prince George

Jenny Taylor

Vice President of Career Services

Goodwill of North Georgia

Jessica Cardott

Senior Manager and Policy Strategist, Adult Services

Baltimore Mayor’s Office of Employment Development

Jessica Issoufou

Deputy Director of Workforce Services

WorkSource Montgomery

Jessica Sances

Assistant Director of Program Development and Evaluation for Transition Pathways

AJ Drexel Autism Institute

Joanne Wang

Associate Dean and Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships

Vanderbilt University School of Engineering

Jody Toner

Director, Workforce Development Initiatives

CTS Atlas

John Casella

Co-Founder

JobWorks

Josh Davies

Founder

The Non-Prophets

Juanita Soranno

Head of Impact

Cengage

Justin Van Zerber

Senior Manager, Government Partnerships & Policy

REDF

Kathleen Mahoney

Inclusion Consultant

Specialisterne

Katie Brown

Founder & CEO

EnGen

Kellye McKenzie

Founder & Managing Director

GOODSTOCK Consulting

Kierra Craig

Upwardly Global

Kim Campbell

Senior Talent Development Consultant

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Kimberly Butler Willis

Founder and Co-Managing Director

GOODSTOCK Consulting

Kristi Hornick

Program Supervisor for the Parents to Work Program

Arapahoe/Douglas Works!

Lauren Holubec

Executive Director

Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association

Leydi Solano

Director of Performance and Compliance

WorkSource Montgomery

Lisa Harrington

Founder

Abiding Strategy

Marcia Colson

AVP, Workforce & Business Development

Central Piedmont Community College

Marcy Olague-Jamaica

Workforce Specialist

Arapahoe/Douglas Works!

Maria Posey

CEO

Viking Impact Advisors

Mariel Corona

Director of National Workforce Solutions

Cara Collective

Mario Gonzalez

Vice President of Workforce Training & Employment

Home Builders Institute

Matt Berndt

Head of Indeed's Job Search Academy

Indeed

Maura Pally

Executive Director

Blackstone Charitable Foundation

Maxine Tolenoa

Vice President, Direct Services

Career TEAM

Melissa Cunningham

Director of Programs

WorkSource Montgomery

Melvin Shepard Jr.

Workforce Development Consultant and Project Manager

Florida Department of Transportation

Melvin Smith

Mississippi State University

Micaela Pearson

Chief Business Officer

Career Edge

Michael Hess

Founder and Executive Director

Blind Institute of Technology

Michael B. Smith

President & CEO

Eckerd Connects

Missy Hopson

System Vice President and Chief Learning and Workforce Development Officer

Ochsner Health

Molly Friedland

Chief Commercial Officer

Penn Foster

Natalie Loeb

founder and Co-CEO

Loeb Leadership

Nicole Dixon

President & CEO

Real Women Radio Foundation

Nuri Montilla-Rivas

Strategic Partnerships Executive

CareerCircle

Odile Dilone

Campus Director of Workforce Development and Continuing Education

CT State Community College

Ophelia Strickland

Founder and Senior Consultant

A&L Solutions LLC

Panda Smith

Project Manager

Dynamic Works Institute

Priscilla Zuniga

Regional Director

Equus Workforce Solutions

R. “Reese” Broadnax

Workforce Project Manager/WIOA Equal Opportunity Officer/Interim Board Liasion

Southwest Arkansas Planning & Development District, Inc.

Rachel Adams

WIOA Compliance and Reporting Manager

Blue Grass Area Development District

Rebecca Ryan

Apprenticeship Grant Manager

Madison County Employment & Training Department

Renee Felts

Associate Vice President for Continuing Education

Old Dominion University

Richard Acosta

Senior Vice President of Innovation

Grant Associates

Richard McKey

Division Director

Friendship Place

Robert Doherty

Director of Continuing Education

Old Dominion University

Robert Moore

Education & Workforce Specialist

COABE

Rose Hilt

Workforce Development Manager

City of San Antonio

Ryan Salzer

Eckerd Connects

Sal Corbin

Board Chair and Facilitator

DC Peace Team

Sandra Darling

Program Manager, Coconino County

Eckerd Connects

Sarah Loizeaux

Training and Technical Assistance Manager

National Disability Institute

Sarah Pompeii

Business Development Representative

Arapahoe/Douglas Works!

Shannon Johnson

Executive Assistant

St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment

Sherri Jones

Workforce and Career Development

City of Charlotte

Steve Brown

CEO & Founder

Steve Brown Academy

Taira Kollock

Tuition Assistance Program Manager

Child Care Providers United Training Fund

Taris Mullins

Vice President of Growth Strategy

Loeb Leadership

Taylor Jones, CWDP

Quality Assurance Manager

Equus Workforce Solutions

Tiffanie Reeves

Director of Workforce Services

Blue Grass Area Development District

Tim Loeffler

Director of Business Development and Engagement

Cara Collective

Timberly Monaghan

Director

MGT

Van Freeman

Director of Public Policy and Investment

Strive

Vanessa Zamy

Managing Principal

LiberationXContracts

Vernicca Wynter

Founder

Intentionality Wyns

Wintor McNeel

West Coast Regional Director

Child Care Providers United Training Fund

Yvonne Wright

Co-Project Director

Lead Center