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Appendix B: Workshop Agendas
Pages 133-148

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... • D r. Josh Carpenter, Director of Economic Development for the City of Birmingham • Maria Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jobs for the Future 133
From page 134...
... • Suzanna Fritzberg, Executive Director of Birmingham Strong • Rachel Harmon, Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham Promise • Waymond Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of Ed Farm • Emily Wykle, Acting PI and Board Member of Innovate Birmingham, Director of External Affairs, University of Alabama at Birmingham • Moderator: LaChaun Banks, Associate Director of the Ash Center's Innovations in Government Program, Harvard Kennedy School
From page 135...
... • D r. Josh Carpenter, Director of Economic Development for the City of Birmingham • Sarah McMillan, Director of Workforce and Talent Development for the City of Birmingham AGENDA FOR WORKSHOP #2: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Wednesday, October 14, 2020 12:30–4:30 PM Eastern Time Webcast available at https://bit.ly/3lDksVu Workshop Objective: To understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting STEMM workforce challenges and opportunities in Boston, and approaches that are building on ramps with equity to address the needs of Boston workers hit hardest by this crisis.
From page 136...
... • R  achel Lipson, Director of the Project on Workforce, Harvard Kennedy School 1:00–1:15 PM A recovery with equity: View from the city of Boston This framing discussion will center around racial equity in our collective exploration of STEMM workforce training needs in the Boston region, and how those needs have shifted in the wake of COVID-19 (public official remarks)
From page 137...
... It will also explore how these institutions have adapted their programming in response to the death of George Floyd and the racial uprisings across our nation that followed. • T yra Anderson-Montina, Boston Site Director of Year Up • David Delmar Sentíes, Founder and Executive Director of Resilient Coders • Valerie Roberson, President of Roxbury Community College • Neil Sullivan, Executive Director of the Boston Private Industry Council • Moderator: Peter Blair, Assistant Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education 3:00–3:45 PM Panel 3: Catalyzing STEMM entrepreneurship for economic mobility This panel will explore the linkages between entrepreneurship and STEMM workforce development, articulating how entrepreneurship can provide new routes to economic mobility for Bostonians coming out from this crisis.
From page 138...
... • J en Faigel, Executive Director and Co-Founder of CommonWealth Kitchen • Sonia Moin, Senior Director of Urban Business Initiatives at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City • Michelle Weise, Senior Advisor and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Imaginable Futures • Moderator: Cecilia Wessinger, Principal and Founder, Mass Collaboration 3:45–4:15PM Workshop reflections: A discussion In this session, discussants reflect on the lessons learned from the day's discussions, with an eye to highlighting important policy implications for the labor market recovery in Boston and in the nation. • M aria Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jobs for the Future • Dr.
From page 139...
... • D r. Stuart Andreason, Director, Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Task Force Committee Member • Alastair Fitzpayne, Executive Director, Future of Work Initiative at the Aspen Institute 1:15–2:05 PM Panel 1: Understanding the economic and workforce impacts of COVID-19 on the capital and the commonwealth This panel will frame the workshop discussions by sharing economic, labor force, education, and demographic data for the Richmond metro area, and how it compares to the state of Virginia overall.
From page 140...
... Hakim Lucas, President, Virginia Union University • Dr. Peter Buckley, Dean, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine • Brian Davis, Executive Director, Capital Region Workforce Development Board • Mark Barth, President and Chief Executive Officer, Goodwill Central and Coastal Virginia • Moderator: Jane Oates, President, Working Nation; Former Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor 3:00–3:10 PM Break 3:10–4:00 PM Panel 3: Innovative workforce solutions: How state and local policy and programs are meeting the COVID-19 challenge Panelists will discuss post-COVID policy responses and investments in workforce training programs, including the impact of the pandemic on workforce alignment and learner access.
From page 141...
... • D  r. Josh Carpenter, Director of Economic Development for the City of Birmingham, National Academies Science, Engineering, and Medicine Task Force Member AGENDA FOR WORKSHOP #4: RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA Thursday, October 22, 2020 10:00 AM–1:15 PM Pacific Time Webcast available at https://bit.ly/2FALOwm Workshop Objectives • T  his workshop will focus on creating equity within the workforce pipeline and connecting it to the green economy and the high tech, high growth jobs of tomorrow.
From page 142...
... Wolde-Ab Isaac, Chancellor, Riverside Community College District • Moderator: Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, Chancellor, California Community Colleges 11:15–11:30 AM Break 11:30 AM– Panel 2: Regional ecosystems and opportunities 12:15 PM This panel will focus on emerging workforce training programs for the Riverside region, including apprenticeships and credentialing programs.
From page 143...
... Rodolfo Torres, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, University of California, Riverside • Dr. Byron Ford, Associate Dean, Pre-Clerkship Medical Education, University of California-Riverside School of Medicine • Moderator: Van Freeman, Director for Future Workforce Development and Strategy, Aerospace Industries Association 1:00–1:15PM Workshop summary: Policy implications In this closing session, discussants will summarize the lessons learned from the day's discussions, with an eye to highlighting key policy implications for the workforce recovery in Riverside and in the nation.
From page 144...
... • K aren Elzey, Associate Executive Director of Workcred • Dr. Donna Ginther, Roy A
From page 145...
... • D r. Susan Norton, Director of Adult Learning, Wichita State University • Kimberly Moore, Director for Workforce, Professional, and Community Education, Wichita State University • Christopher Stanyer, Vice President of Career Services, Goodwill Industries of Kansas • Deltha Colvin, Associate Vice President for Special Programs in the Office of Regional Engagement and Economic Development, Wichita State University • Moderator: Karen Elzey, Associate Executive Director of Workcred 2:15–3:00 PM Panel 3: How Wichita's workforce training infrastructure is responding to the COVID-19 crisis Panelists will discuss post-COVID policy responses and investments in workforce training programs, including the impact of the pandemic on workforce alignment and learner access.
From page 146...
... • D  r. Lida Beninson, Senior Program Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine AGENDA FOR WORKSHOP #6: Regional Observances and a National Perspective Tuesday, November 10, 2020 1:00–3:30PM Eastern Time Webcast available at https://bit.ly/364gtuY Workshop Objective To summarize the adaptability, challenges, and needs of STEMM workforce training efforts across the nation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
From page 147...
... • M att Dunne, Founder and Executive Director of the Center on Rural Innovation • Laura Spining, Director for Broadband Infrastructure at the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration • Nicol Turner Lee, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies and Director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution • Moderator: Rick Seltzer, Projects Editor at Inside Higher Ed 2:45–3:30 PM Panel 2: Key services that support equitable access to workforce training Panelists discuss higher education and social service strategies to connect displaced workers with training opportunities to meet local STEMM employment needs. • T amar Jacoby, President and Chief Executive Officer of Opportunity America • Rebecca Rowley, President of Santa Fe Community College
From page 148...
... • D avid Langdon, Senior Economist and Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Chief Economist at the Department of Commerce's Economics and Statistics Administration • Paul Osterman, Nanyang Technological University Professor of Human Resources and Management and Professor of Urban Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management • Unique Morris-Hughes, Director of the Washington, DC–based Department of Employment Services • Moderator: Rya Conrad-Bradshaw, Senior Director of Employer Engagement at Grads of Life 4:15–4:30 PM Workshop summary Closing remarks will summarize the key takeaways from the workshop series.


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