PREMIUM SPONSORS - California Workforce …...LinkedIn’s Economic Graph is a digital representation of the global economy based on over 610 million members, 50 thousand skills, 30

WORKCON 2019 SPONSORS

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PREMIUM SPONSORSSan Bernardino Workforce Development Board

Northern Rural Training and Employment Consortium (NoRTEC)

PLATINUM SPONSORSGrant Associates

Public Consulting Group, Inc.

G*Stars/ AGS Data Systems

SILVER SPONSORSCASAS

CompTIA

Emsi

Employment Training Panel (ETP)

Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board

Geographic Solutions

Jobspeaker

KRA

LiteracyPro Systems

PAIRIN

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Conference Welcome ...................................... 4

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Pre-Conference Sessions ............................... 6

Conference Floor Plan ...................................... 7

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 .............................. 8

Thursday, May 16, 2019 .................................16

Friday, May 17, 2019 ........................................35

RESOURCES

List of our Sponsors ........................................40

List of our Exhibitors ........................................44

LEADERSHIP, MEMBERSHIP

& SUPPORTERS

CWA Executive Committee ...........................47

CWA Board of Directors .................................47

Special Acknowledgements .........................48

Upcoming Conference/

Meeting of the Minds .......................................52

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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On behalf of the Board of Directors of the California Workforce Associ-ation, we would like to extend a very warm welcome to WORKCON

2019. We appreciate and applaud your decision to join us and to explore how we might address the most difficult and daunting economic and social chal-lenges of our times.

WORKCON highlights the best of the collaborative work emerging from years of partnerships between an exceptional array of public and private organizations. This year’s gathering features 6 plenary sessions, 4 mini-plenaries, 4 precon-ference sessions, a Forum on rural issues, and 50 workshops. But numbers don’t tell the whole story.

We are delighted with the lineup of presenters that you will experience. Our speakers include representatives from LinkedIn, the largest professional net-working platform in the world; an author and consultant who will teach us how to exercise our curiosity muscle (and who inspired our theme); an Improv master and trainer who will show us skills to get through our daily challenges; and our very own executive director sharing his thoughts on the State of the Workforce.

The workshop topics are far ranging, offering a glimpse into what’s possible and what’s already been done. Yes, we can do better…serving those who have been left out or left behind, and certainly, we can do better responding to the needs of our local businesses. We hope the sessions fuel your curiosity, or at the very least, pique your interest.

Be inspired, meet new friends, get fresh ideas, challenge your beliefs, and of course, stay curious.

Jan Vogel, Chair Reg Javier, ChairCalifornia Workforce Association Capacity Building Committee

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Meeting of the Minds in Monterey

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The Barrier Buster: New, Faster and More Powerful Ways to Eliminate Barriers to Employment!GARDEN 1Larry Robbin, Executive Director, Robbin & Associates

The way we address barriers is stuck in a time when there were fewer and less daunting barriers than what we see today. Individuals with multiple and powerful barriers require a whole host of new and innovative strategies, but our approach has not always kept up with this new reality. If you are curious about new ways to reframe your barrier conversations, don’t miss this preconference training.

Check out why this is one of the most requested regional training sessions in California!

Grant Writing: How to Give Yourself a Fighting Chance HARBOR / 2ND FLOOR Tressa A. Dorsey, President, TAD Grants

Grant writing is one of the hardest and most rewarding jobs in the world. The best grant writers adhere to a process and know that organization and having a strong team is imperative to success. Those that are not grant writers that find themselves contributing content, research or data may feel overwhelmed with looming deadlines and a lack of clarity.

This workshop will focus on the core fundamentals of how to respond to funding opportunities from Federal and State Agencies. Attendees will learn a strategic process to organize their efforts, learn how to identify the key roles in a grant writing team and what grant reviewers are looking for in a winning proposal.

Courtroom to Breakroom: Secrets to Employment for Clients with Criminal ConvictionsGARDEN 2Toni White, Attorney at Law; Co-Founder, Ascend Program Inc.

A criminal defense attorney who co-founded the acclaimed Ascend Program speaks to the root causes of crime, solutions for stopping the revolving door of the criminal justice system, and the new era of employment discrimination faced by clients with criminal records. Learn how Ascend is using Accelerator 6.0 funding to forge a new way through these challenges.

Serving Customers with DisabilitiesPACIFIC / 2ND FLOORToni Bamford, Training Officer, Disability Access Services Training Team California Department of Rehabilitation

This training will help staff understand different disability experiences, improve customer service interactions, discuss disability etiquette practices and share the use of effective communication strategies.

10:00 – 11:30 SPECIAL FORUM ON RURAL ISSUESGARDEN 3Facilitator: Kathy Garcia, Tehama County Job Training Center, NoRTEC

This Forum will provide those operating programs and providing services in rural areas an opportunity to share successes and challenges. Take a “data walk” around rural issues, and be inspired by new ideas for getting programs designed for urban areas to work in more sparsely populated and/or agricultural communities.

9:30 – 11:30

PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING SESSIONS

CONFERENCE PROGRAM Wednesday, May 15, 2019

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WelcomeJan Vogel, Chair, CWA; Executive Director/ CEO, South Bay Workforce Investment Board

Keynote Address

The Economic Graph: Significant Trends Relevant to Learning and Employment

Joey Zumaya, Manager, Public Sector, LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn’s Economic Graph is a digital representation of the global economy based on over 610 million members, 50 thousand skills, 30 million companies, 20 million open jobs and 84 thousand schools. In short, it’s all the data on LinkedIn.

Through mapping every member, company, job and school, LinkedIn can spot trends in talent migration, hiring rates and in-demand skills. These insights provide a data rich context for partnering with governments and organizations around the world to help them better connect people to employment opportunities.

12:45 – 2:00

OPENING PLENARYGRAND BALLROOM A - D

2:00 – 2:30

Exhibitor Showcase & Refueling

GRAND BALLROOM E - G

Get refreshing ideas from our sponsors and exhibitors, while enjoying some rejuvenating goodies during this pause in the Program.

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A Different Look at Recidivism and What We Can Do About ItGARDEN 1Toni White, Attorney at Law and Co-Founder, Ascend Program Inc.

A criminal defense attorney who co-founded the ac-claimed Ascend Program speaks to the root causes of crime, solutions for pulling clients out of the re-volving door of the criminal justice system, the new era of employment discrimination being faced by cli-ents with criminal records, and the little lapses that can send clients back to prison.

A New Playbook? Workforce Development in a Full Employment EconomyGARDEN 2David Shinder, Workforce Consultant

L. Bradley Williams, VP for Operations, ResCare Workforce Services

For decades, the workforce system has operated under a set of norms and tactical standards that ad-dress the needs of job seekers and businesses. But are our best practices from the past still relevant in a full employment economy?

Across a wide range of sectors, businesses are thriv-ing and seeking talent at all levels, and even the least experienced workers are being hired to meet indus-try needs. The remaining talent pool is shallow and unemployed job seekers include many with multiple barriers to employment. Innovative approaches and creative strategies are needed to marry the unique needs of today’s lean and talent-hungry businesses with a talent pool that needs development.

This session will consider opportunities for re-writ-ing the “workforce development playbook” to in-clude more agile labor market approaches. This ses-sion will heighten your curiosity and empower you to think beyond current practices and embrace new ideas for meeting both the demand and supply sides of our economy.

Creating a Marketing & Communications Plan That You Can Start TomorrowGARDEN 3 Laura Kohn, Director of CLIMB and Marketing & Communications

Stephani Mitchell, Marketing & Communications Specialist

Wilda Wong, Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist

San Diego Workforce Partnership

The Marketing & Communications Team from the San Diego Workforce Partnership will facilitate a discussion and share strategic frameworks and ac-cessible tools that have helped humanize programs and services, share research, promote equity in the region and fuel public and private fundraising.

Join us for an action-driven conversation on how to tackle workforce development communications by putting goals and objectives first.

Mind the Soft Skills Gap: Are We Focusing on Employers’ True Needs?HARBOR Blake Konczal, Executive Director Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board

Erik Cherkaski, Business Services Manager Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board

Brenda G, Budke, SPHR-Executive Director, Sierra HR Partners, Inc.

With so much attention paid to the skill gap, are workforce development efforts focusing on the hir-ing issues that matter most to employers? While the emphasis has been on investing in training for tech-nical skills, studies and employer feedback continue to highlight the importance of soft skills in both hir-ing and job retention in a wide variety of industries.

Learn how the Fresno Workforce Development Board is working with employers to understand the exact nature of the soft skills required for individuals to be work ready and a better fit for what business is looking for. Walk away with strategies for employer engagement and training development.

2:30 – 3:30 CURIOUS: ROUND ONE WORKSHOPS

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MOU: From Concept to Reality Through Shared SuccessGARDEN 4Angela Gardner, President, Workforce Development Solutions, Inc. One-Stop Operator, San Bernardino County

Bessine Richard, Grace Cleveland & Cheryl Shelby, AJCC Managers, San Bernardino County Workforce Development Department

Todd Haag, Principal, Chaffey Adult School

Adele McClain, Administrator, Apple Valley Adult School

Timothy Vasquez, Assistant Manager, Economic Development & Corporate Training, Workforce Development, San Bernardino Community College District

Rhonda Wolke, Interim Deputy Director, Transitional Assistance Department San Bernardino County

How do 29 entities representing 15 WIOA programs come together as one system with one vision?

Join this lively group to discover how San Bernardi-no County has taken the WIOA MOU from concept to reality. Participate in a thoughtful conversation with AJCC System Partners who will share strategies they used to develop cooperative working relation-ships and deliver integrated services to employers and job seekers. Also, hear from a participant who has benefitted from partners working together.

LAUNCH: Beyond the California Apprenticeship InitiativePACIFICJoshua Modlin, Project Director, Apprenticeship Support Network, Foundation for California Community Colleges

Nick Esquivel, Apprenticeship Coordinator, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office

Charles Henkels, Apprenticeship Director, Norco College

Over the last four years the California Communi-ty Colleges Chancellor’s Office has competitively awarded 80 grants through the California Appren-

ticeship Initiative (CAI). This $60 million investment is intended to expand Apprenticeship into new and innovative sectors and help underserved and un-der-represented individuals gain entry and succeed in state registered apprenticeship programs.

Learn more about potential funding opportunities and follow Norco Colleges’ journey from a program to a growing network of community colleges, work-force boards, high schools and industry partners.

Amplify Your Employer Relationships with Dynamic DataSALON I Cheryl Parker, CEO, The Urban Explorer

Michele Robertson, Senior Manager, Dun and Bradstreet

Maiknue Vang, Deputy Director, Workforce Development Board of Madera County

Some Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) are us-ing data and analytics to streamline and enhance re-lationships with businesses. Speakers will share how your WDB can incorporate up-to-date, filtered data into their daily workflow to improve staff efficiency, increase outreach effectiveness, and build credibility as a leading community voice. These Boards are le-veraging business data, interactive data visualization and mapping resources in innovative ways to support companies at all stages of the business cycle.

Employee Disability Disclosure: Should I or Shouldn’t I?SALON VIToni Bamford, Training Officer, Disability Access Services Training Team California Department of Rehabilitation

The disclosure of one’s disability is a very personal decision. This interactive workshop will discuss the need to disclose a disability in the recruitment, ap-plication, interviewing and employment phases of employment including why and when to disclose a disability; what and whom to disclose; and how to disclose during the recruitment, application and in-terview stages, as well as, strategies for disclosure once employed.

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The Orange County Local Partnership Agreement Community Programming EffortsSALON VII – VIII Linda O’Neal, Transition Specialist & Consultant, Chapman University; Thompson Policy Institute, SDSU Interwork Institute & RCOC

Norman Albances, Manager, County of Orange, Community Investment Division

Arturo Cazares, Associate Director for Employment, Regional Center of Orange County

Kurt Kosbab, Vocational Specialist, Huntington Beach UHSD

Trinh Van Erp, Team Manager, California Department of Rehabilitation

Christine Gascon, Executive Director, Adult Education, Rancho Santiago Adult Education Consortium

Karena Gibbs, Administrator, Irvine Unified School District

The Orange County Local Partnership Agreement (OCLPA) has been operational for 20 months and brings together representatives from community organizations committed to improving employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

Presenters will share what they have learned about cross-agency efforts focusing on promoting, devel-

oping, and sustaining employment. Effective work-force development strategies will be discussed, par-ticularly their Universal Referral Pilot Program that uses an Integrated Resource Team approach to en-sure warm handoffs between agencies.

Seeing Yourself in TechSALON VZakiya Harris, Co-Founder, Hack the Hood

Tashae Hawkins, HTH Alumni & Community/Career Pathways Developer, Hack the Hood

Hack the Hood is an award-winning non-profit that introduces low income youth of color to careers in technology. Recent efforts led to the creation of a series of videos to inspire youth to explore this in-dustry. Seeing Yourself in Tech, features a collection of short videos showing people of color who have created thriving careers in tech on their own terms. By showcasing success stories and expanding the definition of “in tech” beyond the world of coding, the videos allow young people to see themselves suc-ceeding in the tech world.

The workshop will include a screening of select-ed videos as well as best practices on how to cre-ate youth-led culturally relevant content to support workforce development strategies in underrepre-sented sectors.

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We believe in the power of planting visions of a fulfilling career and providing the right tools to help those you serve make that future real.

Visit our exhibit booth to explore the career exploration, curriculum and coaching tools needed to develop all career seekers, especially those that might need extra care.

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State of the Workforce Bob Lanter, Executive Director, CWA

Bob Lanter will share recent data on the impact the larger workforce and education system is having on many of the issues impacting our lives and our communities, and that drive our politics and divisiveness.

Following his remarks, a reaction panel will discuss the new Administration in Sacramento and the dynamics likely to play out in Washington DC now that the Democrats control the U. S. House of Representatives. Discussion will also include emerging priorities and initiatives that should be on our radar, new discretionary funding opportunities, as well as the policy and program trends likely to continue into the foreseeable future.

Reaction Panelists

John Bailey, ETA Regional Administrator, Region 6, U.S. Department of Labor

Ron Painter, President/ CEO, National Association of Workforce Boards

Joe Xavier, Director, California Department of Rehabilitation

Yolanda Castro, Executive Director, SELACO

Michael Cross, Executive Director, NoRTEC

K-Rahn Vallatine, Founder, LiveAboveTheHype

4:00 – 5:15

PLENARY SESSIONGRAND BALLROOM A - D

5:30 – 7:00

WELCOMING RECEPTION NORTH TOWER POOL

Go poolside for a delightful evening connecting with friends and colleagues, and enjoy the

unique ambiance of Garden Grove.

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7:30 – 8:30

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST GRAND BALLROOM E - G

Welcome and Speaker IntroductionBlake Konczal, Executive Director, Fresno Regional Workforce Board;Treasurer, California Workforce Association

Strengthening your Curiosity MuscleDiana Kander, Director of Innovation Culture and Habits, Maddock Douglas

Diana, a Georgetown educated attorney, left her successful law practice to start and sell numerous business ventures, spanning software, real estate, hospitality, construction, staffing and consulting. After the sale of her last company, Diana spent three years as a Senior Fellow at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the largest non-profit in the world dedicated to entrepreneurship and education, and two years as a professor of entrepreneurship in the MBA program at the University of Missouri.

Diana is currently with Maddock Douglas, an innovation consulting firm. In this role, she trains executives and Fortune 1000 companies to be more creative and inspires employees to think like entrepreneurs. Diana is also the author of the NYT’s Bestseller All in Startup, which is used in over 70 colleges to teach innovation and entrepreneurship. Her most recent book is: The Curiosity Muscle.

8:30 – 10:00

MORNING PLENARYGRAND BALLROOM A - D

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Get uplifting ideas from our sponsors and exhibitors, and refuel to be ready for the next set of workshops.

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KRA is a trusted partner in workforce development and human services; a smart choice for your organization. KRA is a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) company committed to performance excellence in every aspect of our operations, subscribing to The Baldrige Framework: Driving Organizational Excellence as our primary criteria for continuous improvement. WIOA revitalized the nation’s workforce development system. Early on, we adapted our standard and center operating procedures, policies, and practices to comply with the requirements. We are WIOA-ready with one goal in mind; to help our customers achieve exceptional programmatic outcomes in these four data -driven service models: Integrated Services Business Engagement

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Integrating Case Managers as Part of a High Performing Business Engagement TeamGARDEN 1Christine Bosworth, Ed.D., Co-founder/CEO, Business U, Inc.

Celina Shands, Co-founder, Business U, Inc.

Business U’s national 2019 Workforce Case Manag-er Study revealed major disconnects in how busi-ness services and case management teams coor-dinate effectively to build credibility and trust with employers while meeting job seeker performance outcomes. This session reviews the study’s prelim-inary findings and offers a business engagement blueprint to help attendees strategically move out of siloes and toward a more integrated approach to serve both demand and supply customers.

Career Pathways 180: A Strategic Approach to Serving Adults on ParoleGARDEN 4 Robert Chavez, Operations Manager, South Bay Workforce Investment Board

Carla Cortez, Program Manager, South Bay One-Stop Business & Career Centers-

Vincent Thompson, Parole Administrator, CDCR/ Los Angeles

Mary Weaver, Executive Director, Friends Outside/ Los Angeles

Paul Guzman, Executive Director, New Opportunities Organization

South Bay Workforce Investment Board’s Career Pathway 180 (CP 180) is a partnership with CD-CR-Parole, Friends Outside and New Opportunities Organization to prepare recently released parolees through a comprehensive, robust week-long work-shop to learn strategies to overcome their barriers.

Learn how the Partnership allows for career lad-der self-sustaining employment through leveraged funding (including WIOA) to provide career pathway counseling, vocational training, paid work experi-ence, on-the-job training and job development.

E-Learning Training Solutions for the Modern JobseekerGARDEN 2Phyllis Stogbauer, Deputy Director for Programs Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board

Patricia Carlson, Training Navigator, Tooling U-SME

Steve Christianson, Founder, The Water School

Ben Munoz, Selma-Kingsburg-Fowler County Sanitation District

As technology advances and jobseekers become busier with their daily lives, flexibility and accessibili-ty becomes paramount and Workforce Boards must be flexible in how they deliver trainings. Learn more about ways to provide customer centered online e-learning training solutions that include instructor led facilitated training.

Project HIRRE: Using Technology to Create a Participant-Centric, Integrated Workforce, Education, and Social Services SystemGARDEN 3Heather Henry, Executive Director, Solano County Workforce Board

Christine Hess, Executive Director, Solano Adult Education Consortium

Garth Neil, VP Sales, and Marketing, LiteracyPro Systems

Solano County is taking a bold and collaborative step. Having identified 32 agencies, schools, and non-profits actively supporting and developing the county’s workforce, we are transforming previous-ly isolated entities into a cohesive service delivery system. Learn how we are aligning synergistic pro-grams and leveraging data by using a data-sharing technology platform. And, learn how we are ad-dressing referrals, privacy concerns and cost shar-ing across partners to create a participant-centered system that connects services and supports.

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Beyond Jobs: Elevating and Supporting Irregular EmploymentHARBORNick Schultz, Executive Director, Pacific Gateway Workforce Board

Andrew Munoz, Director of Staffing Services, Pacific Gateway Workforce Partnership

Tens of millions of Americans are engaged in the gig economy and the numbers are growing. Outside of the Uber/Lyft/TaskRabbit/Independent Contractor world, most gig work is found offline and off-the-books. What is the gig economy and what role could/should the public workforce system play to increase stability, prospects, and quality in this area and how should the system go about making it happen?

Learn from the approach underway in the City of Long Beach and how the public workforce system is leading the effort.

Inspiring Generation Z and Preparing Government Agencies for the Future Public Sector WorkforceSALON IIModerator: Randi Kay Stephens, Institute for Local Government

Panelists: Candy Vickrey Smith, Faculty, Folsom Lake College (Los Rios Community College)

Sandra Paschal, Sacramento County Human Resources

Terri Carpenter, Sacramento Employment & Training Agency

Twenty eight per cent of all employment in the Sac-ramento region is in the public sector. Learn what partners in workforce/youth development, human resources and educators are doing to address the gray wave while innovating pathways into public service. Fueled by curiosity and a desire to address challenges in the civil service, leaders are diagnos-ing challenges, aligning systems, and making prog-ress. From dual enrollment and training to engaging at-risk youth in the public sector, the team aspires to develop the diverse workforce of the future.

Partnering with PurposePACIFICTressa A. Dorsey, President, TAD Grants

No matter how strong, competent or productive your organization is, partnership building is ongoing. Determining which partnerships we build, how we build them and why, is accomplished through com-prehensive evaluation and strategic planning. Learn the process of building sustainable and intentional partnerships through discussion and activities. Dis-cussion will cover developing shared workspace, promoting accountability and common communica-tion guidelines.

Workforce Boards: Building a Culture of InnovationSALON IRon Painter, President and CEO, National Association of Workforce Boards

Tom Kavanaugh, Senior Consultant, Public Consulting Group

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ex-panded the role of local workforce boards by push-ing boards to think beyond the mandates of the federal law and focus on strategic planning for the workforce system in their communities. This ses-sion will focus on how to understand the shifting dy-namics in workforce development and how to bring new visioning to the table.

Employer Fears and MisconceptionsSALON VToni Bamford, Training Officer, Disability Access Services Training Team California Department of Rehabilitation

This fast-paced workshop is designed to help job placement staff dispel employer held myths, mis-conceptions and misinformation that impedes the hiring and retention of qualified job seekers with disabilities. Participants will be able to educate pro-spective employers regarding common misconcep-tions and identify California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) employment responsibilities.




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Move that DigiBUS! A Creative Rapid Response CollaborationSALON VIMartha Espinosa, Business Services/Rapid Response Coordinator Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board

Shannon Morrison, Adult Programming Librarian Fresno County Public Library

May Ly, Program Specialist, CLCA Richard Heath & Associates, Inc.

What happens when a business doesn’t want you to provide Rapid Response Services on their premises?

Discover the creative uses of the Fresno County Li-brary’s Digibus and learn how 7 organizations lever-aged their resources to provide Rapid Response and Rapid Reemployment Services for business closures and layoffs. Learn from case examples in our area to improve services to dislocated workers in yours.

Using the Good Jobs, Good Business Toolkit to Meet Small Business Workforce Development NeedsSALON VII – VIII Kristy Henrich, Analyst, Impact Investing, Pacific Community Ventures

Tom Woelfel, Director, Impact Advisory Services, Pacific Community Ventures

Amanda Newman, Senior Project Manager Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program

Jeannine LaPrad, Senior Fellow, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Through the Aspen Institute’s Reimagine Retail Ini-tiative, Pacific Community Ventures has worked with small retail businesses to develop and pilot a tool-kit with practical approaches to improve job quality for their workers. Participants will learn more about these tools, explore the opportunities and challeng-es in working with small businesses on their hiring and advancement practices, and develop new ways in which this toolkit could be adapted to meet busi-ness needs in their own community.

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Our Honored Award RecipientsWorkforce Development Professionals of the Year

The Northern Rural Training and Employment Consortium (NoRTEC)Accepting the Award on behalf NoRTEC

Michael Cross, Executive Director

The Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc.Accepting the Award on behalf of the Alliance

Traci Holt, Executive Director

The recent Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, destroying almost 19,000 buildings and homes, as well as a loss of life. This year, we are honoring the workforce organizations, their staff and partners, who worked tirelessly to ensure survivors of this calamity can

rebuild their lives and communities. Their individual and collective response epitomizes the TRUE work of Workforce Boards.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

John D. Baker,CWA Conference Curator (now emeritus)

President, CoreFactors

John has been the Conference Curator for CWA since 1997. During his tenure, John created 70 highly valued and impactful conferences for the Association. The unique essence of these experiences has

touched almost 35,000 workforce professionals and educators throughout the past 22 years.

It is our honor to bestow this prestigious award to such a deserving person. On behalf of the California Workforce System and the citizens of California, we are eternally grateful for his work!

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11:45 – 1:00

CHARLIE BROWN AWARDS LUNCHEONGRAND BALLROOM A - D

The Awards Luncheon honors those who have contributed significantly to the workforce profession and to workforce development in their communities, and who emulate the go-to-where-the-need-is leadership and

innovation that the late Charlie Brown embodied.

Master of CeremoniesBob Lanter, Executive Director, CWA

Lifetime Achievement Award PresentationSilver Rose, Silver Rose Enterprises, LLC



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Questions Nurture Curiosity, Answers Crush It: Using Questions to Build Problem Solving CapacityGARDEN 1Silver Rose, Silver Rose Enterprises

Get your curiosity mojo back! In a society that seeks instant answers, true innovation comes from nurturing your innate curiosity by wrestling with questions. In this funny and interactive ses-sion, you will learn how to build your strategic problem-solving muscle by applying Appreciative Inquiry to ask good questions. If you are feeling stagnant in your work or you often think, “There has to be a better way,” this session is for you!

LinkedIn Learning: The Easy Way to Upgrade the Skills of Your CustomersGARDEN 2Joey Zumaya, Manager, Public Sector, LinkedIn Learning

Samantha Tobin, Account Executive, Public Sector, LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is an American massive open online course website offering video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and business skills. Find out more about ways you might use this readily available training to further the skills and credentials of your customers.

Data Driven Program ManagementPACIFICTressa A. Dorsey, President, TAD Grants

Data is a key element to determining the suc-cess of a project. Often the data collected is not as useful as it could be. Attendees will learn what types of data should be collected, how it can be utilized and what it can reveal about program de-sign flaws. The workshop will focus on how to use data to manage teams and processes and how to incorporate performance into marketing and grant writing campaigns.

Extreme Employer Engagement: Hiring Chambers of Commerce to Deliver WIOA Business ServicesGARDEN 3Talia Pate, Associate Director, CareerSource North Central Florida

Eric Godet, CEO, Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce

Jeffrey Tate, COO, CTD Holdings; Vice Chair and Board Chair-elect, CareerSource North Central Florida Board

Kim Tesch-Vaught, Business Development Director, Public Consulting Group

Business likes working with business. So how do we as government and non-profit workforce boards break into the business community? For over a decade, CareerSource North Central Flor-ida has answered this question by putting busi-ness on the frontlines, literally. CSNCFL has seam-lessly integrated workforce board WIOA resourc-es into a fully-integrated, service provider delivery model through regional chambers of commerce. The model was recognized by the U.S Chamber of Commerce in 2009 and serves as an enduring ex-ample of sector-based, industry-driven business engagement strategies.

Hear how this one-of-a-kind partnership stream-lines service delivery and elevates business, eco-nomic and workforce development for the region.

Using Technology to Automate Lead Generation for Workforce and Education CampaignsGARDEN 4Celina Shands, CEO/Founder, Full Capacity Marketing, Inc.

Lead generation is a proactive strategy to garner interest in your workforce services and convert prospective job seekers and employers to meet targeted performance metrics. This session de-constructs how lead generation was used to suc-cessfully target hard to reach populations.

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Participants will learn how to: 1) create compelling calls to action that generate interest; 2) deploy outreach using common communication medi-ums to capture leads; and 3) automate lead distri-bution and follow-up to minimize staff time.

SNAP Employment and Training: Understanding the Opportunity, the Model and How to Get StartedHARBORKen Barnes, Senior Policy Associate, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Nick Codd, Senior Consultant, Seattle Jobs Initiative

Sarah Turner, CalFresh Employment and Training, CDSS

Robert Garcia, Program Specialist, County of Alameda

California Workforce Development Boards are in-tegrating CalFresh E&T into their updated WIOA plans in 2019. This session will provide an overview of the USDA’s SNAP E&T model including the fund-ing opportunity offered by the SNAP 50/50 reim-bursement model. The panel will provide guidance and examples on how local WDBs can collaborate with county and state CalFresh departments to in-tegrate services that reduce poverty and increase employability for CalFresh participants.

Creating a Skills-for-California NetworkSALON IIBrianna Bruns, Director of Policy & Advocacy, California EDGE Coalition

The California EDGE Coalition, in partnership with the National Skills Coalition, convened the first an-nual Skills for California Summit in February 2019 where over 100 attendees representing business, labor, community-based organizations, workforce boards, educational institutions, and job training providers convened to endorse a series of broad strategies for closing the skills and equity gap in California. Come hear about the effort and join this growing network.

Incumbent Worker Training: Helping Regional Businesses Compete and ThriveSALON IThi Pham & Stephanie Murillo, IERPU Regional Organizers

Antonette Llano, Business Solutions Consultant Riverside County Workforce Development

Darren Cook, Business Services Supervisor San Bernardino County Workforce Development

The Inland Empire Regional Planning Unit has tackled Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) region-ally, developing a process that is mirrored in two counties. IWT is a crucial service for business-es, especially in a time when the unemployment rate is so low. Responsiveness and the ability to provide this service to businesses is improving relationships and stimulating the economy in the Inland Empire.

Join us for a discussion on how the Inland Empire is making this work.

Honey, We Forgot the Kids! Addressing the Near Complete Absence of Youth in Regional Plans SALON VDavid Shinder, Workforce Consultant

California’s state, regional and local plans are the best in the nation, charting the course for effec-tive services for priority populations and indus-tries. The Plans, however, are light on strategies focused specifically on youth. Local boards, ser-vice providers, educators, and other stakehold-ers may find value in developing plans to meet wide-ranging needs of young workers.

Explore opportunities to borrow from California’s workforce planning playbook to craft approach-es that could be used to develop youth-focused workforce plans.




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STEPS Youth and STEPS Connections: Developing Innovative Solutions to Effectively Serve Reentry YouthSALON VIEdward Sajor, WIOA Re-Entry Division, Ventura County HSA

Elsa Banuelos, WIOA Re-Entry STEPS-Connection Division, Ventura County HSA

Guadalupe Paz, Supervising Deputy Probation Officer, Ventura County Probation Agency

Ivette Gutierrez, Associate, Social Policy Research Associates

Kate Dunham, Director, Workforce and Human Services Division Social Policy Research Associates

Ventura County’s WIOA Re-Entry Division, along with its county probation agency, is implement-ing the STEPS-Youth program to help youth ages 16-21 who are on probation or incarcerated with finding unsubsidized employment. The Coun-ty is also using an Accelerator grant to fund the STEPS-Connection program, which is aimed at identifying innovative solutions to overcome

challenges—such as a lack of transportation—to serving these youth effectively.

Learn more about the county’s curiosity-driven efforts in this interactive workshop.

Lessons from a High-Profile Regional Workforce InitiativeSALON VII – VIII Larry Berry, Director, K12; United Way Bay Area

Roshni Wadhwani, Research Associate, Public Profit

United Way Bay Area will be discussing their ex-perience serving as a backbone organization for a city-wide youth workforce initiative in San Fran-cisco (Mayor’s Youth Jobs+) and sharing insights, best practices and failures from their experience and recent independent evaluation of the initia-tive.

Programs and organizations looking to partner with the public and private sectors around region-al workforce initiatives can benefit from UWBA’s seven years of experience managing a high-im-pact, high-profile initiative. Join us and learn more.

2:15 – 2:45

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Why Don’t They Show Up?GARDEN 1Larry Robbin, Executive Director, Robbin & Associates

Are you curious about why job seekers either don’t come to our programs or why there are so many no shows for appointments? Job seeker no shows for appointments are not only frustrating, but many staff waste literally weeks of time in a year waiting for people to come. Do you wonder why more employers are not showing up at our doors asking about our services? If our business services are so good, why aren’t more employers referring other business people to us?

If you are a manager or staff person that wants the answers to these questions so you can get more job seekers and employers to show up, make sure you come to this workshop! This session is based on surveys with hundreds of job seeker and em-ployer customers that delved into the reasons they did not show up. These listening sessions did not provide the obvious answers because we were curious about the deeper level issues. Putting this revealing information into your work will mean you will be able to better serve more job seekers and businesses in less time because people will show up!

Getting Curious About BrandingSALON IJose Hernandez, Sarah Sandoval & Nashon Mitchell, Career Development Program Specialists, Los Angeles County Office of Education

Stella Garcia, Mobility Manager, 211 Los Angeles

Innovation is fueled by the power of collaboration, and transformation – TRANSFORM your life to-day by getting curious about branding. Fuel your curiosity and learn more about how the power of branding can #changeyourlife for the better. Get curious about branding and create a BRAND that reflects who you are and what you represent.

Learn by Texting: Improve Training Outcomes with Text MessagingGARDEN 2Kim Coulthurst, Co-Founder, CareerHub and Pathways Consultants

Amanda Gerrie, Co-Founder, CareerHub and Pathways Consultants

Tanika Carter, Senior Case Manager, Bay Area Community Resources

Karine Kanikkeberg, Resource Teacher, Kern High School District, Career Resource Department

Ena Volic, Consultant, Los Angeles Transition Age Youth Collaborative

Did you know that Americans spend close to four hours a day on their cell phones? Texting is a great way to communicate with clients and remind them of meetings and events, but did you know that you can provide training via texting too? Three service providers, serving different California regions and different populations will share how they use tex-ting to provide training virtually. Come learn how virtual training can improve your outcomes, en-gage clients and offer efficient online services at low cost.

More Walk, Less Talk: Creating a Culture of AccountabilityGARDEN 4 Josh Davies, Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Work Ethic Development

One of the greatest challenges a leader faces is dealing with issues of trust and accountability. How do you ensure the staff and customers you’re leading demonstrate integrity on a daily basis? Personal and organizational accountability are one of the easiest things to talk about but one of hardest to “walk.”

Using a collaborative and positive approach, par-ticipants will go through an experiential process to learn how to get themselves, their team and their organization not just talking but walking ac-countability.

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Integrating Re-entry Services in Career Center OperationsGARDEN 3Jim Painter, CSNCFL Board Member/Executive Director, Florida Concrete Masonry Education Council

Sean McCoy, Business Services Manager CSNCFL, Public Consulting Group

Kim Tesch-Vaught, Business Manager, Public Consulting Group

This session will share our experiences in creat-ing a partnership between CSNCFL, the Florida Department of Corrections Probation Services, community-based organizations and employers to maximize employment opportunities for justice involved citizens.

The integrated service plan between probation and employment specialists resulted in 69% of clients placed in employment, and provided ac-cess to employment, entrepreneurship training, while removing social stigma and apprehension about working with government agencies.

Innovative Strategies for Priority Populations Using Adult Ed: Changing Lives ForeverHARBORDr. Alfred Ramirez, Director, GlendaleLEARNS, Adult Education Consortium

MaryAnn Pranke, Coordinator, GlendaleLEARNS Verdugo Workforce Development Board

The implementation of the California Adult Educa-tion Program allowed for innovative strategies for increasing access for English Language Learners and individuals with intellectual disabilities, and other priority populations. Glendale used this opportunity to integrate education with workforce development and, using Design Thinking, implemented strategic co-enrollment that integrates WIOA and non-WIOA sources, providing services that change lives forever.

Proven success is demonstrated through its CNC Machinist Academy for students with autism cele-brating its 88% job placement.

Careers that Build Communities: Creating Sustainable Construction Career Pathway ModelsPACIFICRobert Chavez, Operations Manager, South Bay Workforce Investment Board

Carla Cortez, Program Manager, South Bay One-Stop Business & Career Centers

Pamela Penn, President, PDA Consulting Group

Jason Vogel, CEO, Career Expansion

Tanya Stukes, Inclusivity & Workforce Development Manager, Kiewit

Michael Richardson, EEO DBE Manager, Skanska

The Construction Utilities Pathways Program (CUPP) supplies a pipeline of qualified candi-dates by providing support services and access to training and employment to major construc-tion projects in LA County. CUPP’s mission is to increase community knowledge, demystify the construction industry and help individuals build the framework to start apprenticeship careers in the construction industry. By providing case man-agement, workshops and assessments, enrolled and work-ready clients are identified to Union, Jobs Coordinators, Contractors, Developers and Owner/Agencies.

Not Your Grandfather’s Strategic Plan: Strategic DoingTM

SALON IILisa Rice, CEO, Every Strength Counts, LLC

Do you even know where your Strategic Plan is? Are you able to say that you have accomplished most items you put into your Strategic Plan? Would you like to have a way to strategically get things done? Join this workshop for hands on Strategic DoingTM that will move your organization forward every 90 days.

Participants will engage in a Strategic DoingTM scenario that is realistic to the workforce devel-opment industry.

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Navigating the Legal Quagmire of Fiscal Agency in an RPU SettingSALON VI Blake Konczal, Executive Director, Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board

Kenneth J. Price, Esquire. Baker Manock & Jensen, PC

Craig Armstrong, Attorney, Baker Manock & Jensen, PC

California’s WIOA Regional Planning Units serve to align workforce development resources with larger regional areas and resources to provide services to job seekers and employers. However, Local Workforce Areas having to serve as fiscal agents for other LWAs has led to a host of unfore-seen problems.

Learn about how to address these problems in a thoughtful and pragmatic way.

Curiosity Is Your Super PowerSALON VII - VIIIWallace Walrod, Chief Economic Advisor, Orange County Business Council

Jeff Hittenberger, Chief Academic Officer, Orange County Department of Education

Amy Kaufman, K14 Career Pathways Specialist Los Angeles/Orange County Regional Consortium Department of Ed & Behavioral Sciences, University of California at San Diego

Augmented Reality. Virtual Reality. Artificial intel-ligence. Automation. How do we equip our stu-dents for the fourth industrial revolution? What are the defensible competencies that cannot be automated? How can we use human-centered de-sign thinking to fuel students’ curiosity to become their own super hero, and thrive in this new world of work and life?

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MINI-PLENARY SESSIONSPick the session that most appeals to you. These sessions delve more deeply into the most daunting issues facing business, job seekers and the workforce system.

MOVING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS & REFUGEES TOWARD SUSTAINABLE CAREER PATHWAYSGARDEN 4Moderator

Kristina Meza, Section Chief, CalFresh Employment and Training, California Department of Social Services

Featuring

Vicki Brannock, Director of Programs, San Diego Workforce Partnership

Jason Mangold, Strategic Workforce Development Manager, CompTIA

Antonio Vigil, Supervising Employment and Training Counselor County of Sonoma Human Services

Mitch Johnson, Senior Program Manager, International Rescue Committee

Is your community challenged with providing refugee and English Language Learners with high-wage, high-growth career pathways? Do your programs assist the under-served Limited English speaking community by connecting them directly to language skills that could benefit them in their career?

Panelists will share some specific examples of cost effective collaborations and partner-ships that led to exceptional outcomes. Find out why a high percentage of refugees and EEL participants completed an entire train-ing program sponsored by the San Diego Workforce Partnership, and how they man-aged to pass the challenging certification exams taken in English in the IT world.

Learn how Sonoma County brought togeth-er partners from the business, government and non-profit community to develop a new vocationally focused intensive English lan-guage program.

And, discover new ways you can serve this often underserved population, and make an even bigger impact on the lives of these in-dividuals.

NEXT LEVEL BUSINESS SERVICESGARDEN 2Moderator

Tressa A. Dorsey, President, TAD Grants

Featuring

Brenda G. Budke, SPHR-Executive Director, Sierra HR Partners, Inc.

Erik Cherkaski, Business Services Manager, Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board

Darren Cook, Business Services Supervisor, San Bernardino County Workforce Development

Taking a step back and looking at business services holistically can present challenges.

This session will include real talk on over-coming objections, identifying true compa-ny needs and services, and connecting to partners within the community.

Walk away with practical examples of how to market business services, promote repeat customers, bring partner agencies together to meet the needs of the business, ensure follow through, and other ways to exceed your business client’s expectations.

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INTRODUCING THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP COALITION GARDEN 1Moderator

Eric Flores, Policy Director, CWA

Featuring

Vinz Koller, Senior Strategist for Capacity Building, Social Policy Research Associates

Tim Aldinger, Executive Director, Workforce Development

Foundation for California Community Colleges

Don Daves-Rougeaux, Vice President, Higher Education and Workforce Engagement, Linked Learning Alliance

The California Youth Apprenticeship Coali-tion (CAYAC) was formed to improve access to economic opportunity and increased post-secondary degree attainment for young people in California through appren-ticeships. CAYAC brings workforce boards, educators, training providers, and employ-ers together with experts to build a youth apprenticeship system that is integrated, universally accessible and open to as many as 500,000 Californians by 2029. Learn about CAYAC’s grand plans and how your Board and region can join in.

THE FIRST FAIR CHANCE: BUILDING EQUITY FOR JUSTICE-IMPACTED AND REENTERING WORKERSGARDEN 3Moderator

Aisa Villarosa, Associate Director of Policy and Advocacy, Insight Center

Featuring

Heather Henry, Executive Director, Solano Workforce Development Board

Darris Young, Program Associate, Boys and Men of Color, Urban Strategies Council

Linda Denly, Regional Consultant to SELACO Workforce Board; Criminal Justice Consultant, Owsley & Denly Consulting

A year after California “Banned the Box,” far too many justice-involved people grapple with re/entering the workforce.

A panel of workforce and policy experts will present findings from the Bay Area Fair Chance Taskforce, a regional collaborative led by Rise Together United Way, the Insight Center, and Urban Strategies, and generally highlight innovative bright spots in local reen-try work. Learn more about the Taskforce’s policy, workforce, and employer recommen-dations, and other “next” practices that you should be incorporating into your programs.

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Session ModeratorTeresa Hitchcock, Second Vice Chair, CWA; Executive Director,Kern, Inyo & Mono Counties Workforce Board

Plenary Presentation

Applied ImprovIzzy Gesell, Improv Coach & Trainer, IzzyG & Company

Until recently, the word “Improv” was usually connected to “theater,” so it had no relevance to most of us except as entertainment. We looked, we laughed, we left.

The kind of Improv that is applicable to our daily lives and personal growth is known as Applied Improv. The premise is the skills that make Improv theater people successful are the same ones that make us all successful.

Desired and achievable Improv skills include thinking on our feet, dealing with reality, focusing on what’s important, able to disagree without dissolving into conflict, having fun and being creative. It’s a growing field of practice around the world and popping up in all kinds of places and for all kinds of uses.

Like mindfulness, Applied Improv uses a skillset that is deceptively simple. Since it’s a skillset, it requires practice. Since its fun, it gets done.

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Flexible body; nimble mind. These 30 minutes will shape your day…positively. Curious about Joe Pilates? Discover the man behind the movement. All levels welcomed.

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Using Technology and Digital Badges to De-Risk Non-Traditional HiresGARDEN 1 Michael Simpson, CEO & Founder of PAIRIN

Brenda Perea, Director of Education and Workforce Strategies

Do you work with employers that won’t hire your amazing candidates because they can’t get past their non-traditional backgrounds? Could your program benefit from technologies that reliably match candidates to opportunities and differenti-ate you from high-cost recruiters?

This session will uncover how workforce agencies can become cutting-edge providers of high-qual-ity, undiscovered talent! Learn how technology can help you impact more people by utilizing digi-tal badging, soft skills data, job-specific matching and applicant sharing.

The 21st Century Workforce: Using Apprenticeship for Pipeline DevelopmentGARDEN 2Julianna Kirby, Director of Client Services & Chief Operating Officer, Training Funding Partners

Deborah Shepard, Career Pathways Coordinator South Bay Workforce Investment Board

Using apprenticeship as a strategy for workforce pipeline development can be an important tool for business when recruiting talent. Learn how the South Bay Workforce Investment Board has created employer driven pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship career pathways to help business secure the local talent they need. Discover how the program was designed by em-ployers to be flexible, allowing them to define the training plan, while providing new opportunities for students, job seekers and incumbent workers.

Using Labor Market Research to Promote the Resilience of Retail Companies and WorkersHARBORSarah Burns, Director of Research and Evaluation, San Diego Workforce Partnership

Amanda Newman, Senior Research Associate, Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program

Jeannine LaPrad, Senior Fellow, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Through the Aspen Institute’s Reimagine Retail Initiative, the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP) conducted research on the impact of changes in technology, consumer behavior, and the minimum wage on retail businesses, jobs, and workers. Participants will learn about the process and findings from this research and how it’s in-forming changes in policy and practice, including how the SDWP plans to work with retailers, small businesses, and workers on job stability and mo-bility in the sector.

Rising from Homelessness through Employment PACIFICJudith Velasco, Executive Director, Verdugo Workforce Development Board

Melissa Younesian, Manager. Verdugo Jobs Center

Rasheedah Scott, Case Manager, Verdugo Jobs Center

The Verdugo Workforce Development launched the Regional Immediate Intervention Service to Employment (RIISE), in partnership with the Ver-dugo Jobs Center, Los Angeles County, City of Glendale and community based organizations to provide a comprehensive work-based learning project that immediately moves participants to the work environment. Through strategic co-en-rollment, this project combines multiple funding sources to address the various needs of partici-pants, from meals, transportation to work sites, paid transitional employment and work readiness workshops.

10:00 – 11:00 CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER: ROUND FIVE WORKSHOPS

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Partnering with Your Local Child Support Agency: Building a Successful CollaborationSALON I Brigid Reilly, Job Center Navigator Workforce Development Board of Solano County

Tara Knobbe, Senior Support Specialist, Training Team, Solano County Department of Child Support

This workshop will focus on how to set up a part-nership between Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) and Local Child Support Agencies (LC-SAs) and the benefits of doing so.

Panelists will discuss the relationship between WDBs and Department of Child Support Services from the state level, the benefits of the partner-ship to the LCSA and their customers, how to go about building a positive and fruitful collaboration between the agencies, and ways to incorporate the partnership into daily case management.

Best Practices for Transgender Inclusion in the WorkplaceSALON VRex Wilde, Program Director, Trans Can Work

In the year 2025, millennials will represent 75% of the workforce. Millennials are twice as likely to identify as LGBTQ and more likely to identify as transgender or non-binary than previous gener-ations. For employers, it is no longer a matter of what to do if they have transgender employees, but a matter of preparing for when they have transgender employees. This session will provide an environment for professionals to elevate their understanding of transgender inclusion.

JOBS Work: An Innovative Private-Nonprofit Partnership that Helps Communities Thrive SALON VIChrista Sheehan, Deputy Director, Hope Builders

Frank Boecker, Human Resource Manager, Sunwest Electric, Inc.

A 2018 Deloitte study showed Hope Builders’ graduates contributed almost $1.3 million annu-ally back to Orange County. This study inspired additional employers to help us design a program to grow this economic impact. Last spring, the agency launched a staffing model that fast tracks youth into quality jobs, connects employers to a vetted, reliable labor pool, and generates revenue to expand a workforce pipeline.

Join us and find out how to bridge the skills gap and help underserved communities thrive.

Curiosity from the Inside Out: The Power of ListeningSALON VII – VIII Lisa Michelle, Coach, Facilitator, Program Manager Santa Clarita AJCC

What is the difference between asking questions and deeply listening?

This interactive learning explores how asking questions can be a roadblock to curiosity where-as strength based listening permits us to be truly inquisitive and acquire desirable and essential in-formation.

Grow your listening in such a way that builds re-siliency in individuals, grows employee reten-tion, provides excellent customer service even in breakdown, and boosts morale and productivity.

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CLOSING PLENARYGRAND BALLROOM A

Thinking on your Feet Session Moderator and Game Host

Izzy Gesell, Improv Coach & Trainer, IzzyG & Company

Building on the morning plenary and fueling our curiosity, we’ll leave you with a demonstration of thinking on your feet through some fun group experiences.

Teams of players selected from amongst attendees will practice this skill through a few rounds of friendly competition. The audience will vote for the team they think has done the best during each round and then overall.

Concluding RemarksBob Lanter, Executive Director, CWA

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The Northern Rural Training and Employment Consortium (NoRTEC) is a consortium of eleven Northern California counties established to address the needs of job seekers and businesses in our region. We believe that a healthy business community creates economic vitality and we are dedicated to

strengthening and supporting area businesses to create jobs and encourage economic prosperity. As the Workforce Development Board for the counties of Butte, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas,

Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity, NoRTEC funds 13 America’s Job Centers of California (AJCC) locations and actively supports a broad range of business services, including five local Industry Sector

Partnerships.

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Grant Associates1017 SE 34th, Portland, OR 97214

Contact: Marlena Sessions [email protected]

212-684-2700Follow us on Twitter: @GrantAssociates

Grant Associates has become a trailblazer and a force for innovation in delivering workforce

services nationally. A certified Woman-Owned Business, we have operated nearly 80 different

programs in cities of all sizes. We take pride in our ability to transform people’s lives –

empowering them to advance, addressing their obstacles to employment, and connecting

them with jobs that fit their goals. Learn more about how we can help your community with its

workforce strategies.

Public Consulting Group, Inc. Contact: Anthony Ong [email protected]

publicconsultinggroup.com

Public Consulting Group (PCG) provides industry-leading management consulting and technology

to help public sector education, health, human services, and other government clients achieve

their performance goals and better serve populations in need.

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G*Stars/ AGS Data SystemsGeneral Inquiries: [email protected]

866.403.3639 (Toll Free) 715.381.8210

G*STARS enables organizations to track participants and employers across multiple programs and demonstrate education, training, and

employment results to funders and the community. The tracking and analytics system used for 17+ years by workforce agencies, community colleges & social services agencies to demonstrate

program achievements.

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CASAS5151 Murphy Canyon Rd, Suite 220,

San Diego, CA 92123Contact: Debbie Poggioli [email protected]

www.casas.org Facebook: CASASsystem Twitter: @CASASsystem

CASAS is a non-profit organization that specializes in the creation of tests for youth and

adults that are performing at or below a high school proficiency level. CASAS assessments are computer-based or paper-based; CASAS

assessments are used by workforce credential programs, ESL/ELL and ABE/ASE instructional

programs, correctional facilities, vocational/technical institutes, and research affiliates.

CompTIA3500 Lacy Road, Suite 100,

Downers Grove, IL 60515Contact: Kathryn Ristau Stocker

[email protected]

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a leading voice and advocate for the $4.8 trillion global information technology

ecosystem; and the 11.5 million technology and business professionals who design, implement,

manage, and safeguard the technology that powers the U.S. economy. Through education, training, certifications, advocacy, philanthropy, and market research, CompTIA is the hub for

advancing the tech industry and its workforce.

Employment Training Panel (ETP)Stewart Knox, Executive Director

(916) 327-5640 | [email protected] Meyer, Director of Economic Development(916)327-4391 (direct) | [email protected]

The Employment Training Panel (ETP) is a busi-ness and labor supported state agency that funds customized, employer-driven training for incum-

bent workers and unemployed individuals, provid-ing California employers with the skilled workforce they need to be competitive in the global economy. ETP uses a pay-for-performance contract to offset costs for training new and existing workers, unem-ployed individuals seeking full-time employment and small business owners. Employers design

their own training program by selecting their own topics, training delivery methods and any combina-tion of internal and/or external training providers. ETP works closely with community college dis-tricts, university foundations, industry and trade associations and state and local workforce de-

velopment boards. ETP funds may be leveraged with other funding sources to extend the reach of

grant funding and incentives obtained in support of economic and workforce development initiatives.

http://www.etp.ca.gov for more information.

Emsi409 S. Jackson Street, Moscow, ID 83843

Contact: John Hawkins [email protected]

Emsi data, which covers more than 99% of the workforce, is compiled from a wide variety of

government sources, job postings, and online profiles and resumes. Our data, software, and

consulting services help workforce development professionals understand and communicate their

communities’ workforce needs, identify career pathways and job placement opportunities,

quickly respond to inquiries, benchmark their regions against their peers, and boost their

business engagement efforts.

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Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board

2125 Kern St. Suite 208, Fresno, CA 93721https://frwdb.net/about-us

The Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board (FRWDB) is a Joint Powers Authority between the

City of Fresno and the County of Fresno. We manage Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

funding, disbursed by the United States Department of Labor, to provide services that will ensure our

participants find jobs and that businesses have access to a skilled workforce.

Geographic Solutions234 Capitol Street, Suite A, Salinas, CA 93901

Contact: Charlotte Somera Phipps [email protected]

Deane Toler, Director of Sales & Marketing [email protected] 831-206-1858

www.geographicsolutions.com

Geographic Solutions is the leading provider of integrated software for state and local workforce

agencies in over 30 states and U.S. territories. The company’s online solutions effectively manage

all federally-funded partner programs under WIOA, labor exchange, job aggregation, labor

market information, service and fund tracking, and unemployment insurance benefits.

Jobspeaker126 West Portal Avenue, Suite 139,

San Francisco, CA 94127Contact: Jarlath O’Carroll [email protected]

415-350-5140

Jobspeaker is a workforce case management platform that enables you to work with your

clients, employers and other aligned organizations seamlessly. Our mobile first collaboration platform enables you and your team to achieve, document

and analyze/report on your employment outcomes and makes it easier to achieve these goals overall.

KRAMaple Lawn Corporate Center

11830 West Market Place, Suite M, Fulton, MD 20759Contact: John Hattery [email protected]

www.KRA.com

We provide businesses with a trained and reliable workforce by preparing jobseekers for today’s

competitive workplace and global economy.

LiteracyPro Systems2355 Canyon Blvd. #204, Boulder, CO 80302

Contact: Beth Lehrer [email protected] Neil, VP Strategic Initiatives

[email protected] (415) 497-9409

CommunityPro Suite links agencies together to form a comprehensive team approach to solving social and educational challenges for individuals

and their families. The application is built to increase communication and collaboration at the federal,

state, and local levels.

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PAIRIN2628 Walnut Street, Denver, CO 80205

Contact: Carli Franks [email protected] Desmond, Sales Manager

(855) 724-7466 | [email protected]

PAIRIN is a social enterprise SaaS company that uses friendly science to personalize career exploration, job matching and professional development. PAIRIN partners with state-run and private workforce programs to identify individuals’ soft skill strengths, match them to optimal careers and develop their skill gaps with over

54 classroom skill modules and 300+ online micro-lessons.

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EXHIBITORS

ed2goPO Box 760, Temecula, CA 92593

Contact: Jesse Shaw [email protected]

ed2go is an industry leader in online learning for adults. They provide the highest-quality online

continuing education courses that are affordable and easy to use through a network of top colleges and universities. As a preferred e-learning partner,

they can help you support and grow your online continuing education and career training programs.

In addition, ed2go’s Career Online High School (COHS) program is enabling adults to earn a high

school diploma utilizing WIOA funding.

JIST Career Solutions (Paradigm Education Solutions)

875 Montreal Way, St. Paul, MN 55102Contact: Dale Klingbeil dale.klingbeil@

paradigmeducation.comhttps://jist.com/

We are a leading provider of materials and technology that help hard-to-employ populations

build essential skills for career, academic, and life success. Our solutions will help your clients become proactive, prepare for their futures, and

master techniques to achieve their goals as quickly as possible.

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Learn4Life

Learn4Life is a constantly growing network of public charter schools offering a free high school diploma

program. Our mission is to connect students to one of our partnered resource centers located

throughout California. There, students receive a personalized learning plan and one-on-one attention in a safe environment, so they can focus on learning

at a pace that fits their schedule. No two students are alike, and we don’t educate them that way either.

Learn4Life also has resource centers with programs that provide instruction exclusively in partnership with:

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;• Federally affiliated Youth Build programs.

National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP)

408 Washington Ave. Suite 132, West Plains, MO 65775

Contact: Melissa Robbins [email protected]://www.nawdp.org

The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals, or “NAWDP,” is organized as a 501(c)(6) association dedicated to:

• supporting the career development of individuals whose work focuses on achieving the employment objectives of job seekers and local businesses;

• setting the standards of excellence against which workforce development professionals are measured; and

• recognizing individual accomplishments and leadership that help advance the industry.

Additionally, NAWDP works to inform, improve and support the workforce development field through advocacy, partnerships and project work.

New Opportunities Organization4953 Marine Avenue, Lawndale, CA 90260

Contact: Angel De La Torre [email protected]

https://www.newopps.orghttps://www.facebook.com/

NewOpportunitiesOrganization

New Opportunities Organization provides disenfranchised and at-risk populations the training for academic, vocational, social, and economic skills

required for obtaining work skills and successful participation or reentry to society as effective,

participating and productive citizens. By providing programs relevant to the identified needs of

disenfranchised individuals, out mission is to break the cycles of recidivism and failure.

RespectAbility11333 Woodglen Drive, Suite 102, Rockville, MD

20852Contact: Philip Kahn-Pauli [email protected]

(303) 842-3374

RespectAbility is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting stigmas and advancing opportunities for people with disabilities. We work with leaders in the private, public and non-profit sectors to adopt best

practices that will support school-to-work transitions for youth with disabilities, improve the programmatic

accessibility of workforce agencies and empower advocates with disabilities to become community

inclusion leaders.

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TAD Grants2920 Leta Lane, Sacramento, CA 95821

Contact: Tressa Dorsey [email protected] 916-899-0038

www.tadgrants.com Twitter: @TADGrants; Facebook: TAD Grants;

LinkedIn: TAD Grants

TAD Grants has provided high quality professional services to organizations and businesses nationwide

for over a decade. Our primary focus and expertise is in professional development training and

certification programs and grant writing services for workforce development professionals. To maximize

effectiveness, TAD Grants strives to build long term relationships with those that we serve. Our wraparound services, ongoing consultation, and

follow-up programs have proven to equip our clients with the tools they need to ensure that they meet

and exceed their desired outcomes.

The Center for Work Ethic Development2907 Huron Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80202

Contact: Josh Davies [email protected]

The Center for Work Ethic Development provides practical tools for building soft skills. Our innovative

curriculum and certification program, Bring Your ‘A’ Game to Work, is fully customizable and highly engaging. It can be trained in as short as 4 hours and includes the opportunity to earn a portable,

stackable certification.

UC San Diego EXTENSION9500 Gilman Drive, MC., 0172-S, La Jolla,

CA 92093-0172Contact: Amiee Gonsalves [email protected]

www.ucsd.edu

UC San Diego Extension is focused on being a major catalyst for the continued economic, intellectual, and cultural growth of the San Diego region and beyond.

Core offerings include professional education and training, cultural enrichment, and regional

economic solutions. Whether you’re starting a new career, building a company, or developing a deeper appreciation of the world around you, Extension has

the resources you need to get started.

United States Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration

Region 6, US Department of LaborContacts: Diane Walton [email protected]

Tarah Holt [email protected]

What’s Your Next Step with Apprenticeship? What’s your next move with apprenticeship as a training strategy? Need help and resources for

thinking about it, starting it, doing it, improving it? Need help connecting to other’s work, or getting

more partners for your own? Need a reminder how apprenticeships are good for your outcomes? Want

to meet some California Apprenticeship Initiative grantees…or American Apprenticeship Initiative grantees…or the federal or state support teams?

Our goal: providing more affordable pathways to secure, high paying jobs by promoting

apprenticeships. Your goal: good outcomes for your customers and your communities.

Stop by and let’s talk!

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Alameda County, Patti Castro

Anaheim, Luz Flores

Contra Costa County, Donna Van Wert

Foothill, Dianne Russell-Carter

Fresno County, Blake Konczal

Golden Sierra, Jason Buckingham

Humboldt County, Allison Tans

Imperial County, Priscilla Lopez

Kern, Inyo, Mono Consortium, Teresa Hitchcock

Kings County, Lance Lippincott

City of Los Angeles, Gregory Irish

Los Angeles County, Martha Molina-Aviles

Madera County, Tracie Scott-Contreras

Merced County, David Mirrione

Monterey County, Christopher Donnelly

Mother Lode, Dave Thoeny

North Central Counties Consortium, Cindy Newton

North Valley Job Training Consortium, Kris Stadelman

Northern Rural Training & Employment Consortium, Michael Cross

Oakland, Micah Hinkle (acting)

Orange County, Carma Lacy

Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network, Nick Schultz

Richmond Works, Sal Vaca

Riverside County, Carrie Harmon

Sacramento, Kathy Kossick

San Benito County, Enrique Arreola

San Bernardino County, Reg Javier

San Diego Workforce Partnership, Peter Callstrom

San Francisco, Joshua Arce

San Joaquin County, John Solis

San Luis Obispo County, Dawn Boulanger

Santa Ana, Deborah Sanchez

Santa Barbara County, Raymond McDonald

Santa Cruz County, Andy Stone

Silicon Valley WIN/ Work2Future, Monique Melchor

Solano County, Heather Henry

Sonoma County, Katie Greaves

South Bay, Jan Vogel

South East Los Angeles County, Yolanda Castro

Stanislaus County, Doris Foster

Tulare County, Adam Peck

Ventura County, Rebecca Evans

Verdugo Consortium, Judith Sernas Velasco

Workforce Alliance of the North, Bay, Bruce Wilson

(Lake, Marin, Mendocino & Napa Counties)

Yolo County, Elaine Lytle

Workforce Development Board Representative, Tony Myrell, San Bernardino County WDB Chair

One Stop Operator Representative Traci Holt, Director, Alliance for Workforce

Development, Inc.

CWA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSJan Vogel – Board Chair

South BayMichael Cross – 1st Vice Chair

NoRTECTeresa Hitchcock – 2nd Vice Chair

Kern, Inyo, Mono CountiesBlake Konczal – Treasurer

Fresno CountyYolanda Castro – Legislative Chair

SELACO David Mirrione – Legislative Vice Chair

Merced CountyNick Schultz – Opportunities Chair

Pacific GatewayKathy Kossick – Opportunities Vice Chair

Sacramento WorksReg Javier – Capacity Building Chair

San Bernardino County

Heather Henry – Capacity Building Vice Chair Solano County

Gregory Irish – Executive Committee At-Large City of Los Angeles

Patti Castro – Executive Committee At-Large Alameda County

Dave Thoeny – Executive Committee At-Large Mother Lode

Kris Stadelman – Executive Committee At-Large NOVA

Adam Peck – Executive Committee At-Large Tulare County

Tony Myrell – Workforce Board Member Representative

San Bernardino County WDB Chair; Premier Medical Transportation

Traci Holt – One Stop Operator Representative Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc.

SPECIAL THANKSWORKCON 2019SPECIAL THANKS

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PREMIUM SPONSORSSan Bernardino Workforce Development Board

Tony Myrell, Board ChairReg Javier, Executive Director

Northern Rural Training and Employment Consortium (NoRTEC)Michael Cross, Executive Director

PLATINUM SPONSORSGrant Associates

Marlena Sessions, Vice President, Public Private Partnerships

Public Consulting GroupTony Ong, Business Development Manager

G*StarsFor providing our Conference Program “app”

SILVER SPONSORSCASAS

Jane Egüez, Vice President & Director of Program Development

CompTIAJason Mangold, Manager, Strategic Workforce Development

Kathryn Ristau Stocker, Project Manager

EmsiJohn Hawkins, Director, Workforce Development

Employment Training Panel (ETP)Stewart Knox, Executive Director

Fresno Regional Workforce Development BoardBlake Konczal, Executive Director

Geographic SolutionsDeane Toler, Director of Marketing

JobSpeakerJarlath O’Carroll, Founder & CEO

KRAKnowlton R. Atterbeary, President & CEO

Literacy Pro SystemsGarth Neil, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

PAIRINTravis Desmond, Sales Manager

CWA greatly appreciates the support of the many individuals and organizations that enrich the experiences at our Conferences, and the resiliency of our communities.

Fueling Curiosity SPECIAL THANKS

CWA greatly appreciates the support of the many individuals and organizations that enrich the experiences at our Conferences, and the resiliency of our communities.

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SUPPORTING PARTNERSCalifornia Department of Rehabilitation

Joe Xavier, Director

Foundation for California Community CollegesTim Aldinger, Executive Director, Workforce Development

California EDGE CoalitionBarbara Baran and Rona Sherriff, Co-DirectorsBrianna Bruns, Director of Policy and Advocacy

THE CWA STAFFBob Lanter, Executive Director

Brandon Anderson, Operations DirectorMonica Vaiza-Sobala, Administrative Manager

Eric Flores, Policy DirectorMatt Hidalgo, Program Director

Xue Lor, Program AssociateMatthew Hayes, Program Associate

ADDITIONAL CONFERENCE SUPPORTJohn D. Baker, CWA Conference Curator (happy trails!)

John Vanella, Conference DirectAllen Warren and Lexi Smoots, Active Event Technology

The Talented & Attentive Staff from Multi MediaMilenko @ Milenko Design, Cover Art & GraphicsThe Staff of the Hyatt Regency Orange County

THE AFFILIATE MEMBERS OF CWAWORKCON 2019THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF CWA

5 Keys School & Programs

Alliance for Workforce Development, Inc.

Berkeley Youth Alternatives

California Human Development (CHD)

California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.

California State University, San Bernardino College of Extended Learning

California Workforce Development Board

CASAS

City of Compton - Planning & Economic Development Department

Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa Regional Occupational Program (CRY-ROP)

COMMUNITY CAREER DEVELOPMENT, INC.

Community Services and Employment Training (CSET)

CSET

Csi-Works, LLC

Employment Training Panel (ETP)

Goodwill - Central Coast

Goodwill Industries of Southern California

Grant Associates

Grossmont- Cuyamaca Community College District

JVS

KRA

La Cooperativa de Campesina

La Puente Valley Regional Occupational Program (LPVROP

Lake Tahoe Community College

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Managed Career Solutions, Inc

MPIC Inc.

Proteus Inc.

Sacramento State University

San Joaquin Building Futures

San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE)

SIATech

Smart Business Resource Center

Southeast Area Social Services Funding Authority (SASSFA)

Sutter County One Stop

Technical College

Ventura Adult and Continuing Education

Whittier Union High School District

Workforce Connections

WorkStartYES

Fueling Curiosity THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF CWA

Alyce Belford, San Bernardino County, Department of Behavioral Health

Angela Gardner, Workforce Development Solutions, Inc.

Ayna Lisa Jordan, Human Solutions LLC

Ariel Nievas, First Institute Training & Management Inc.

Charlotte Johnson, Eckerd Workforce Development

DJ Pittenger, San Luis Obispo County Office of Education

Efrain Silva, Imperial Valley College

Eric Glunt, Interwork Institute/San Diego State University

Eric Pomeroy, Tri-County Regional Occupation

Greg Trammel, Inland Empire Job Corps

Holly Newlon, Merced County Office of Education

Jonathan Blitt, Aztec Software

Joyce Aldrich

Karine Kanikkeberg, Kern High School District

Kate Dunham, SPRA

Larry Robbin, Robbin & Associates

Mary Keipp, UCLA

Robert Gutierrez, AYE of Catholic Charities of LA

Roselyn Uyan, Inland Empire United Way

Sandy Mead, MedCerts

Sean McManus, Academics, Art and Action Charter Academy

Thomas Pokladowski, California State University Los Angeles

Wan He, Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center

September 3 - 5, 2019Monterey Marriott Hotel & Monterey Conference Center

Meeting of the Minds in Monterey

a conference like no other!

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