MassForward 2022 Presentations

Adult Education Value and Experience Workshop


Facilitator: Wyvonne Stevens-Carter, Adult Education State Director, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Building a Competitive Application for Upskilling Funding


Facilitator: Kataney Prior, Vice President of Programs, Commonwealth Corporation

Building Collaborative Relationships to Successfully Meet the Needs of Business and Candidates with Disabilities

Facilitators: Milt Wright, President, Milt Wright & Associates Inc.
Joan Phillips, Assistant Commissioner, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Kathy West Evans, Director of Business Relations, National Employment

Team at Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation

Bill Allen, Director of Statewide Job Placement Services, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

Sacha Stadhard, Manager, Policy and Program Administration, MassHire Department of Career Services

Building a Collaborative Approach and Effective Business Strategies at the National, State, Regional and Local Level

Presenters: Joan Phillips, Assistant Commissioner, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

Kathy West-Evans, Director of Business Relations, National Employment Team (NET) at CSAVR (Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation)

Ken Messina, Rapid Response and Business Services Director, MassHire Department of Career Services

Bill Allen, Director of Statewide Job Placement Services, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

Milt Wright, President, Milt Wright & Associates Inc.

Expanding Technology in Service Delivery


Facilitators: Jennifer James, Undersecretary for Workforce Development, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Jeff Turgeon, Executive Director, MassHire Central Region Workforce Board
Yesenia Aponte, Business Services Representative, MassHire Central Career Center

Kim Leonard, Training Coordinator, MassHire Department of Career Services

Lukas Booker, Systems Analyst, MassHire Department of Career Services

High-Growth Careers in Clean Energy


Facilitators: Jennifer Applebaum, Director, Workforce Development, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Janel Granum, Senior Program Manager, Workforce Development, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center