Presenters

Keynote Speakers

  • Charlie Baker

    Massachusetts Governor

  • Secretary Rosalin Acosta

    Secretary, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

  • Brent Parton

    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration

  • Jennifer James

    Undersecretary for Workforce Development

  • Josh Davies

    Chief Executive Officer, The Center for Work Ethic Development

  • Theresa Rowland

    Senior Vice President of Programming and Workforce Skills Cabinet Liaison, Commonwealth Corporation

  • Joanne Pokaski

    Assistant Vice President, Workforce Development Beth Israel Lahey Health System

  • Tonja Mettlach

    Executive Director, Massachusetts Workforce Association

Presenters

  • Rosemary Alexander

    Director of Training, MassHire Department of Career Services

    Problem Solving Methodology for Complex Problems

  • William Allen

    Director, Statewide Job Placement Services
    Building Collaborative Relationships to Successfully meet the needs of Business and People of Different Abilities

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

  • Yesenia Aponte

    Business Services Representative, MassHire Central Career Center
    Expanding Technology in Service Delivery

  • Jennifer Applebaum

    Director, Workforce Development, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
    High-Growth Careers in Clean Energy

  • Lukas Booker

    Systems Analyst, MassHire Department of Career Services
    Identifying, Developing and Filling IT Jobs and Career Opportunities

  • Kataney Couamin Prior

    Vice President of Programs, Commonwealth Corporation
    Building a Competitive Application for Upskilling Funding

  • Janel Granum

    Senior Program Manager, Workforce Development, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
    High-Growth Careers in Clean Energy

  • Ashley Hazleton McClafferty

    Assistant Director of Workforce Development, MassHire Boston Workforce Board/Boston Private Industry Council
    Identifying, Developing and Filling IT Jobs and Career Opportunities

  • Denielle Johnston

    WIOA Coordinator, Department of Transitional Assistance
    Getting Back to the Workforce: Strengthening Partnerships Between Workforce Systems, TANF Work Programs and SNAP Employment and Training

  • Kim Leonard

    Training Coordinator, MassHire Department of Career Services
    Expanding Technology in Service Delivery

  • Bruce Mendelsohn

    Resource Development Coordinator, MassHire Central Region Workforce Board
    Identifying, Developing and Filling IT Jobs and Career Opportunities

  • Ken Messina

    Rapid Response Director, Department of Workforce Development/Department of Labor
    Building a Collaborative Approach and Effective Business Strategies at the National, State, Regional and Local Level

  • Jasmine Montañez

    Senior Consultant, The Impact Seat
    Building an Inclusive Workplace

  • Joan Phillips

    Assistant Commissioner, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission

    Building Collaborative Relationships to Successfully meet the needs of Business and People of Different Abilities

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

  • Erin Quinn

    Associate Commissioner of Employment and Training Programs, Department of Transitional Assistance
    Getting Back to the Workforce: Strengthening Partnerships Between Workforce Systems, TANF Work Programs and SNAP Employment and Training

  • Sacha Stadhard

    Manager, Policy and Program Administration, MassHire Department of Career Services
    Building Collaborative Relationships to Successfully Meet the Needs of Business and Candidates with Disabilities

  • Wyvonne Stevens-Carter

    Adult Education State Director, Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) unit at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
    Adult Education Value and Experience Workshop

  • Jeff Turgeon

    Executive Director, MassHire Central Region Workforce Board
    Expanding Technology in Service Delivery

  • Raija Vaisanen

    Associate Director, Massachusetts Workforce Association
    Scaling Credentialing Pipelines With Untapped Resources (ARP and State Funding)

  • Daniel Weagle

    Regional Director, Apprenti
    Identifying, Developing & Filling IT Jobs and Career Opportunities

  • Kathy West-Evans

    Director of Business Relations, Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation
    Building Collaborative Relationships to Successfully meet the needs of Business and People of Different Abilities

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

  • Milt Wright

    Founder, Milt Wright & Associates, Inc.
    Building Collaborative Relationships to Successfully meet the needs of Business and People of Different Abilities

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

  • Olga Yulikova

    SCSEP Manager, Executive Office off Elder Affairs
    Problem Solving Methodology for Complex Problems