CWA’s 2010 Spring Conference for

Workforce Development Practitioners

Sync or Sink

Newport Beach Marriott Hotel

April 7 - 9, 2010

 

 

 

Sponsored by the California Workforce Association

 

In cooperation with

U.S. Department of Labor, Region Six

Washington Workforce Association

Oregon Workforce Partnership

 

Cosponsored by

California Employment Training Panel

Chancellor’s Office California Community Colleges

California Labor and Workforce Development Agency

California Workforce Investment Board

Employment Development Department

 

Corporate Sponsors

ACT, Inc.

Geographic Solutions, Inc.

Monster

 

 

VISUAL SUMMARIES OF PLENARY SESSIONS by Emily Shepard 

 

 

 

 Wednesday, April 7, 2010 

PRECONFERENCE TRAINING

 

2010 National Workforce Development Campaign: Partnerships with the News Media

Introduction: Jamil Dada, Chair, National Association of Workforce Boards;

Past Chair, Riverside County Workforce Investment Board

Celina Shands Gradijan, President/ CEO, Full Capacity Marketing

 

 

PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

 

Using TANF Emergency Contingency Funding for Summer Youth

Jan Vogel, Executive Director, South Bay Workforce Investment Board

Jeff Rowe, Workforce Development Director, Alliance WorkNet

Thi Pham, Riverside County Economic Development Agency

Luther Evans, Division Chief, GAIN Program Division,

Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services

 

Presenter Orientation

John D. Baker, Conference Curator, California Workforce Association 

 

Why Testing Matters

Bradley Olufs, Director of Adult & Workforce Education, Wonderlic Inc.

 

Innovation and Collaboration = Career Planning Success

Kerry Sullivan, Inside Sales Representative, Kuder, Inc.

 

SPECIAL PRECONFERENCE MEETING

 

Clean Energy Workforce Training Program Grantees

 

Conference Welcome

Andrea Baker, Chair, California Workforce Association

Executive Director, Merced County Workforce Investment Board

                       

Keynote Speaker

Tools for Accelerating Collaboration

Ed Morrison, President, Institute of Open Networks

Advisor, Purdue Center for Regional Development

 

In Sync Sessions I

Navigating the Recovery:  Preparing for What's Next

Andy Vaughan, Director, Strategic Programs, Monster Public Sector & Education

 

Shaping Tomorrow’s Workforce: Implementing an Effective Summer Youth Program

Miguel McQueen and Emily Petrus, Staff Analysts

County of San Bernardino, Department of Workforce Development

 

Community Colleges 101 – A Guide To Navigating And Accessing The Community Colleges

Catherine Swenson, Initiative Director, Training and Development,

California Community Colleges, Economic & Workforce Development

Trish Caldwell, Project Director, California Community Colleges-WIB Partnership

 

Community-Based Organizations: Your Partners in Workforce Development

Simon Lopez, Senior Director of Workforce and Leadership Development,

National Council of La Raza

Jorge Orozco, Director of Youth Workforce Services, Para Los Niños

Lori Ramos Ehrlich, Vice President, Center for Training & Careers

 

Using Environmental Scans & Industry Data to Allocate Training Resources

Elaine Gaertner, Statewide Director/Centers of Excellence,

California Community Colleges’ Economic and Workforce Development 

Kevin Fleming, Director, Inland Empire Region Center of Excellence,

San Bernardino Community College District

Michelle Marquez, Director, Central Valley Region Center of Excellence,

Modesto Junior College

 

Talking to Young Californians about Health Jobs – a Growth Industry

Erin Hart, Senior Vice President, Fenton Communications

Jessica Nusbaum, Account Director, Fenton Communications

 

National Career Readiness Certificate Initiative: Growing in California

Thomas Kilijanek, Ph. D., Regional Manager, ACT, Inc.

Mary Ann Leffel, President, Monterey County Business Council

 

Gateways to Green Building Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Robert T. Mejia, Employment Services Manager

South Bay Workforce Investment Board

Perla Fickenscher, Director

Los Angeles/ Orange Environmental Training Center

North Orange County Community College District

 

Creative Partnerships for New Workers

Marie Jean Caterinicchio, RN, MS, Director, Workforce Development, Orange County, Memorial Care Medical Centers & Memorial Care University

Kevin Ballinger, Dean of Allied Health Sciences, Orange Coast College

Mike Smith, Vice President, Fenton (California Wellness Foundation grantee)

 

California’s Green Economy Survey Results—What Employers Told Us 

Steve Saxton, Chief, Labor Market Information Division &

Bonnie Graybill, Deputy Chief, Labor Market Information Division

Employment Development Department (EDD)

 

Business and Entrepreneurship Training – Now and Forever

Star Van Buren, El Camino College,

Director, Small Business Development Center

 

Moving Dislocated Workers into Action Mode

Silver Rose, SilverSpeaks.com

 

A WIB/Community College Partnership to Help Retool Dislocated Workers

Fran Kennedy, Executive Director, North Central Counties Consortium (NCCC) 

Cindy Newton, Project Lead, NCCC

Bea Espinoza, Vice Chancellor at Yuba College

Dan Turner, Yuba Community College Welding Technologies Instructor

Gary Lederer, Yuba Community College Welding Technologies Instructor

 

Unleashing the Potential of Ticket to Work to Provide Unrestricted Cash for Your Program Needs

Barbara A. Butz, Strategic Partner, Daniels and Associates

 

Cost Cutting the Right Way

Karna Loewenstein, Director of Institutional Effectiveness,

Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, Iowa  

 

One Stop Process Design: What Have We Learned from the Learning Labs?

Facilitated Discussion Session

 

 

Thursday, April 8, 2010

                                       .

Plenary Session                                                            

Welcome

Andrew Munoz, Executive Director, Orange County Workforce Investment Board 

 

The Skills that Got Us Here Won't Get Us There: Challenges for 21st Century Workforce Providers

 

Plenary Duo

Victoria Bradshaw, Secretary, California Labor and Workforce Development Agency

Virginia Hamilton, Executive Director, California Workforce Association

 

Plenary Speaker

Edward DeJesus, Founder/ CEO, Youth Development Research Fund (YDRF)

 

In Sync Sessions III

 

A WIB-Community College Partnership that Works

Stewart Knox, Executive Director NoRTEC

Linda L. Zorn, Co-Chair North Far North Regional Consortium

 

Saving Local Jobs through Proactive Business Retention and Layoff Aversion

Paul O’Reilly, President, O’Reilly & Associates

Mark Troppe, NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

Linda Summers, Economic Development Manager, City of Santa Ana

 

Practical Considerations in Planning for Green in your Region

Gabriel Rench, Business Development, EMSI

John Means, Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development

Kern Community College District

 

Business Services: State of the Art

Larry Robbin, Robbin & Associates

 

From Laid Off to Living©: Effective Support Groups for Dislocated Workers

Silver Rose, SilverSpeaks.com

Johnna Bavaso, The People Business, Inc.

 

Service Delivery Self-Evaluation: Using Customer Feedback as a Catalyst for Institutional Change

Dr. Hilary Goodkind, Goodkind and Associates, Santa Cruz

Luther Jackson, Economic Stimulus Manager, NOVA Workforce Board

 

Entrepreneurship

Abraham Jankans, CEO, Launch Pad Careers, Inc.

 

Create Your Path to Success

Sharon Fallis, Advocacy Projects Coordinator

Paige Mair, Disability Resources Coordinator

Sara Vogler, College student experiencing life with a disability

Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (CEDD) at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute

 

 

Charles Brown Award Luncheon                                   

MC: Sandy Harmsen, Chair, CWA Capacity Building Committee, Executive Director, San Bernardino County WIB

 

Special Video Presentation honoring the life and times of Charlie Brown

 

 In Sync/ Sessions IV

 

Synching and Swimming: Partnerships that Worked

Moderator: Bruce Whistler, Statewide Director, Workplace Learning Resource Initiative California Community Colleges/ Economic & Workforce Development (CCCEWD)

Stephen Baiter, Contra Costa WIB Director

Judi Watkins, Project Director, Workplace Learning Resource Center,

Chabot/Las Positas Community College District

Gail Schwandner, Dean Workforce Development, Long Beach City College

Marty J. Alvarado, Center Director, Region 7 Workplace Learning Resource,

Long Beach City College

Bryan Rogers, Executive Director, Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network

 

Sync AND Swim with Blue Jobs

Stewart Knox, Executive Director, Northern Rural Training Employment Consortium

Representatives from the Water Industry and Community College

 

Economic Development and Workforce Development: A Fresh Look

Jessica Mosier, Program Specialist, San Diego Workforce Partnership

Gary Knight, President/ CEO, North County Economic Development Council

Jo Marie Diamond, Vice President, East County Economic Development Council

Cindy Gompper-Graves, CEO, South County Economic Development Council

Katie Mayfield, Business Development Manager,

San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation

 

Why Dislocated Workers Stay Unemployed and What to Do About It

Larry Robbin, Robbin & Associates

 

Prison to Employment: Addressing the Needs of Parolees

Pam Hogan, MCJ, MNA, Prisoner Reentry Training Specialist

Pam Hogan Productions

 

Getting Outside Your Box – Developing Collaborations That Work

Eric Glunt, Executive Director, California Health Improvement Initiatives Project

Barbara A. Butz, Strategic Partner, Daniels and Associates

 

What Employers Want and Job Seekers Need to Know

Jane Eguez, CASAS

Joan Polster, Consultant to CASAS

 

Financial Education: Creating a Successful Financial Literacy Program

Stephanie Murphy, Regional Director of Education, Development and Community Relations, Money Management International

 

Creating the Newport Action Statement: The Role of California’s Local Workforce Investment System in the Economic Recovery

 

 

Framing Remarks

Jaime Fall, Deputy Secretary, California Labor and Workforce Agency (invited)

Barbara Halsey, Executive Director, California Workforce Investment Board (invited)

Kris Stadelman, Executive Director, NOVA Workforce Investment Board

 

Friday, April 9, 2010

 

In Sync Sessions V

 

Industry Sector Strategies: State of the Art

Jim Torrens, Program Manager, National Network of Sector Partnerships (NNSP)

Amy Wallace, Deputy Director of Workforce Development,

San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development

Dexter Ligot-Gordon, Workforce Policy Analyst,

San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development 
 

 

How to Recruit and Promote a Mature Work Force 

Ted Anderson, Chair, Los Angeles County WIB Mature Worker Council

Member, Los Angeles County Council on Aging

Dr. Pam Geifke, Professor, Claremont Colleges

Lisa Jordan, President, Human Solutions LLC

 

The Environmental Training Centers and the WIBs: A Winning Collaboration

Perla Fickenscher, Director, LA/Orange Environmental Training Center,

North Orange County Community College District

Robert T. Mejia, Employment Services Manager,

South Bay Workforce Investment Board

Jennifer Lewis, Director, San Diego Environmental Training Center, Cuyamaca College

Cindy Perry, Assistant Director, Workforce Advancement Division

San Diego Workforce Partnership

 

Disability Program Navigator an Essential One Stop Program 

Desi Malone, State Disability Program Navigator

Employment Development Department

Margo Scoble, Disability Program Navigator

MCS/Hollywood WorkSource, City of Los Angeles

Toni Costales-Servin, Disability Program Navigator

North Central Counties Consortium / Sutter County One-Stop

 

After School Education and Safety Program (ASES)

Sandra McBrayer, CEO, The Children’s Initiative

Dennis Petrie, Deputy Director, Workforce Services Branch,

Employment Development Department

 

Using Partnerships to Help Build a Stronger Community

Patricia Romant, Operations Director, Yuma Private Industry Council. Inc.

Mercedes Mendivil, Program Administrator, Yuma Private Industry Council, Inc.

Greg LaVann, Program Manager, Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation

 

Layoff Aversion and Rapid Response as a Business Service

Rob Gamble, Managing Partner, Innovation Foundry                                                                                  

 

Closing Plenary                                                          

Leading Edge Workforce Practices

John Chamberlin, Chamberlin & Associates