Leveling the Playing Field. Rethinking Workforce Partnership
through the lens of Diversity, Equity, and inclusion
(10:00 – 10:50am)
The panelists will offer their diverse perspectives on how DEI through collaborative partnerships enables people
across sectors to cultivate, spark, and create change-making conversations
allowing professionals to tap into resources, and cultivate diverse
constituents through engagement and programming.
Facilitator: Natasha Randall, Trainer, New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
Ray Daw,
MA, Behavioral Health Consultant
Christa
von Zychlin, D. Min., Ordained Pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Church
Work Ready Communities
(11:00 – 11:50am)
This session will focus on how local colleges and how ACT
Work keys are helping to build work ready communities. As well as what can be
done to build work ready talent in rural communities.
Facilitator: Mary Mylet, New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
Kristin
Krell, ACE Manager, Santa Fe Community College
Tony
Garife, Regional Manager, ACT
Rachel
Price Devine, MS, Director of State Partnerships, ACT
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Integrated Education and Training, IBEST, and Pre-Apprenticeship
New Partnership Priorities with Adult Education
(1:00 – 1:50pm)
Supported by new, ear-marked
funding, Adult Education is expanding efforts to create and sustain Integrated
Education & Training (IET), which can take a variety of forms and requires
partnership with employers and our WIOA Title I partners. Though IET
implementation presents challenges, outcomes are highly rewarding for both
worker-learners and employers. New directions in apprenticeship and
opportunities for New Mexico. will also be discussed.
Amber
Gallup, Director of Adult Education, New Mexico Higher Education Department
Kristin
Krell, ACE Manager, Santa Fe Community College
Partnering with Labor
(2:00 – 2:50pm)
Unions are key partners in the
workforce system, supporting job creation, apprenticeships, training and fair
wages. This panel will explore opportunities for workforce agencies and
community organizations to partner with labor unions.
Facilitator: Sarita Nair, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Department of
Workforce Solutions
Rosendo
Najar, Lead Representative, Southwest Mountain States Regional Council of
Carpenters
Isaiah Zemke,
Business Manager, Financial Secretary Treasurer of the Sheet Metal Workers
Local Union 49
Joan
Baker, Political Affairs and Outreach Director, Local 412 Plumbers &
Pipefitters Union
WINning with WIOA
(3:05 – 3:55pm)
A conversation outlining the work between NALWDB and NCNMEDD
and how to braid resources and services to make the most of available funding
while addressing the educational and employments needs of our
opportunity-seekers with a holistic approach to basic need and wrap-around
services.
Lisa
Ortiz, Executive Director, Northern Area Local Workforce Development Board
Ericka
Van Eckhoutte, One-Stop Operator, Northern Area Local Workforce Development
Board
Camilla
Bustamante, Project Director, Workforce Integration Network (WIN)
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