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Career Readiness Summit



May 17, 2022


2022 Virtual Goals

Leo Reddy, Chairman - CCD Center; Chair, President, and Founder - Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC)


Dr. Bryan Albrecht, Vice Chair, CCD Center; President - Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI




Opening remarks

Carolyn Lee, Board Member - CCD Center; Executive Director - The Manufacturing Institute, Workforce Development and Research Partner, National Association Manufacturers






Condition of Career Readiness in the U.S. Report

Dr. Scott Solberg, Vice President of Research - CCD Center; Professor- Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, Boston University









Role of States in Career Readiness

Amanda Winters, Program Director, Postsecondary - National Governors Association


Dr. Bryan Albrecht, Vice Chair - CCD Center; CEO - Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI with remarks from Governor Tony Evers, Wisconsin













Industry Remarks

Dr. Bryan Albrecht, Vice Chair - CCD Center; President - Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI


Nicholas T. Pinchuk, CEO - Snap-on, Inc.





Role of Higher Education in Career Readiness Panel

Moderator: Dr. Annette Parker, President - South Central College, Minnesota


J. Noah Brown, Senior Advisor, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) - U.S. Department of Education


Tammy Reichelt, Associate Vice President- Academic Affairs, American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)


Robert LePage, Assistant Secretary for Career Education - Massachusetts Executive Office of Education (EOE)



Role of Industry in Career Readiness Panel

Moderator: Ron Busby, President, U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.


Jeannine Kunz, Chief Workforce Development Officer, SME


Boyd Worsham, CEO, National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)


Katie Richards, Membership and Advocacy Manager - Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA)


Marianne Merola, Manager, Education Programs, at McDonald's



May 18, 2022


International Research: Impact of Business Engagement on Career Readiness

Dr. Scott Solberg with Anthony Mann, Senior Policy Analyst for Education & Skills - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)






Public-Private Partnerships in Career Readiness

Michele Chang, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce


Talent Pipeline Strategies for Businesses Panel

Moderator: Jason Tyszko, Vice President - Center for Education and Workforce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation


Taylor Dunne, Talent Initiatives Manager - San Diego Economic Development Corporation

Kevin McMackin, Director, Strategic Partnerships - San Diego & Imperial Counties Community Colleges Regional Consortium




Department of Labor Perspective

Alexandra Oliver-Davila, Executive Director - Sociedad Latina


U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin Walsh






Prioritizing Career Planning

Julie Lammers, - American Student Assistance (ASA)


Penny Enroth, Chair - Palmer Foundation with State Leader Suzi Raiford (SC)





Providing Professional Career Advising

Jill M. Cook, Executive Director - American School Counselor Association

Sharon Givens, President - National Career Development Association with State Leader Andy Tucker (CO)


Emphasizing Career and Work-Based Learning

Gary Konarska, Executive Director, and CEO - American Welding Society


David Wilcox, Chair - CCD Center Quality Industry Certifications Committee; CEO – GSX with State Leader Heather Bushelman (KY)



Providing High-Quality Career Development Technology

Paul Perkins, President - Amatrol, Inc.


Kevin Houchin, Chair - CCD Center Committee on Career Readiness Technology; Vice President - RiiiD Labs with State Leader Stacy Smith (KS)











Industry Keynote

Dane Linn, Senior Vice President - Business Roundtable


Integrating Social and Emotional Learning

Linda Dusenbury, Senior Research Scientist - The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)


Chi Kim, CEO - Pure Edge, Inc. with State Leader Dana Godek (CASEL)



Civic, CASEL, CCD Center State Case Studies


Closing Remarks: Serving Our Nation’s Youth

Scott Bull, CEO- Pace Industries (ret.), Quarterback- San Francisco 49ers (1976-79)








SUMMIT AGENDA


**All times in Eastern Standard Time**

May 17, 2022 – Day One

12:30 PM to 12:45 PM - Virtual Summit Goals

  • Leo Reddy, Chairman - CCD Center; Chair, President, and Founder - Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC)

  • Dr. Bryan Albrecht, Vice Chair, CCD Center; President - Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI

12:45 PM to 1:05 PM - Opening Remarks

  • Carolyn Lee, Board Member - CCD Center; Executive Director - The Manufacturing Institute, Workforce Development and Research Partner, National Association Manufacturers

1:05 PM to 1:50 PM - The Condition of Career Readiness in the United States Report

  • Introduction: Jean Eddy, President and CEO - American Student Assistance (ASA)

  • Dr. Scott Solberg, Vice President of Research - CCD Center; Professor- Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, Boston University

1:50 PM to 2:35 PM - Role of States in Career Readiness

  • Amanda Winters, Program Director, Postsecondary - National Governors Association

  • Introduction: Dr. Bryan Albrecht, Vice Chair - CCD Center; CEO - Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI

  • Governor Tony Evers, Wisconsin

2:35 PM to 2:50 PM - Break

2:50 PM to 3:15 PM - Industry Remarks

  • Introduction to Industry Keynote: Dr. Bryan Albrecht, Vice Chair - CCD Center; President - Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI

  • Industry Keynoter: Nicholas T. Pinchuk, CEO - Snap-on, Inc.

3:15 PM to 4:05 PM - Role of Higher Education in Career Readiness

  • Moderator: Dr. Annette Parker, President - South Central College, Minnesota

  • J. Noah Brown, Senior Advisor, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) - U.S. Department of Education

  • Tammy Reichelt, Associate Vice President- Academic Affairs, American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)

  • Robert LePage, Assistant Secretary for Career Education - Massachusetts Executive Office of Education (EOE)

4:05 PM to 5:00 PM - Industry Panel

  • Moderator: Ron Busby, President, U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.

  • Manufacturing: Jeannine Kunz, Chief Workforce Development Officer, SME

  • Construction: Boyd Worsham, CEO, National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)

  • Material Handling: Katie Richards, Membership and Advocacy Manager - Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA)

  • Food Service: Marianne Merola, Manager, Education Programs, at McDonald's

5:00 PM - Day One Concludes


May 18, 2022 – Day Two

12:15 PM to 12:45 PM - Industry Keynote

  • Introduction to Industry Keynoter: Leo Reddy, Chairman - CCD Center; Chair, President, and Founder - Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC)

  • Industry Keynoter:  Dane Linn, Senior Vice President - Business Roundtable

12:45 PM to 1:15 PM - Impact of Business Engagement on Career Readiness

  • Anthony Mann, Senior Policy Analyst for Education & Skills - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

1:15 PM to 1:35 PM - Public-Private Partnerships in Career Readiness

  • Michele Chang, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy - Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

1:35 PM to 2:00 PM – Break

2:00 PM to 3:15 PM - Breakout Discussions

  • Prioritizing Career Planning:

  • Co-Chairs: Jean Eddy, President and CEO - American Student Assistance (ASA); Penny Enroth, Chair - Palmer Foundation

  • Providing Professional Career Advising:

  • Co-Chairs: Jill M. Cook, Executive Director - American School Counselor Association; Sharon Givens, President - National Career Development Association

  • Emphasizing Career and Work-Based Learning:

  • Co-Chairs: Gary Konarska, Executive Director, and CEO - American Welding Society; David Wilcox, Chair - CCD Center Quality Industry Certifications Committee; CEO - GSX

  • Providing High-Quality Career Development Technology:

  • Co-Chairs: Paul Perkins, President - Amatrol, Inc.; Kevin Houchin, Chair - CCD Center Committee on Career Readiness Technology; Vice President - RiiiD Labs

  • Integrating Social and Emotional Learning:

  • Co-Chairs: Linda Dusenbury, Senior Research Scientist - The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL); Chi Kim, CEO - Pure Edge, Inc.

3:15 PM to 4:20 PM - Talent Pipeline Strategies for Businesses

  • Moderator: Jason Tyszko, Vice President - Center for Education and Workforce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

  • Taylor Dunne, Talent Initiatives Manager - San Diego Economic Development Corporation

  • Kevin McMackin, Director, Strategic Partnerships - San Diego & Imperial Counties Community Colleges Regional Consortium

4:20 PM to 4:45 PM

Introduction to Secretary of Labor:

  • Alexandra Oliver-Davila, Executive Director - Sociedad Latina

Department of Labor Perspective

  • Martin J. Walsh, U.S. Secretary of Labor

4:45 PM to 5:00 PM - Serving Our Nation’s Youth

  • Scott Bull, CEO- Pace Industries (ret.), Quarterback- San Francisco 49ers (1976-79)

5:00 PM - Summit Ends




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