Parking and directions.
8:00 – 9:00am Registration, continental breakfast, networking
Emcee: Justin Benjamin. Project Support Specialist, Arizona Department of Corrections
Welcome Dr. Larry Johnson, Jr. – President, Phoenix College
Introduction Sandra Watson – President and CEO, Arizona Commerce Authority
State Corrections & Workforce Efforts Fireside Chat
Charles Ryan – Director of the Department of Corrections (ADC)
Michael Trailor – Director, Department of Economic Security (DES)
Moderator: Heath Anderson, Workforce Development Coordinator, Maricopa County Human Services Department
Corrections Panel Introductions and Audience Q&A
Moderator: Heath Anderson
Karen Hellman – Division Director, ADC Inmate Programs and Reentry (IPR)
Mark Jones – Administrator, (ADC IPR) Education
Brian Radecki – CEO, (ADC IPR) Arizona Correctional Industries
Workforce Panel Introductions and Audience Q&A
Moderator: Heath Anderson
Michael Wisehart – DES Assistant Director, Division of Employment and Rehabilitation Services
Keith Watkins – Senior VP Economic/Rural Development, Arizona Commerce Authority
Tim Roemer – Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Governor’s Office
Michelle Cirocco – Chief Social Responsibility Officer, Televerde
Employer/Employee Panel Introductions and Audience Q&A
Moderator: Justin Benjamin
Jessica Atayde, Tool Crib Attendant
Jay Bouche , Director of Marketing – Trapp Technology
John Crowley, Account Executive
Larry Wiersum, Director of Human Resources
– Camelback Moving Inc.
Justin Sanders, Team Member
Aaron Cheatham, Reentry and Transition Manager – Hickman’s Family Farms
Eddie Aboytes, Palletizer
Monica Marquez, Human Resources Manager – American West Pallets
Antoine Dent, Pallet Sorter
Closing Remarks Dawn Grove – Corporate Counsel, Karsten Manufacturing and Chair of Governor Ducey’s Workforce Arizona Council
12noon Networking and Meet with Exhibitors/Sponsors
*Agenda subject to change without notice.