2024 MAWB Summer Conference: “Reimagining Workforce: Embracing the Future”
Promising Practice Award Winners
- 1st Place: Construction Trades Boot Camp; South Central Workforce Council
- 2nd Place: Economic & Workforce Development Summit; Anoka County
- 3rd Place: Equity in the Built Environment; Workforce Development Inc.
Presentations
- Connecting the Local to the National: A Welcome from the NAWB President – Brad Turner-Little, President & CEO, NAWB
- Federal Legislative Update – Chris Andresen, Senior Vice President, Dutko Government Relations
- Empowering New Arrivals in the Workforce Development System Panel
- Update Forums
- Twins Cities Immigration Forum (monthly): email michelle.rivero@minneapolismn.gov and edmundo.lijo@ci.stpaul.mn.us. recordings for previous forums
are available at: https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/government/departments/ncr/immigrants-refugees/meetings-events/ - Welcoming Minnesota Forum (bi-weekly): Email welcomeminnesota.dhs@state.mn.us
- Immigrant & Refugee Affairs Forum (monthly): Email newamericans@state.mn.us
- Twins Cities Immigration Forum (monthly): email michelle.rivero@minneapolismn.gov and edmundo.lijo@ci.stpaul.mn.us. recordings for previous forums
- Welcome Guide for Newcomers: English & Spanish
- Helpline fliers:
- Update Forums
- Employer Insights on Job Quality as a Retention Strategy Panel
- Bringing the State Plan to Life – Sonji Davis, Workforce Policy Coordinator, GWDB & Jeanna Fortney, Division Director, CareerForce MN
- Harnessing the Power of AI: Practical Insights & Applications – Mike Kutzke, Owner/Presenter, Professional Training Services
- Cracking the Code to Rising Stars: How to Find, Motivate, and Create Engaged Young Leaders – Clare Richards, CEO & Co-Founder, Impacks
- Advancing Workforce Development Through Skills Based Hiring – Allen Mavis, Workforce Development Training Coordinator, Goodwill-Easter Seals MN & Cheri Gengler, Vice President for Talent & Workforce, Minneapolis Regional Chamber
2023 MAWB Summer Conference: “Stronger Together”
Promising Practices Award Winners
- 1st Place: Online Inquiry System; Anoka County Job Training Center
- 2nd Place: Workforce Mobility Program; Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board
- 3rd Place: Career Solutions’ Open House Initiative
Presentations
- Department of Labor Update – Amy Hansmann, Federal Project Officer
- Department of Employment & Economic Development Update – Deputy Commissioner Marc Majors
- Workforce DEI: The Role We All Play – Whitney Harvey, Sr. Director of Workforce Diversity & Inclusion, MN Chamber Foundation
- Using Job-Fit to Improve Career Navigation – Bill Guest, President & Chief Solutions Architect, Metrics Reporting
- Racial Equity Dividends Index – Nathan Arnosti, Director of Analytics, Center for Economic Inclusion
- Legislative Updates – Chris Andresen
- Positive Impact of Local Workforce Boards – Walter Simmons
- Governor’s Workforce Development Board Update – Katie McClelland, Director
- Anoka County Job Training Center Online Inquiry System, Nicole Swanson
2022 MAWB Summer Conference: “Shaping the Workforce Future”
- Download Final Agenda
- Speaker Biographies
- All Promising Practices Applications
- Business Meeting Minutes (DRAFT)
Promising Practices Award Winners
- 1st Place: Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council, Certified Community Interpreter Training
- 2nd Place: Career Solutions, Career Trek
- 3rd Place: South Central WorkForce Council, South Central Adult Career Pathways (ACP) Partnership
Presentations
- Federal Legislative Updates – Chris Andresen
- Best Practices for Outreach & Community Engagement – Walter Simmons
- Connecting Credentials – Rachel Vilsack, Mary Rothchild, and Ben Baglio
- Creating a Roadmap for DEI in Turbulent Times – Philomena Morrissey Satre
- Updates – Deputy Commissioner Marc Majors
- From Chasing Smokestacks to Chasing People – Marnie Werner
2021 MAWB Summer Meeting: “Opportunity Ahead: Workforce Leading the Economic Recovery”
Promising Practices Award Winners:
- 1st Place: Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council, Construction Trades Cankuya Program at the Lower Sioux Indian Community
- 2nd Place: Career Solutions, Welding Discovery Day and CDL Discovery Day Workshops
- 3rd Place: Region 4, Metro Region Virtual Services
Presentations:
- Analysis of National Politics and Workforce Advocacy – Chris Andresen
- Focus on Racial Equity in Workforce Strategies – National Skills Coalition
- Poll Report from the questions asked during the National Skills Coalition Presentation
- Impacts of COVID-19 on Minnesota’s Labor Market – Cameron Macht
- National Association of Workforce Boards 2021 Update – NAWB
- Regional Labor Market Trends and Disrupting Disparities – Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
- Workforce Leading the Economic Recovery – Markle Foundation
- Employer Panel Information
- Youth Panel Information