WSG 16th Annual Massachusetts Jobs and Workforce Summit

Tim Sullivan, Project Director

Speakers:

• Tonja Mettlach, Executive Vice President, Massachusetts Business Roundtable
• Paul McMurtry, House Chair, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
• Jacob Oliveira, Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Session introduced by Chrissy Lynch, President, Massachsuetts AFL-CIO

Participants:

• Lauren Jones, Secretary, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
• Lane Glenn, President, Northern Essex Community College

Session introduced by Tim Sullivan

Speaker:

• Curtis Dubay, Chief Economist, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Session introduced by Kaitlyn Bean, Deputy Director, SkillWorks

Moderator:

Kelly Aiken, Director of Workforce Development and Planning, UMass Memorial Health

Panelists:

• Eva Millona, Foundation Fellow, Eastern Bank Foundation
• Kristen McKenna, Dean of Workforce and Economic Development, Bunker Hill Community College
• Ron Marlow, Vice President, Workforce Development and Alternative Education, ABCD
• Jerry Rubin, Co-Chair, MassSkills Coalition and Eastern Bank Foundation

Award session introduced by: Google

Kathy Mainzer Award

Nancy Huntington Stager, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Eastern Bank

Award presented by, Mary Sarris, Former Executive Director, MassHire North Shore Workforce Board

Podcast Hosts:

• Marybeth Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, Worcester Community Action Council, The Ripple Effect
• Ron Waddell, Founder and CEO, Legendary Legacies Inc. & The Auxano Leadership Group, The Ripple Effect

Guest:

• Chris Shannon, Senior Policy Associate, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Session introduced by: Lew Finfer

Moderator:

Molly Jacobson, President & CEO, Commonwealth Corporation

Panelists:

• Bob LePage, Assistant Secretary for Career Education, Executive Office of Education
• Paul Bello, Director of Career and Community Development, South Shore Regional Vocational and Technical High School
• Bryana Malloy, Manager of Industry Relations, MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board
• Trish Woodliff, Director, Adult Continuing Education, Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical School District

Session introduced by: Cole Angley, MWA

Participants:

• Nate Mackinnon, Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges
• Cole Angley, Executive Director, Massachusetts Workforce Association
• Megan Evans, Senior Government Affairs Manager, National Skills Coalition
• Emmanuel Owusu, Executive Director, African Bridge Network

Tim Sullivan, Project Director