Appendix B

Workshop Agendas

AGENDA FOR WORKSHOP #1: BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

Friday, October 9, 2020
12:00–3:30 PM Central Time
Webcast available at https://bit.ly/3iHFMrm

Workshop Objective

To explore the resilience, alignments, and adaptability of key workforce training institutions within Birmingham in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Planning committee members welcome attendees and provides background on the workshop series.

• Dr. Josh Carpenter, Director of Economic Development for the City of Birmingham
• Maria Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jobs for the Future

Data are provided to frame the workshop discussions, including economic, labor force, educational attainment, and demographic data for the Birmingham metro area.

• Dr. Stuart Andreason, Director of the Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity at Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
• Dr. Josh Carpenter, Director of Economic Development for the City of Birmingham

Panelists discuss pre-COVID investments in workforce training programs and the impact of the pandemic on their workforce alignment and learner access.

• Mr. Joseph Parilla, Metropolitan Policy Program Fellow of the Brookings Institution
• Dr. Sanjay Singh, Advisor and Board Member of Pack Health
• Moderator: Antiqua Cleggett, Executive Director of Central Six AlabamaWorks!

Panelists discuss emerging workforce training programs for the Birmingham region and efforts to address labor inequities exacerbated by the pandemic.

• Suzanna Fritzberg, Executive Director of Birmingham Strong
• Rachel Harmon, Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham Promise
• Waymond Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of Ed Farm
• Emily Wykle, Acting PI and Board Member of Innovate Birmingham, Director of External Affairs, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Moderator: LaChaun Banks, Associate Director of the Ash Center’s Innovations in Government Program, Harvard Kennedy School

Panelists discuss higher education efforts in the Birmingham region, both during the pandemic and in the future, to support local workforce development.

• Dr. Jarralynne Agee, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Miles College
• Dr. Cynthia Anthony, Interim President of Lawson State Community College
• Dr. Pam Benoit, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Guin Robinson, Associate Dean of Economic Development at Jefferson State Community College
• Dr. Daniel Coleman, President of Birmingham Southern College
• Moderator: Cassius Johnson, Senior Director of Education Strategy Group

Summary remarks are offered of the key themes, challenges, and policy opportunities around workforce training and program development for Birmingham.

• Dr. Josh Carpenter, Director of Economic Development for the City of Birmingham
• Sarah McMillan, Director of Workforce and Talent Development for the City of Birmingham

AGENDA FOR WORKSHOP #2: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Wednesday, October 14, 2020
12:30–4:30 PM Eastern Time
Webcast available at https://bit.ly/3lDksVu

Workshop Objective:

To understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting STEMM workforce challenges and opportunities in Boston, and approaches that are building on ramps with equity to address the needs of Boston workers hit hardest by this crisis.

Planning committee members welcome attendees and provide background on the workshop series.

• Rachel Lipson, Director of the Project on Workforce, Harvard Kennedy School
• Lee Wellington, Founding Executive Director, Urban Manufacturing Alliance

Data are provided to frame the workshop discussions, including economic, labor force, educational attainment, and demographic data for the Boston metro area.

• Rachel Lipson, Director of the Project on Workforce, Harvard Kennedy School

This framing discussion will center around racial equity in our collective exploration of STEMM workforce training needs in the Boston region, and how those needs have shifted in the wake of COVID-19 (public official remarks).

• Trinh Nguyen, Director of Workforce Development for the City of Boston

This session will highlight how workforce development organizations, educational institutions, and training providers have shifted their operations and program delivery mechanisms in this COVID environment. Topics to be discussed include emerging STEMM workforce development opportunities in greater Boston, partnerships to support operations in a resource-constrained environment, and continuity in training and wrap-around services as programs shift to remote operation.

• Kaitlyn Bean, Senior Program Officer, Boston Foundation
• Lane Glenn, President of Northern Essex Community College
• Joanne Pokaski, Senior Director of Workforce Development at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Jerry Rubin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jewish Vocational Service Boston
• Moderator: Deeneaus “D” Polk, Bosch Fellow at the Robert Bosch Foundation

This panel will focus on the ways that COVID has exacerbated existing inequities in the city, and how multi-stakeholder approaches to STEMM workforce development can directly address those inequities. The panel will explore how different institutional actors are working to embed anti-racism in their training and pipeline development activities. It will also explore how these institutions have adapted their programming in response to the death of George Floyd and the racial uprisings across our nation that followed.

• Tyra Anderson-Montina, Boston Site Director of Year Up
• David Delmar Sentíes, Founder and Executive Director of Resilient Coders
• Valerie Roberson, President of Roxbury Community College
• Neil Sullivan, Executive Director of the Boston Private Industry Council
• Moderator: Peter Blair, Assistant Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

This panel will explore the linkages between entrepreneurship and STEMM workforce development, articulating how entrepreneurship can provide new routes to economic mobility for Bostonians coming out from this crisis. Specific

topics include how entrepreneurship can create job transition pathways, provide insights into emerging STEMM careers, catalyze ownership and employment opportunities, and provide a foundation for workforce education. This discussion will also highlight how entrepreneurial support organizations—including incubators, accelerators, and makerspaces—have worked closely with community-based partners to build ecosystems with strong connections to STEMM workforce development programming, and ways this has changed as a result of the pandemic.

• Jen Faigel, Executive Director and Co-Founder of CommonWealth Kitchen
• Sonia Moin, Senior Director of Urban Business Initiatives at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
• Michelle Weise, Senior Advisor and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Imaginable Futures
• Moderator: Cecilia Wessinger, Principal and Founder, Mass Collaboration

In this session, discussants reflect on the lessons learned from the day’s discussions, with an eye to highlighting important policy implications for the labor market recovery in Boston and in the nation.

• Maria Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jobs for the Future
• Dr. Robert Schwartz, Professor Emeritus of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

Closing remarks will summarize themes and takeaways from the workshop and key priorities for greater Boston’s workforce ecosystem and policy, business, education, and training institutions.

• Christine Abrams, President and Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Corporation

AGENDA FOR WORKSHOP #3: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Monday, October 19, 2020
1:00–4:15PM Eastern Time
Webcast available at https://bit.ly/31bvGZD

Workshop Objectives:

• Explore the economic and STEMM-related workforce impacts from COVID-19 in Richmond, Virginia, and compare them to statewide impacts
• Identify promising education and workforce practices at the city and state level that are responsive to workforce disruptions brought about by COVID-19
• Highlight opportunities and synergies between city, regional, and state policies

Planning committee members welcome attendees and provide background on the workshop series.

• Dr. Stuart Andreason, Director, Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Task Force Committee Member
• Alastair Fitzpayne, Executive Director, Future of Work Initiative at the Aspen Institute

This panel will frame the workshop discussions by sharing economic, labor force, education, and demographic data for the Richmond metro area, and how it compares to the state of Virginia overall. Responses will be offered by statewide and regional experts.

• Dr. Stuart Andreason, Director, Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Task Force Committee Member

• Leonard Sledge, Director, Department of Economic Development, City of Richmond
• Sonya Waddell, Vice President and Economist, Regional and Community Analysis, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
• Moderator: Mr. Alastair Fitzpayne, Executive Director, Future of Work Initiative at the Aspen Institute

Panelists will discuss the impact of the pandemic on workforce education and training programs for the Richmond region.

• Dr. Paula Pando, President, Reynolds Community College
• Dr. Hakim Lucas, President, Virginia Union University
• Dr. Peter Buckley, Dean, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
• Brian Davis, Executive Director, Capital Region Workforce Development Board
• Mark Barth, President and Chief Executive Officer, Goodwill Central and Coastal Virginia
• Moderator: Jane Oates, President, Working Nation; Former Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

Panelists will discuss post-COVID policy responses and investments in workforce training programs, including the impact of the pandemic on workforce alignment and learner access.

• Dr. Megan Healy, Chief Workforce Advisor to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam
• Valaryee Mitchell, Director, Office of Community Wealth Building, City of Richmond

• Caren Merrick, Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Ready Initiative
• Elizabeth Creamer, Vice President of Workforce Development and Credential Attainment, Community College Workforce Alliance
• Nat Marshall, Chair, Virginia Board of Workforce Development
• Moderator: Anna Payne Fife, Associate Director for Outreach and Engagement, Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative

Closing remarks will summarize the key themes, challenges, and policy opportunities related to workforce development for Richmond and the state of Virginia.

• Dr. Josh Carpenter, Director of Economic Development for the City of Birmingham, National Academies Science, Engineering, and Medicine Task Force Member

AGENDA FOR WORKSHOP #4: RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA

Thursday, October 22, 2020
10:00 AM–1:15 PM Pacific Time
Webcast available at https://bit.ly/2FALOwm

Workshop Objectives

• This workshop will focus on creating equity within the workforce pipeline and connecting it to the green economy and the high tech, high growth jobs of tomorrow. Moreover, we will highlight the importance of the region’s logistics industry and its valuable role in addressing the problems presented to the state and local workforce in the post-COVID labor market. In addition, we will identify training opportunities to address challenges and build a more resilient workforce; identify challenges presented to the workforce on a regional, state, and local level post-COVID; and identify upskilling and reskilling opportunities at local universities and community colleges to connect the transitioning workforce into the green economy and high tech, high-demand careers.

Planning committee members welcome attendees and provide background on the workshop series.

• Van Freeman, Director for Future Workforce Development and Strategy, Aerospace Industries Association
• Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, Chancellor, California Community Colleges

Data are provided to frame the workshop discussions, including economic, labor force, educational attainment, and demographic data for the Riverside region.

• Dr. Stuart Andreason, Director of the Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity at Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Panelists will discuss pre-COVID investments in workforce training programs and the impact of the pandemic on their workforce alignment and learner access.

• Dr. Kim Wilcox, Chancellor, University of California, Riverside
• Toni Symonds, Chief Consultant to the Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy, California State Assembly
• Dr. Wolde-Ab Isaac, Chancellor, Riverside Community College District
• Moderator: Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, Chancellor, California Community Colleges

This panel will focus on emerging workforce training programs for the Riverside region, including apprenticeships and credentialing programs.

• Dr. Noel Hacegaba, Deputy Executive Director, Port of Long Beach
• Leslie Trainor, Deputy Director of Workforce Development, County of Riverside
• Chris Cagle, Regional Affairs Manager, South Bay Workforce Investment Board
• Professor Rex Beck, Professor of Business Administration, Norco College
• Moderator: Sid Voorakkara, Senior Vice President, Strategies 360

This panel will explore current and future efforts by higher education institutions to support local workforce development, with particular attention to increasing the diversity of the STEMM workforce pipeline and tech transfer and entrepreneurship growth and expansion.

• Dr. Jeannie Kim, Vice Chancellor of Educational Services, Riverside Community College District
• Dr. Rodolfo Torres, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, University of California, Riverside
• Dr. Byron Ford, Associate Dean, Pre-Clerkship Medical Education, University of California-Riverside School of Medicine
• Moderator: Van Freeman, Director for Future Workforce Development and Strategy, Aerospace Industries Association

In this closing session, discussants will summarize the lessons learned from the day’s discussions, with an eye to highlighting key policy implications for the workforce recovery in Riverside and in the nation.

• Dr. Wolde-Ab Isaac, Chancellor, Riverside Community College District

AGENDA FOR WORKSHOP #5: WICHITA, KANSAS

Friday, October 30, 2020
12:00–3:15 PM Central Time
Webcast available at https://bit.ly/33TrCim

Workshop Objective

To understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting STEMM workforce challenges and opportunities in Wichita, and explore approaches that are building on ramps with equity to address the needs of Wichita workers hit hardest by this crisis.

Planning committee members welcome attendees and provide background on the workshop series.

• Karen Elzey, Associate Executive Director of Workcred
• Dr. Donna Ginther, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for Policy and Social Research at the University of Kansas

Data are provided to frame the workshop discussions, including economic, labor force, educational attainment, and demographic data for the Wichita metro area.

• Dr. Donna Ginther, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for Policy and Social Research at the University of Kansas

This panel will discuss how COVID-19 has shifted Wichita’s labor and workforce efforts and strategies.

• Scot Rigby, Assistant City Manager and Director of Development Services, City of Wichita
• Amanda Duncan, Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer, Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas
• Trent Armbrust, Director of Strategy for Bioscience and Technology, Kansas Department of Commerce
• Moderator: Deb Miller, Director of the Public Management Center, University of Kansas

This session will highlight changes in higher education workforce development programs as a result of COVID for the Wichita region.

• Dr. Susan Norton, Director of Adult Learning, Wichita State University
• Kimberly Moore, Director for Workforce, Professional, and Community Education, Wichita State University
• Christopher Stanyer, Vice President of Career Services, Goodwill Industries of Kansas
• Deltha Colvin, Associate Vice President for Special Programs in the Office of Regional Engagement and Economic Development, Wichita State University
• Moderator: Karen Elzey, Associate Executive Director of Workcred

Panelists will discuss post-COVID policy responses and investments in workforce training programs, including the impact of the pandemic on workforce alignment and learner access.

• Michele Gifford, Human Resources Director for Operations and Workforce Programs, Textron Aviation
• Amy Williams, Senior Manager for Global Community Relations and Corporate Administration, Spirit AeroSystems

• Cheryl Childers, Human Resource Manager, Cox Machine
• Moderator: Dr. Lida Beninson, Senior Program Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Closing remarks will summarize the themes and takeaways from the workshop and key priorities for Wichita’s workforce ecosystem and policy, business, education, and training institutions.

• Dr. Lida Beninson, Senior Program Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

AGENDA FOR WORKSHOP #6:

Regional Observances and a National Perspective
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
1:00–3:30PM Eastern Time
Webcast available at https://bit.ly/364gtuY

Workshop Objective

To summarize the adaptability, challenges, and needs of STEMM workforce training efforts across the nation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The committee chair welcomes attendees and provides background on the workshop series.

• Chair Jeff Bingaman, Former U.S. Senator for New Mexico

In this session, committee members will discuss the common themes and key differences across the five cities highlighted in the workshop: Birmingham, Alabama; Boston, Massachusetts; Richmond, Virginia; Riverside, California; and Wichita, Kansas.

• Maria Flynn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jobs for the Future
• Dr. Donna Ginther, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for Policy and Social Research at the University of Kansas
• Rachel Lipson, Director of the Project on Workforce, Harvard Kennedy School
• Moderator: Karen Elzey, Associate Executive Director of Workcred

Data are presented to frame the workshop discussions on national efforts to address training needs for STEMM jobs.

Panelists discuss efforts to improve nationwide broadband access so displaced workers can participate in virtual workforce training programs.

• Matt Dunne, Founder and Executive Director of the Center on Rural Innovation
• Laura Spining, Director for Broadband Infrastructure at the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration
• Nicol Turner Lee, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies and Director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution
• Moderator: Rick Seltzer, Projects Editor at Inside Higher Ed

Panelists discuss higher education and social service strategies to connect displaced workers with training opportunities to meet local STEMM employment needs.

• Tamar Jacoby, President and Chief Executive Officer of Opportunity America
• Rebecca Rowley, President of Santa Fe Community College

• Paige Shevlin, Director of Policy and National Initiatives at the Markle Foundation.
• Moderator: Scott Gullick, Senior Director of Nest, YearUp’s Research and Design Laboratory

Panelists discuss how the pandemic’s impact on the nature of work will drive new approaches to workforce training.

• David Langdon, Senior Economist and Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Chief Economist at the Department of Commerce’s Economics and Statistics Administration
• Paul Osterman, Nanyang Technological University Professor of Human Resources and Management and Professor of Urban Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management
• Unique Morris-Hughes, Director of the Washington, DC–based Department of Employment Services
• Moderator: Rya Conrad-Bradshaw, Senior Director of Employer Engagement at Grads of Life

Closing remarks will summarize the key takeaways from the workshop series.