Pathways to Prosperity: How Public and Private Sectors Can Put People with Criminal Records to Work June 30, 2014 Eisenhower Executive Office Building Room 430 10:30 AM - 12:40 PM
Welcome, Opening Remarks • Roy Austin, Deputy Assistant to the President for the Office of Urban Affairs, Justice and Opportunity • The Honorable Danny Davis, Member of U.S. Congress Creating Fair Economic Opportunities: Roundtable Discussion among Business Leaders Moderator: The Honorable Thomas E. Perez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor Panelists: • The Honorable Jeffrion Aubry, New York Assemblyman • Derek Bottoms, Vice President of Human Resources, Home Depot • Ryan Boyer, Business Manager, Laborers District Council of the Philadelphia Area and Greater Council • Mike Foster, Vice President and General Manager, Senesco Marine • Daniel Hardiman, District Supervisor, Tim Hortons; CEO, True North Companies • David Holland, Director of National Accounts, Meineke Car Care Center • Stefan LoBuglio, Ed.D, Chief, Pre-‐Release and Re-‐entry, Montgomery County (MD) Department of Correction and Rehabilitation • Pamela Paulk, Senior Vice President for Human Resources, Johns Hopkins Health System and Johns Hopkins Medicine • Cassie Smith, Vice President of Human Resources, TransForce, Inc. • Kris Steele, Executive Director, The Education and Employment Ministry • A.T. Wall, Director, Rhode Island Department of Corrections • John Wetzel, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections • The Honorable John Whitmire, Texas State Senator • Diane Williams, President Emeritus, Safer Foundation
How State Leaders Can Collaborate to Meet the Needs of Businesses, Communities, and People with Criminal Records Facilitator: Jennifer Troke, Division Chief of Youth Services, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor Panel 1: Discussion of Evidence-‐Based Re-‐entry and Workforce Strategies • Mike Thompson, Director, Council of State Governments Justice Center • Sam Schaeffer, Executive Director, Center for Employment Opportunities • John Wetzel, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Panel 2: Building Capacity in the Workforce Development System to Meet the Needs of People with Criminal Records • Melanca Clark, Chief of Staff, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice • Portia Wu, Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor • Denise O’Donnell, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice Closing Remarks • The Honorable Jacqueline Berrien, Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission • The Honorable Karol Mason, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
Lunch Champions of Change Program
The White House would like to give special thanks to the Council of State Governments and the Annie E. Casey Foundation for helping make this event possible.
Champions of Change: Re-Entry and Employment June 30, 2014 Eisenhower Executive Office Building South Court Auditorium 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Welcome and Opening Remarks • The Honorable Broderick Johnson, Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary and Chair of the “My Brother’s Keeper” Task Force • Piper Kerman, Author of the Best-‐Selling Memoir Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison and Inspiration for the Comedy-‐Drama Series • The Honorable Eric Holder, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice Recognition of Champions The Honorable Eric Holder, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice • Marianne Ali, Director of Culinary Training, DC Central Kitchen • Michael J. Ashe, Jr., Sheriff, Hampden County, Massachusetts • Scott Budnick, Founder, Anti-‐Recidivism Coalition • Eva Dewaelsche, President and CEO, Service, Employment, and Redevelopment (SER) Metro-‐Detroit • Daryl Legg, Director of Vocational Services, Cherokee National Career Services, Cherokee Nation • DeRionne P. Pollard, President, Montgomery College • Stanley Richards, Vice President of Programs, Fortune Society • Jill Rizika, Executive Director, Toward Employment • Daryl Atkinson, Founding Member, North Carolina Second Chance Alliance • Father Gregory Boyle, Executive Director, Homeboy Industries • Donna And Frank Masley, Co-‐Owners, Masley Enterprises • Tyrone Mullins, Entrepreneur and Co-‐Founder, Green Streets • Pamela Paulk, Senior Vice President for Human Resources, Johns Hopkins Health System and Johns Hopkins Medicine • Tracey Syphax, Owner, Capital City Contracting • Samuel White, Executive Vice President, PointBlank
Panel Discussions with Champions Framing Remarks: The Honorable Michael Botticelli, Acting Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy • Panel 1: Getting Ready for Reentry: Institutional Preparation, Correctional Education, and Work Moderator: John Linton, Director, Office of Correctional Education, U.S. Department of Education •
Panel 2: Navigating the Transition from Detention to Community: Engaging Employers and Supporting Returning Citizens Moderator: Tonya Robinson, Special Assistant to the President for Justice and Regulatory Policy, Domestic Policy Council
Closing Remarks • Ronald Davis, Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice • The Honorable Cecilia Muñoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council