WHITE HOUSE EVENT ON REENTRY AND EMPLOYMENT June 30, 2014 MORNING PROGRAM Pathways to Prosperity: How Public and Private Sectors Can Put People with Criminal Records to Work Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Room 430 10:30 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks •
10:50 a.m.
12:20 p.m.
Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President and Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs
Creating Fair Economic Opportunities: Roundtable Discussion among Business Leaders and Policymakers • Moderator: Thomas E. Perez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor •
Session Facilitator: Michael Thompson, Director, Council of State Governments Justice Center
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Panelists: o The Honorable Jeffrion Aubry, New York State Assembly Member o Derek Bottoms, Vice President of Associate Relations, Home Depot o Ryan Boyer, Business Manager, Laborers’ District Council of the Philadelphia Area and Greater Council o Michael J. Foster, Vice President and General Manager, Senesco Marine o Daniel Hardiman, Chief Executive Officer, True North Companies o David Holland, Human Resources Consultant, Automotive Training Specialist, Former Director of National Accounts, Meineke Car Care Center o Stefan LoBuglio, Ed.D., Chief, Pre-release and Reentry, Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, MD o Pamela Paulk, Senior Vice President for Human Resources for the Johns Hopkins Health System and Johns Hopkins Medicine o Cassie Smith, Vice President of Human Resources, TransForce Inc. o Kris Steele, Executive Director, The Education and Employment Ministry o A.T. Wall, Director, Rhode Island Department of Corrections o John Wetzel, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections o The Honorable John Whitmire, Texas State Senator o Diane Williams, President Emeritus, Safer Foundation
How Federal and State Leaders Can Collaborate to Meet the Needs of Businesses, Communities, and People with Criminal Records •
Session Facilitator: Jennifer Troke, Division Chief, Employment & Training Administration’s Office of Workforce Investment, U.S. Department of Labor
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Part 1: Strategies for Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Job Readiness
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1:00 p.m.
Sam Schaeffer, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Center for Employment Opportunities Michael Thompson, Director, Council of State Governments Justice Center John Wetzel, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Part 2: Resources for the Field o Melanca Clark, Chief of Staff, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice o Denise O’Donnell, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice o Portia Wu, Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Closing Remarks o The Honorable Jacqueline Berrien, Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission o The Honorable Karol Mason, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
LUNCH BREAK 1:15 p.m. Box Lunch Provided by the Annie E. Casey Foundation
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