Presentations
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
The HPOG 2.0 Journey
Diandra Gourlay, Program Manager, Volunteers of America Michigan
Brian Kelsey, Program Director, Action for a Better Community, Inc.
Lisa Parks, Project Director, Rogue Community College
2:40 pm – 3:30 pm
Tribal Grantee Breakout
Carol Hafford, Principal Research Scientist, National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago
Financial Literacy and Benefits Cliff
Danita Wadley, Vice President of Houston Region, Volunteers of America Texas and
LaSonya Bishop, Director of Workforce Programs, Volunteers of America Texas
Kifaya Douglas, Data Analyst, Montefiore Medical Center
Grantee Technical Assistance (TA) Showcase
Dr. Barbara Schmitt, Project Director, Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Health Board
Hope Miller, Program Manager, Hostos Community College
Becky Fausett, Project HELP Director, Central Community College
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm
Catching up with Misty: An HPOG Story
Misty Gaston-Morgan, Workforce Development Board SDA-83, Inc.
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Beyond Uncertainty: From Lessons to Legacy
Dr. Nicole Bossard, TGC Consulting, Inc.
Kelly Meier, Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas Training Program Supervisor, Kansas Department of Commerce
Wanda Williams Bailey, Project HOPE Project Director, South Carolina Department of Social Services
Katherine Vastine, WATCH Project Program Manager, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm
HPOG Staff Success Stories
CoLynn Paprocki, Success Coach, Central Community College
Ronaldo Pimentel, Case Manager, Hostos Community College
Kristy Sones, Workforce Academic Specialist, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit
Thursday, July 29, 2021
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
National Evaluation Updates and Review Breakout
Robin Koralek, Deputy Project Director, Abt Associates
David Judkins, Director of Analysis, Abt Associates
HPOG University Partnership (UP): Research to Practice Partnerships: Lessons Learned from the HPOG University Partnership Research Grants
Jackie Rhodes, Senior Manager, ICF International
Dr. Philip Hong, Professor & Associate Dean for Research, Loyola University of Chicago, School of Social Work
Dr. Jessica Santos, Director of Community-Engaged Research, Institute for Economic and Racial Equity, Brandeis University
Dr. Lauren Adams Tighe, Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University
Handouts:
Psychological Self-Sufficiency (PSS) Research - Summary
Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP)® - Summary
Employment Strategies—Adaptive Employment Strategies to Carry into the Future
Craig Gebers, Project Director, Zepf Center
Carmen Jones Aviles, HPOG Employment Advanced Program Coordinator, Pima Community College
Michele Tedder, Program Manager, Community College of Allegheny County
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