11:15am–12:00pm GENERAL SESSION PANEL: BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT AT THE NATIONAL, STATE, & LOCAL LEVELS: REGENCY BALLROOM Moderator: Linda Mock, JD-VRTAC & Demand-Side RRTC Jeanne Miller, JD-VRTAC: Business engagement practices in the field Yvonne Wright, Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation: State-level business engagement and partnerships John Marchioro, Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services: Regional business engagement and partnerships Morgan Rincon, Oregon Commission for the Blind: Engaging businesses statewide while ensuring blind and visually impaired individuals find competitive, integrated employment 12:00–1:15pm LUNCH (ON YOUR OWN) 1:15–2:05pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS: MARKET INFORMATION, SECTOR STRATEGIES, AND COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROVIDERS (CRPS) BREAKOUT ROOM: HOW CAN VR USE LMI TO ENGAGE BUSINESS?: SUSQUEHANNA/SEVERN Moderator: Paula Pottenger, JD-VRTAC Amanda Gerson, New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Labor Market Information Training and Implementation Michael Quinn & Milton Moats, Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services; Susan Foley & May-Lorie Saint Laurent, Demand-Side RRTC: The Creation, Implementation, and Challenges of Rolling Out an LMI Dashboard in Alabama and Preliminary Perspectives of Users BREAKOUT ROOM: SECTOR STRATEGIES: DIPLOMAT/AMBASSADOR Moderator: Russ Thelin, JD-VRTAC Kartik Trivedi, JD-VRTAC & Demand-Side RRTC; Mark Schultz & Janet Drudik, Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation: “On the Origin of Species”: Evolution of Middle Skills Training by Natural Selection Steve Marshall, South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department: How South Carolina VR uses sector strategies to serve the dual customer Jennifer Scilacci, Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation: How Colorado VR uses sector strategies to serve the dual customer BREAKOUT ROOM: CRPS AND BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT: POTOMAC/PATUYENT Moderator: Laurie Ford, JD-VRTAC Betsy Hopkins, Maine Division of Vocational Rehabilitation: How Maine DVR partners with CRPs to engage business Shannon Myers: Iowa Department for the Blind: How Iowa Dept. for the Blind partners with CRPs to engage business
ADJOURN Day 2: August 3, 2017 8:45–9:00am WELCOME: REGENCY BALLROOM Julisa and Cecilia Gandolfo, JD-VRTAC SESSION 2: ADVANCING CAPITAL 9:00–9:35am GENERAL SESSION PANEL: JOB-DRIVEN TRAINING Moderator: Cecilia Gandolfo, JD-VRTAC VR: Training from the VR Perspective: Joe Marrone, JD-VRTAC Business: Training from the Vendor & Business Perspective John Ficca, Hands on Education Services Lori Nairne, HR Director at Grand Hyatt Washington 9:40–10:25am GENERAL SESSION PANEL: DEMAND-SIDE RESEARCH FINDINGS ON BUSINESS RELATIONS: REGENCY BALLROOM Moderator: Kartik Trivedi, & Demand-Side RRTC Vermont Progressive Employment: Model Replication and Evaluation: Dennis Moore, Demand-Side RRTC; Hugh Bradshaw, Vermont Vocational Rehabilitation VR and Business Relations: National Survey: Kathy West Evans, May-Lorie Saint Laurent, and Melissa Alford Demand-Side RRTC, Linda Mock, JD-VRTAC & Demand-Side RRTC 10:25–10:40am BREAK SESSION 3: YOUTH AND EARLY CAREER 10:40–11:20am GENERAL SESSION BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR WORKING WITH YOUTH: REGENCY BALLROOM Moderator: Joe Marrone, JD-VRTAC & Demand-Side RRTC Progressive Employment and Learning with Jobs for Maine’s Graduates: Betsy Hopkins and Libby Stone-Sterling, Maine Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Engaging business to Hire Minors: Roach, Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation