Job Creation Working Session

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Job Creation Working Session

ParticipantList(asof3/11/2010)

IndianaScottHutcheson(TeamLeader)

AssociateProgramLeaderforEconomicand

CommunityDevelopment

PurdueUniversityCenterforRegionalDevelopment

CarolD'Amico

SeniorAdvisor

ConexusIndiana

MarkD'Anastasio

BoardMember

EnerDel

EdMorrison

EconomicPolicyAdvisor

NorthCentralIndianaWIRED

JosephPekny

Professor&DirectorofEEnterpriseCenter

PurdueUniversity

SEMichigan

DavidEgner(TeamLeader)

ExecutiveDirector

NewEconomyInitiativeforSoutheastMichigan

TonyaAllen

VicePresident,Program

TheSkillmanFoundation

GeorgeJackson

PresidentandCEO

DetroitEconomicGrowthCorporation

GregMainPresident&CEO

MichiganEconomicDevelopmentCorporation

RandalCharlton

ExecutiveDirector

TechTown

Mid-MichiganDaveHollister(TeamLeader)

PresidentandCEO

PrimaCivitasFoundation

TomCrampton

Ex.Dean

Regional

Technology

Initiatives

MottCommunityCollege

DenisePeek

ExecutiveDirector

EntrepreneurInstituteofMidMichigan

JoelRash

Manager,LAUNCH

UniversityOutreach,UniversityofMichiganFlint

NEOhio

MarkBarbash

ChiefEconomicDevelopmentOfficer,Departmentof

Development

StateofOhio

LarryBenders

ExecutiveDirector

WorkforceInvestmentBoardoftheCityof

Cleveland/CuyahogaCounty

DanBerry

President&CEO

MAGNET


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John Gajewski

ExecutiveDirector,AdvancedManufacturing,

EngineeringandBioscience

CuyahogaCommunityCollege

DavidMegenhardt

ExecutiveDirector

UnitedLaborAgencyOhio

BradWhitehead

President

FundforOurEconomicFuture

OtherByronAuguste

McKinsey&Company

Matt

Bailey

CityofShreveport,LA

MichaelBrown

Director

FlintAreaReinvestmentOffice

MikeCoast

President

MichiganManufacturingTechnologyCenter

BethColbert

ProgramManager

OhioDepartment

of

Development

SharonCornu

AlamedaCountyLaborCouncilAFLCIO(CA)

EvaGarzaDewaelsche

President

SERMetroDetroit(MI)

KristinDziczek

GroupDirectorandAssociateResearchDirector,

LaborandIndustryGroup

Center

for

Automotive

Research

RandallEberts

President

W.E.UpJohnInstituteforEmploymentResearch

LindaFowler

President

Regionerate

MarvinHayes

DirectorofUrbanPolicyforGovernorTedStrickland

StateofOhio

ErinKauth

BusinessServicesManagerNorthwestLower

MichiganMichiganHumanResourcesDevelopment,Inc.

LawrenceMolnar

Director

EconomicDevelopmentAdministrationUniversity

Center,UnversityofMichigan

JohnParadore

ManufacturingAnalyst

OhioAFLCIO(OH)

FrankSamuel

FranSibley

CEO

MichiganHumanResourcesDevelopment,Inc.

DarchelleStricklandLove

OfficeoftheMayor

CityofDetroit

MatthewWagner

ExecutiveDirector

CenterforAdvancedTechnologyandInnovation

MattWard

PolicyDirector

Mayors&MunicipalitiesAutoCoalition

PhilanthropyDonChen

ProgramOfficer

FordFoundation

RobinHacke

Director

of

Capital

Formation

LivingCities,Inc.

BobJaquay

AssociateDirector

GeorgeGundFoundation


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NeilKleiman

Director,Policy

LivingCities,Inc.

ChuancyLennon

ProgramOfficer,QualityEmployment

TheFord

Foundation

Sam Singh

SeniorConsultant


KrisSmith

ProgramDirector

Funders'NetworkforSmartGrowthandLivable

Communities

WhitneySmith

ProgramManager

TheJoyce

Foundation

JasmineThomas

ProgramOfficer,StrongLocalEconomies

SurdnaFoundation

LauraTrudeau

SeniorProgramDirector

TheKresgeFoundation

FederalAgency

HildaSolis

Secretary

DepartmentofLabor

JohnAtwood

LeadPublicAffairsSpecialist,Economic

DevelopmentAdministration

U.S.DepartmentofCommerce

John Bienko

DeputyDirector,OfficeofEntrepreneurship

Education

U.S.

Small

Business

Administration

BryanBorlik

Director,TAAF

EconomicDevelopmentAdministration

MichaelA.Brown

SpecialAssistanttotheChiefofStaff

U.S.SmallBusinessAdministration

SeanCartwright


AimeeDobrzeniecki

DeputyDirector,ManufacturingExtension

PartnershipNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechonology

CharlesImohiosen

SpecialAssistanttotheSeniorPolicyCounsel,Office

oftheAdministrator

U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency

EricJohnson

OfficeoftheSecretaryofLabor

DepartmentofLabor

TeddyJohnston

Chiefof

Staff

InternationalTradeAdministration

AnaMa

ChiefofStaff

SmallBusinessAdministration

BrianMcGowan

DeputyAssistantSecretaryofCommercefor

EconomicDevelopmentandChiefOperatingOfficer,


DepartmentofCommerce

JamesMcMullen

OfficeoftheSecretaryofLabor

DepartmentofLabor

Ed Montgomery

ExecutiveDirector

WhiteHouseCouncilonAutoCommunities

JaneOates

AssistantSecretary

EmploymentandTrainingAdministration

MarkTroppe

NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechonology

BrookingsBruceKatz

VicePresidentandDirector

BrookingsMetropolitanPolicyProgram


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AmyLiu

DeputyDirector


HowardWial

FellowBrookingsMetropolitanPolicyProgram

JohnAustin

NonresidentSeniorFellow



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BiographiesIndianaScottHutcheson(TeamLeader)

AssociateProgramLeaderforEconomicandCommunityDevelopment

PurdueUniversityCenterforRegionalDevelopment

ScottHutchesonistheInterimCoDirectorofthePurdueUniversityCenterforRegionalDevelopmentandthe

InterimProgramLeaderofEconomicandCommunityDevelopmentforPurdueExtension. Hehasspecific

expertisein innovationbasedeconomicdevelopmentstrategies,communitysupportsystemsfor

entrepreneurship,newapproachestoworkforcedevelopment,andtheroleoftheuniversityinregionaleconomic

andworkforcedevelopment.From20062009Scottprovidedleadershiptoafouryear,DOLETAsupported

regionaltransformationinitiativeinNorthCentralIndiana.PriortojoiningPurdue,Scottheldleadershippositions

withAmericanAirlinesandUnitedWay.ScottholdsanundergraduatedegreefromTennesseeTempleUniversity,

amastersfromtheUniversityofTennessee,andhasdonepostgraduateworkatPurdueUniversity.

CarolD'Amico

SeniorAdvisor

ConexusIndiana

Dr.DAmicoisSeniorAdvisorforEducationandWorkforceDevelopmentforConexusIndiana,anorganization

focusedongrowingandpromotingtheadvancedmanufacturingandlogisticssectorsinIndianaandpreparing

Hoosierstotakeadvantageofnewopportunitiesintheseindustries. Previously,Dr.DAmicoservedasConexus

IndianasPresident&CEOin2007and2008.Dr.DAmicoalsoservesasaConsultanttotheIndianaDepartmentof

Education,spearheadingitseffortsontechnicalandadulteducation,careerreadinessprograms,andintegration

betweenthestatesK12andhighereducationsystems. Sheisalsohelpingtorevitalizetheapproachtakenin

careerandtechnicaleducationandinfulfillingthedepartmentsgoaltodevelopthebesthighschooltocollege

workforceprograminthecountry.

EdMorrison

EconomicPolicyAdvisor

NorthCentralIndianaWIRED

EdiseconomicpolicyadvisortothePurdueCenterforRegionalDevelopment.Hefocusesontheintegrationof

education,workforcedevelopmentandeconomicdevelopment.Hehasbeenaneconomicdevelopment

consultantforover20years.Priortothat,heworkedasacorporatestrategyconsultant,astaffattorneyatthe

FederalTradeCommission,andstaffinboththeU.S.SenateandHouse.HehasJ.D.andM.B.A.degreesfromthe

UniversityofVirginiaandaB.A.degreefromYaleUniversity.

JosephPekny

Professor&DirectorofEEnterpriseCenter

PurdueUniversity

Dr.Pekny

is

aProfessor

of

Chemical

Engineering

with

research

interests

in

supply

chain

management,

planning

and

schedulingsystems,pharmaceuticalpipelinemanagement,modelbasedanddatadrivenmanagement,andreal

timedecisionsystems.HehasreceivedthePurdueUniversityShreveTeachingAwardandKimberlyClarkStudent

MentoringAward.In1999hewasappointedaPurdueUniversityFacultyScholar.FromSeptember2001toAugust

2009,Dr.PeknyservedastheFoundingDirectoroftheeEnterpriseCenteratPurdueUniversitysDiscoveryPark.

TheeEnterpriseCenterleddevelopmentofDiscoveryParkprocessesandinterdisciplinaryresearchintheuseof

computersinthedesign,management,interaction,andoperationoforganizations;thegoalorienteduseof

computationalscienceandengineering;andresearchpromotingrapidconceptconvergenceandimplementation.

Dr.PeknyledthecreationandgrowthoftheRegenstriefCenterforHealthcareEngineeringandservedasthe


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FoundingDirectorfromitsinceptionin2004through2005.InJuly2008,Dr.PeknywasnamedtheInterimHeadof

theSchoolofIndustrialEngineeringatPurdue.Dr.PeknyisacofounderofAdvancedProcessCombinatorics,Inc.,

acompanythatwasspunofffromresearchatPurdueUniversity.

SEMichigan

TonyaAllen

VicePresident,Program

TheSkillmanFoundation

TonyaAllen,vicepresidentofprogramatTheSkillmanFoundation,isthearchitectoftheFoundations10year

$100millionGoodNeighborhoodsprogram,andoverseesallthreeoftheFoundationsmainprograms.Anative

Detroiter,AllenattendedCassTechHighSchool,andhasabachelorsdegreeinsociology,andmastersdegreesin

socialworkandpublichealth,fromtheUniversityofMichiganinAnnArbor.CrainsDetroitBusinessnamedAllena

200740Under40winner,anannualawardthatrecognizesDetroitsemergingleaders.In2008,Allenwonthe

MichiganNeighborhoodChampionsaward,whichisgivenannuallybythecommitteeoftheMichigan

NeighborhoodPartnership.Allenwasalsorecognizedforherdedicationtochangingthelivesofchildrenand

familiesbySt.JohnHealth'sOpenArmsprogram.Allen,whojoinedTheSkillmanFoundationin2004asaprogram

director,

has

also

worked

for

the

Charles

Stewart

Mott

Foundation

and

the

Plymouth

based

Thompson

McCully

Foundation.ShewasalsotheexecutivedirectorofDetroitParentNetwork.

GeorgeJackson

PresidentandCEO

DetroitEconomicGrowthCorporation

GeorgeJacksonisanativeDetroiter,whoattendedDetroitCooleyHighSchool,OaklandUniversity(B.S.Human

ResourceDevelopment)andCentralMichiganUniversity(M.A.ManagementBusinessManagement). Mr.

JacksonbecameinterimPresident&CEOoftheDetroitEconomicGrowthCorporationinFebruary,2002,andwas

electedtothepositiononapermanentbasisinApril,2002. DEGCisaprivate,nonprofitcorporationdevoted

exclusivelytosupportingDetroitseconomicdevelopmentprojectsandinitiativesbyprovidingtechnical,financial

anddevelopmentassistancetotheCityandthebusinesscommunity. TheDEGCalsoservesastheprofessional

andadministrative

staff

for

the

Downtown

Development

Authority

and

the

Economic

Development

Corporation

of

theCityofDetroit. Priortohiscurrentposition,Mr.JacksonwasDirectorofCustomerMarketingforDTEEnergy,

whereheworkedfor27years. Mr.JacksonhasworkedinthefieldofEconomicDevelopmentsince1984,andhas

playedaninfluentialroleintheCityofDetroit,SoutheasternMichiganandStateofMichiganeconomic

developmentprograms,initiativesandorganizations. Mr.Jacksonhasalsoservedasanadvisortocorporate,

political,government,community,civicandeducationalexecutivesandleadersoneconomicdevelopmentissues.

GregMain

President&CEO

MichiganEconomicDevelopmentCorporation

GregMainisPresidentandCEOoftheMichiganEconomicDevelopmentCorporation,theStateofMichiganslead

economic

development

agency,

and

is

responsible

for

executing

Governor

Granholms

economic

development

strategy.From2003throughJune2008,Mr.MainservedasPresidentandCEOofi2E,Inc.ofOklahomaCity,a

leadingtechnologycommercializationprogram,withresponsibilityfordirectingeffortstoassiststartup

companiesinattractingriskcapitalandsecuringprivateequityfunding.From1998to2002,hewasageneral

partnerwithChisholmPrivateCapitalPartners,a$66millionventurecapitalfirminOklahomaCityandbeginning

in1994,apartnerinIntersouthPartnersofResearchTriangle,N.C.

AppointedasOklahomaSecretaryofCommercein1991afteranationalsearchtoleadthestatesrecoveryfrom

theoilbust,Mr.Mainservedasthestateschiefeconomicdevelopmentofficer,administeringa$90million

budgetencompassing180employees.Hedesignedandimplementedinitiativesincludingtheawardwinning


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OklahomaQualityJobsprogramandQualityJobsInvestmentAct.Inaddition,hewasinstrumentalinestablishing

theAllianceforManufacturingandthelaunchoftheOklahomaCapitalInvestmentBoardVentureInvesting

program.

RandalCharlton

ExecutiveDirector

TechTown

RANDALCHARLTONhashadavariedcareerwithacommontheme: startingbusinessesdedicatedto

commercializingresearchinanimal,plantandhumantechnology.CharltoncofoundedAsterand,asupplierof

humantissuesfordrugdiscoveryanddevelopment,inearly2000,whichbecamethefirstanchortenantofthe

WayneStateUniversityResearchandTechnologyPark(TechTown). Insevenyears,withaninvestmentofless

than$11.6million,Asterandhasestablishedaglobalrepositorycontainingmanythousandsofsamplesfrom

cooperatinghospitalsonfourcontinents. Asterandrevenuesgrewfrom$100,000in2001to$18millionin2007.

Asterandbecamefullypubliccompanyin2007andRandalCharltonsteppeddownfromthecompanytobecome

theexecutivedirectorofTechTown. SincejoiningTechTown,hehassincesecureda$1.5milliongrantfromthe

KresgeFoundationforbuildoutofthemainTechTownincubatorfacility,TechOne,alongwithothergrantsand

federalearmarkstosupportconstructionandbusinessdevelopmentprograms.

Mid-MichiganDaveHollister(TeamLeader)

PresidentandCEO

PrimaCivitasFoundation

DavidHollisterisPresident &CEOofPrimaCivitasFoundation(PCF),a501(c)(3)nonprofitorganizationbasedin

Lansing,Michigan. HecametoPCFin2006. PreviouslyheservedGovernorGranholmasheadofMichigans

DepartmentofLaborandEconomicGrowth. BeforecomingtostategovernmentheservedtenyearsasLansings

Mayor. BeforehiselectionasmayorhespentnearlytwentyyearsinMichigansHouseofRepresentatives.

TomCrampton

Ex.Dean

Regional

Technology

Initiatives

MottCommunityCollege

TomCramptonhasbeenwithMottCommunityCollegefor22years firstasaprofessorinDesignEngineering

TechnologyandnowasExecutiveDeanRegionalTechnologyInitiatives. Tomscurrentpositionincludes

responsibilityforoperationsatMottsRegionalTechnologyCenter,workwithregionaleducationandindustry

partners,leadershipinworkforceandeconomicdevelopmentefforts,andemergingtechnologyinitiativesrelated

toadvancedmanufacturingandtechnologyintegration. Tommanagesseveralfederalprojectsthatintegratethe

useofdigitaltechnologyinsupportofrapidproductdevelopmentandhelpspositionthecollegetodelivernext

generationprogramsandservices. HeworksonseveralboardsandcommunityprojectsincludingtheMid

MichiganInnovationTeamWIREDboard. Tomalsomanagesaprogramfocusedonhelpingcompaniesexplore

technologytoolsandstrategiesthatimprovecompetitivenessandpromotegrowth. BeforecomingtoMott,Tom

spent

10

years

as

a

design

engineer

in

the

automotive

industry.

Tom

has

a

BS

from

Central

Michigan

University

in

IndustrialEducationandTechnologyandanMSfromEasternMichiganUniversityinIndustrialTechnologywitha

concentrationinManufacturing.

DenisePeek

ExecutiveDirector

EntrepreneurInstituteofMidMichigan


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Ms.PeekhaslivedinLansingsince1972andgraduatedfromLansingEverettHighSchool. Sheholdstwo

AssociatesDegrees,onefromDavenportUniversityinFashionMerchandising&Management,onefromLCCin

GeneralStudies,andaBAfromNorthwoodUniversityinMarketingwithaMinorinBusinessManagement. This

pastMayshereceivedherMastersofScienceinDegreeinCommunityEconomicDevelopmentatSouthernNew

HampshireUniversityinManchester,NewHampshire. ShehasbeentheExecutiveDirectoroftheEntrepreneur

Instituteforthepasttenyears.Herexperienceinsales&marketingincludes,experienceintheretailindustry,

advertisingsales

in

electronic

media

(cable

television

&

radio)

and

newspaper.

She

has

been

the

Ex

ecutive

DirectoroftheEntrepreneurInstituteofMidMichiganLansingforthepastnineandhalfyears. Overthepastnine

yearsshehasfacilitatedthefinancialliteracytrainingprogramandthebusinessplandevelopmenttraining

program,andhashadtheopportunitytofacilitateabusinesstraininginternationally,andwiththeBusiness&

CommunityInstituteofLansingCommunityCollege. ShehasbeenabletoincreasetheexposureoftheInstitutein

thecommunityandincreasetheservicesofferedbytheorganization.

JoelRash

Manager,LAUNCH

UniversityOutreach,UniversityofMichiganFlint

JoelRashhasbeenasmallbusinessownerfor25years,acommercialpropertyownerfor15,andhasworkedfor

thelast10yearsindeveloping,fundingandmanagingprogramsspecificallydesignedtoassistestablishedand

aspiringbusiness

owners.

Joels

strength

is

tying

together

local

businesses,

governmental

agencies,

educational

institutions,communityorganizationsandeconomicdevelopmentprogramstohelpbuildanentrepreneurial

landscape.HiscurrentprofessionalappointmentisattheUniversityofMichiganFlintwherehemanagesastudent

businesshatcheryandmicroenterpriseprogram.

NEOhioMarkBarbash

ChiefEconomicDevelopmentOfficer,DepartmentofDevelopment

StateofOhio

AsChiefEconomicDevelopmentOfficerfortheStateofOhio,MarkBarbashisresponsibleforbothstrategic

directionand

major

economic

development

projects

for

the

Strickland

Administration.

He

serves

as

the

automotiveindustrydirectorfortheOhio.IncludedinthisresponsibilityisservingasliaiaonwiththemajorOEMs

andsupplycompanies,workingwithcommunitiesontheirtransitionplans,andcoordinatingwiththeGovernors

AutoIndustrySupportCouncil,aseparatecouncilmadeofindustry,educationandcommunityrepresentatives.

MarkBarbashjoinedtheStricklandAdministrationinMarch,2007.Previously,heservedforsevenyearsas

DirectorofDevelopmentforColumbus,Ohio,leadingtheCitysthecitysprogramsforeconomicand

neighborhooddevelopment,housing,socialservices,buildingandzoningcodes,planning,downtown

development. MarksexperiencehasalsoincludedExecutiveDirectorofColumbusCountywideDevelopment

Corporation,anonprofitsmallbusinesslender;VicePresidentofMiller&SchroederInvestmentBanking;Vice

PresidentoftheNationalDevelopmentCouncil,anonprofiteconomicdevelopmentcommunityconsultingfirm,

andservingonthestaffsofanumberofWisconsinelectedofficials.MarkservesontheBoardofDirectorsofthe

InternationalEconomicDevelopmentCouncil,thenationalassociationfordevelopmentprofessionals.In2007,he

received

the

Fellow

Membership

Designation

from

IEDC,

for

achieving

unusual

stature

in

the

field

of

economic

development.Heisalsoanationallyrecognizedtrainerinbusinessandrealestatefinancingandhastaughtfora

widerangeofnationaleconomicdevelopmentorganizations.

LarryBenders

ExecutiveDirector

WorkforceInvestmentBoardoftheCityofCleveland/CuyahogaCounty


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LarryBendersistheExecutiveDirectoroftheCityofCleveland,Ohio/CuyahogaCountyWorkforceInvestment

Board.Heoverseesapublicworkforcesystemthatserved40,000jobseekersin2009at10officeswithastaffof

180people. HewasappointedtohispositioninMay,2008markingtheconclusionofanationwidesearch. Prior

toassuminghiscurrentrole,LarrywastheVicePresidentofMarketingandSalesattheRockandRollHallofFame.

BeforehistimeattheRockHall,heheldseniormanagementpositionsatcompaniesincludingJohnson&Johnson

(DirectorofMarketingandSales),Nabisco(ManagingDirector,HotCereals),CoorsBrewingCompany(VPofNew

Products)and

Ben

&

Jerrys

Ice

Cream

(Chief

Marketing

Officer).

As

amarketing

executive

he

has

been

responsible

forsuchhouseholdbrandnamesasJohnsonsBabyShampoo,ReachToothbrush,CreamofWheatCereal,Grey

PouponMustard,A1SteakSauce,andSplendaLowCalorieSweetener. Larryhastravelledextensivelyinhiscareer

andhasmanagednewproductdevelopmentteamsinBrazil,Germany,England,JapanandAustralia. Larryhasa

BAfromYaleUniversityandanMBAfromtheJLKelloggSchoolGraduateSchoolofManagementatNorthwestern

University.

DanBerry

President&CEO

MAGNET

DanielE.BerryispresidentandchiefexecutiveofficerofMAGNET,theManufacturingAdvocacyandGrowth

Network,locatedinClevelandOhio. MAGNETisoneofsevenEdisonTechnologyCenterssupportedbytheStateof

Ohioand

also

acontractor

with

the

state

as

aManufacturing

Extension

Program.

Its

responsibilities

include

assistingcompaniesinthemotorvehicleandpartssectoracrossthestateandhelpingalltypesofmanufacturersin

thenorthernpartofOhio.BerryisonloanfromtheGreaterClevelandPartnership(GCP)toassistMAGNETwith

shapingitsstrategicdirections.AtGCP,heisexecutivevicepresidentforstrategy,membershipandmarketing.

Previously,hewasseniorvicepresident,strategicintegration,fortheGreaterClevelandGrowthAssociationwhere

hehelpedmanageandconcludethemergernegotiationswithClevelandTomorrowandtheGreaterCleveland

RoundtablethatcreatedtheGCPin2004.BerryjoinedtheGrowthAssociationin1995asvicepresident,workforce

preparation. Priortothat,hespent13yearswithTheGeorgeGundFoundation,servingasassociatedirector

whenhedeparted. Beforethat,healsoworkedwithTheCharlesF.KetteringFoundationinDayton,Ohioasan

urbanaffairsprogramassociate.BerryholdsadoctorateinmanagementfromtheWeatherheadSchoolof

ManagementatCaseWesternReserveUniversityandearnedbothaB.A.andM.A.fromKentStateUniversity.He

hasservedontheboardsofnumerouscivicandpublicsectororganizationsandispresentlyatrusteeofVocational

GuidanceServices

and

the

Cleveland

Center

for

Arts

and

Technology.

John Gajewski

ExecutiveDirector,AdvancedManufacturing,EngineeringandBioscience

CuyahogaCommunityCollege

JohnjoinedCuyahogaCommunityColleges;WorkforceandEconomicDevelopmentDivisionin2006aftera

numberofpositionsinExecutiveManagement,GeneralManagement,ManufacturingManagementandCorporate

StaffwithGeneralElectric,EmersonElectricandBerkshireHathaway.Johnhastaughtmanufacturingandbusiness

relatedcoursesatnumerouslocationsincludingGEsCrotonvilleTrainingFacility. Hiseducationalbackground

includes;BSEEfromtheMilwaukeeSchoolofEngineering,GraduationfromGEsCrotonvilleInstitute,Malcolm

BaldridgeTraining,KepnerTrego,CrosbyQualityInstitute,LeanManufacturing,SPC(6Sigma)andvariousGE

professionaldevelopmentcourses. Johnhasbeen(orisinvolved)withCenterforProcessandAnalytical

Chemistry

University

of

Washington,

International

Forum

on

Process

Chemistry,

NASA

Morgan

Garrett

Program,

AutomotiveManufacturingTechnologyEducationCollaboration(AMTECaNationalScienceFoundationproject)

andJobsPartnershipforCleveland.

DavidMegenhardt

ExecutiveDirector

UnitedLaborAgencyOhio


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DavidMegenhardtistheExecutiveDirectoroftheUnitedLaborAgency,anonprofitcreatedbythelabor

movementwithofficesthroughoutOhio. TheULAspecializesinworkforcedevelopment,rapidresponseand

unionmembertraining. DavidholdsaMastersDegreeinEnglishfromCaseWesternReserveUniversityanda

BachelorsDegreefromKentStateUniversity. HehasbeentheExecutiveDirectoroftheULAfortenyears. David

isafoundingmemberofPolicyMattersOhioanonprofitpolicyresearchorganizationfoundedinJanuary2000to

broadenthedebateabouteconomicpolicyinOhio. HeisaboardmemberoftheWorkforceInvestmentBoard,

Area3.

BradWhitehead

President

FundforOurEconomicFuture

BradWhiteheadisPresidentoftheFundforOurEconomicFuture,acollaborationofphilanthropyinNortheast

Ohioworkingtotransformtheregionseconomy.WhiteheadoverseestheFundsgrantmaking,researchandcivic

engagement.Sinceitsinceptionin2004,theFundhasraisedanddeployedover$60millioningrants. Withmore

than100members,theFundpartnerswithleadersofthepublic,private,academic,andcivicsectorsintheareas

ofbusinessgrowth&attraction,talentdevelopment,racial&economicinclusion,andgovernmentcollaboration.

PriortojoiningtheFoundation,Whiteheadwasaseniorpartnerattheinternationalmanagementconsultingfirm

ofMcKinseyandCompany,whereheworkedfor20years. Hisclientworkincludedcorporatestrategy,operations,

andorganizational

issues,

with

aprimary

focus

on

growth

and

new

business

building.

Whitehead

has

also

worked

fortheNationalWestminsterBank,theNationalScienceFoundation,theAlliancetoSaveEnergy,andtheHarvard

InstituteforInternationalDevelopment. InadditiontoNortheastOhio,WhiteheadhasworkedinBoston,Spain,

Zaire,andBrazil. WhiteheadhasaMastersofPublicAdministrationandanA.B.inEconomicsfromtheHarvard.

OtherByronAuguste

McKinsey&Company

ByronAugusteisthegloballeaderofMcKinseysSocialSectorOffice,whichhousesworldwidepracticesin

EconomicDevelopment,andOpportunityCreation,Education,PublicHealth,andPhilanthropy,workingwith

leadingintergovernmental

organizations,

philanthropic

foundations,

NGOs,

and

businesses

to

develop

and

implementsolutionstopressingsocietalchallenges.HejoinedMcKinseyin1993,waselectedPrincipalin1999and

Directorin2005,cofoundedandleditsHighTechServicesSectorforfiveyears,servedonitsglobalcommitteesto

electandevaluatenewpartners,andcoleadsthefirmsdiversityinitiative. Byronisanactivespeakerandwriter

oneconomicdevelopment,opportunitycreation,education,globalization,andsocialinnovationatindustry

roundtables,publicpolicyforumssuchastheAspenIdeasFestival,WallStreetJournalCEOCouncil,National

GovernorsAssociation,andNewSchoolsVentureFundConference,andinleadingbusiness,news,andopinion

publicationssuchastheWashingtonPost,theBostonGlobe,TheEconomist,theMcKinseyQuarterly,andNew

PerspectivesQuarterly. HeservesontheboardsofdirectorsofHopeStreetGroup,theWilliamandFloraHewlett

Foundation,andthePacificCouncilonInternationalPolicy,andonadvisoryboardsoftheWorldEconomicForum,

CenterforAmericanProgress,YaleUniversity,theInternationalCenterforResearchonWomen,andtheAfrican

CenterforEconomicTransformation. HeisaSeniorFellowoftheUCLASchoolofPublicAffairs,andparticipatedin

the

White

House

Forum

on

Jobs

and

Economic

Growth.

MattBailey

CityofShreveport,LA

MattBaileyworksastheEconomicDevelopmentCoordinatorintheOfficeofMayorCedricB.Gloverof

Shreveport,Louisiana. Previously,heservedasLegislativeAssistantandMilitaryLiaisonforU.S.SenatorMary

LandrieuworkinginboththeDCandaregionaloffice. AnativeofLouisiana,Mattearnedhislawdegreefromthe

GeorgeWashingtonUniversityLawSchoolandattendedcollegeatNorthwesternStateUniversityofLouisiana.


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MichaelBrown

Director

FlintAreaReinvestmentOffice

Presently,DirectoroftheFlintAreaReinvestmentOfficeattheCharlesStewartMottFoundation. Servedas

InterimMayor

for

the

City

of

Flint

in

2009.

Over

the

past

25

years,

Brown

has

served

in

several

leadership

positionsincluding:ChairoftheCountyBoardofCommissioners,DirectorofRedCrossandtheUnitedWay,aswell

asExecutiveVicePresidentoftheGeneseeRegionalChamberofCommerce. AsMayor,histeamdevelopedand

presentedaplantoDr.EdMontgomeryfocusingonBrownfieldredevelopmentintheCityofFlint. AsDirectorof

theReinvestmentOffice,BrowncontinuestoworkwithcurrentMayorWallinginsecuringARRAresourcesforthe

city;developingacomprehensiveMasterPlan;and,partneringwithFlintandGeneseeCountyofficialson

developmentandimplementationofaComprehensiveEconomicDevelopmentStrategy.

MikeCoast

President

MichiganManufacturingTechnologyCenter

MikeCoastisthePresidentandCEOoftheMichiganManufacturingTechnologyCenter(MMTC).TheMMTCisa

NationalInstitute

of

Technology

(NIST)

Manufacturing

Extension

Partnership

(MEP)

center.

He

has

been

with

MMTCfor14years,thelast9yearsinthecapacityofPresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer,responsiblefor

directingtheoperations,programsandworkingrelationshipswithMichigansindustrial,business,and

governmentalstakeholders.Additionally,heisresponsibleformaintainingandbuildingonthesuccessful

partnershipbetweentheMMTCandtheMichiganEconomicDevelopmentCorporation(MEDC),thecommerce

departmentforthestateofMichigan.TheMMTChasbeenselectedtoplayaleadroleincoordinatingand

streamliningtechnologyrelatedservicestoMichigansestablishedindustriesandtoassistMichigansbusinessto

diversifyintonewandunderservedmarkets. PriortojoiningtheMMTC,hehadmorethan5yearsoftechnology

developmentexperienceandmorethan16yearsofmanufacturingexperience,includingthepositionofPlant

ManagerattwowesternPennsylvaniamanufacturingplants.

BethColbert

ProgramManager

OhioDepartmentofDevelopment

Elizabeth(Beth)ColbertistheCenterDirectorfortheOhioManufacturingExtensionPartnershipwhichisa

collaborationbetweentheOhioDepartmentofDevelopmentandNISTMEP. TheOhioMEPadministersits

productsandservicestomanufacturersinOhiothroughits7ThomasEdisonTechnologyCenters.Bethhasbeen

withtheOhioDepartmentofDevelopmentfor3years.PriortoStateGovernment,BethworkedastheProduct

DevelopmentManagerinprivateindustriesforLafargeNorthAmerica,OwensCorningFiberglas,andTheDow

ChemicalCompany.Bethhas12activeorpendingpatentsinproductandprocessdevelopment,isPMPcertified

andholdsandMBA.

SharonCornu

AlamedaCountyLaborCouncilAFLCIO(CA)

Cornuisthechiefelectedofficerofthe100,000memberAFLCIOLaborCouncilinOakland,CA.Shehasleda

resurgentlabormovementinbuildingpoliticalpower,developingstrongcommunityalliances,andimpactinglocal

policydecisionstoimprovethequalityoflifeforworkingfamilies.CornuhasbeenhonoredbytheStateAssembly,

EastBayHousingOrganizationsandotherpartnersfordevelopinginnovativestrategiesandgettingresults.A

formerofficerintheGraphicCommunicationsInternationalUnion,sheservesonboardsoftheEastBayEconomic

DevelopmentAllianceandUnitedLaborBank,andcochairstheAFLCIOAdvisoryCommitteeonState,Localand

CommunityStrategies.


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EvaGarzaDewaelsche

President

SERMetroDetroit(MI)

Mrs.EvaGarzaDewaelscheispresidentandCEOofSERMetroDetroit,amultiservice,multistateorganization

providingeducationandworkforcedevelopmentprogramsandservicesinDetroit,withoperationsinIllinois,

Arkansasand

Texas.

She

has

worked

at

SER

for

over

26

years

and

is

actively

involved

on

numerous

boards

includingTheDetroitEconomicGrowthCorporation;DetroitPublicTelevision; DetroitMedicalCenter(RIM);New

Detroit,Inc.; DevelopmentCorporationofWayneCounty;SouthwestDetroitBusinessAssn.; andLatinAmericans

forSocialandEconomicDevelopment(LASED). SheisagraduateofWayneStateUniversitywheresheearneda

degreeinSociologyandaMastersinAdultEducation. SheisalifelongresidentofDetroitwheresheliveswith

herhusband,Robert,whoworksforHabitatofHumanityInternational. Theyhavetwodaughters,Lisawhoisin

NewOrleansandChristinainNewYorkCity.

KristinDziczek

GroupDirectorandAssociateResearchDirector,LaborandIndustryGroup

CenterforAutomotiveResearch

KristinDziczekistheDirectorofLaborandIndustryGroupandAssistantDirectorofResearchattheCenterfor

AutomotiveResearch.

She

is

responsible

for

managing

and

conducting

research

projects

on

economic

trends

in

the

automobileindustry,includingemployment,productivity,wages,benefits,educationandtraining,occupations,

laboragreements,plantlocations,andcapacityutilization,aswellasforecastingandmodelingemploymentand

marketdemand.Hercurrentresearchinvolvesthegreeningofautomotivejobsandskills.Shedirectsthe

ProgramforAutomotiveLaborandEducation(PALE),apartnershipofindustry,labor,education,training,

workforcedevelopmentandgovernmentofficialsdedicatedtomeetingfutureautomotiveworkforceneeds.She

alsoworkscloselywithCARsAutomotiveCommunitiesProgram(ACP),apartnershipthatbringstogether

communityleaders,industryleadersandotherstakeholderswiththegoalofsustainingandgrowingtheregions

automotiveendowment.SheistheprimaryauthorofCARsBeyondtheBigLeave,study,whichexaminesfuture

humanresourceneedsofautomakersandsuppliers.Ms.Dziczekhasover20yearsexperienceasaresearcherand

policyanalyst.PriortojoiningCAR,Ms.DziczekservedastheAssociateDirectoroftheMichiganManufacturing

TechnologyCenter(MichigansMEPcenter),andhasworkedfortheU.S.Congress,InternationalUnionUAW,and

GeneralMotors

Corporation.

Ms.

Dziczek

earned

her

B.A.

in

Economics,

M.P.P.

in

Public

Policy

Analysis,

and

M.S.

in

IndustrialandOperationsEngineering,allfromtheUniversityofMichigan.

RandallEberts

President

W.E.UpJohnInstituteforEmploymentResearch

Dr.EbertsisPresidentoftheW.E.UpjohnInstituteforEmploymentResearch,anindependentnonprofitresearch

organizationthatconductsandsupportsresearchonpolicyrelevantemploymentandregionaleconomicissues.

BeforejoiningtheInstituteinSeptember1993,Dr.Ebertswasassistantvicepresidentandeconomistatthe

FederalReserveBankofCleveland.During199192,Dr.EbertsservedasseniorstaffeconomistonthePresident's

CouncilofEconomicAdvisers. HewasalsoassociateprofessorofEconomicsattheUniversityofOregonand

visitingassistantprofessoratTexasA&MUniversity.Dr.EbertsreceivedhisPh.D.ineconomicsfromNorthwestern

University.Dr.

Eberts

current

research

examines

the

effect

of

economic

conditions

and

customer

characteristics

ontheperformanceoutcomesoffederalworkforceprograms. Healsoexplorestheroleoflocalpartnershipsin

workforceandeconomicdevelopmentandhasworkedwithstateagenciesandinternationalorganizations,suchas

OECD,onthistopic. HehasalsopreparedreportsfortheEuropeanCommissionontheU.S.experiencewithearly

identificationofworkerneedsandthepotentialofservicejobstostimulateeconomicgrowthinEurope.Healso

workscloselywiththefederalandstategovernmentstohelpdevelopmanagementtoolsusingstatisticalanalysis

tohelpimprovetheperformanceofworkforceprograms. Hehaspublishedextensivelyinacademicjournals,

includingReviewofEconomicsandStatistics,JournalofLaborEconomics,IndustrialandLaborRelationsReview,


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andJournalofHumanResources. Hehasalsoauthoredandeditedseveralbooks,thelatesttwobeingLabor

ExchangePolicyintheUnitedStatesandTargetingEmploymentServices.

LindaFowler

President

Regionerate

LindaFowlerisFounderandPresidentofRegionerate,anationwideconsultingservicededicatedtoregional

collaborationandinnovation,civicnetworking,technologyaccelerationandeconomicdevelopment. Sheis

currentlyconsultingwithmanyregionsacrossthecountryonestablishingnetworkstoaddressworkforce

development,economicdevelopment,educationtransformation,andentrepreneurshipopportunities. Until

recently,shewasaSeniorAdvisorwiththeNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnologyManufacturing

ExtensionPartnership,aDepartmentofCommerceprogramfocusedonstrengtheningthecompetitivenessof

smallandmidsizedmanufacturersintheUnitedStates.From2005to2007,LindawasonadetailwiththeU.S.

DepartmentofLaborEmploymentandTrainingAdministration(ETA)whereshedirectedactivitiesforthe

WorkforceInnovationinRegionalEconomicDevelopment(WIRED)initiative,includingStrategicPartnershipsand

SectorFocusedCommunitiesofPractice. AsamanagementconsultantforRestructuringAssociates,Inc,Linda

advisedFortune100companiesonthedesignandimplementationoforganizationalandtechnologicalchange,

humanresourcedevelopment,andlabormanagementcooperation.Shebeganhercareerintheautoindustry

workingfor

General

Motors

Corporation

in

Flint,

Michigan.

MarvinHayes

DirectorofUrbanPolicyforGovernorTedStrickland

StateofOhio

UpontakingofficeinJanuary2007OhioGovernorTedStricklandestablishedthenewpositionofDirectorofUrban

DevelopmentandInfrastructureaspartoftheGovernorsPolicyTeam. MarvinHayeswasappointedasthefirst

persontoholdthispositioninApril2007.ThispositionwasestablishedasacommitmentbyGovernorStricklandto

establishabetterworkingrelationshipbetweenmunicipalgovernmentandstategovernmentinOhio. Witha

primaryfocusonpublicpoliciesrelatedtoinfrastructureanddevelopment,Mr.Hayeshasbeenestablishingan

agendaforchangeandredevelopmentofOhiosolderindustrialcitiesandthemetropolitanregionsaroundthem.

Priorto

his

state

service,

Mr.

Hayes

established

his

policy

background

in

urban

policy

issues

in

executive

positions

atboththemunicipalandcountylevel. Hisserviceincludedworkineconomicandcommunitydevelopment,

infrastructuredevelopmentpolicy,intergovernmentalrelations,workforcedevelopment,publicsafetyand

educationpolicy.Mr.HayesalsohasexperienceintheprivatesectorworkingwiththeParsonsCorporationin

ChicagoandWashington,DCasapoliticalconsultantworkinginadvocacyandcampaignmanagement.

ErinKauth

BusinessServicesManagerNorthwestLowerMichigan


ErinKauthjoinedMHRDIinthefallof2008asaBusinessliaisonresponsiblefordevelopingandmaintaining

productiverelationshipswithconstituencieswiththeintentofpreservingbusinessandeconomicopportunitiesin

thestate.Throughabusinessfocuseddemanddrivenapproach,ErinassistsMichiganbusinessesretaincurrent

workers,create

jobs,

and

operate

competitively

in

the

global

market.

By

fostering

and

participating

in

collaborative

partnershipsbetweenworkforcedevelopment,economicdevelopment,education,communitygroups,andlabor

organizationsErinisabletodevelopandinstallnewprogramstomeetthechallengesfacedbyemployersand

communities.PriortocomingtoMHRDI,Erinworkedfornineyearswithalocalworkforcedevelopmentagencyto

administerstateandfederalemploymentandtrainingprograms.ErinhasaMastersDegreefromtheUnitedStates

SportsAcademyandaBachelorDegreefromMichiganStateUniversity.

JohnParadore

ManufacturingAnalyst


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OhioAFLCIO(OH)

JohnParadoreisapassionate personwhobelievesandworkstosupportthevaluesandmissionofkeepinggood

jobsinOhio,andcommunitiesitserves. HeiscurrentlyservinghissecondtermasPresidentoftheUAWLima

TroyCommunityActionProgram(CAP)andrepresentstheAFLCIO astheirManufacturingAnalystinagrantfrom

theStateofOhio.Hehasalsobeenrecognizedforhisleadershipinworkforcedevelopmentandtraininginitiatives

formore

than

25

years.

In

his

position

as

Analyst,

he

works

directly

with

union

represented

businesses

and

industriesthroughoutOhioinanefforttofindsolutionstotheproblemstheyfaceinthisunprecedented

challengingeconomy. Ultimately,hismissionistohelpretainOhiobasedbusinessesandtheirworkers,ensuringa

futureforeveryoneinvolved.Hismanyaccomplishmentsrepresenthisbeliefthatallworkers,regardlessofunion

affiliationornot,deservealivingwage,benefits,andasecurefutureforthemselvesandtheirfamilymembers. To

thoseends,heworkstirelesslytoassistworkersintrainingandretraininginitiatives,findingfundingsolutionsfor

industrieswillingtosupportworkersandremaininOhio,andperhaps,mostimportantly,buildingeffective

supportivenetworkstobringaboutdesiredresults.

FrankSamuel

FrankSamuelsmostrecentprofessionalpositionwasScienceandTechnologyAdvisortotheGovernorofOhio,

wherehewasaprincipalarchitectofOhiosThirdFrontierProject,oneofthenationspremierStateinitiativesto

encourageeconomic

development

through

support

of

applied

research,

technology

commercialization

and

early

stagecapitalcreation.HecurrentlyservesontheNationalAdvisoryCounciloftheCaliforniaHealthBenefits

ReviewProgram,theBoardofDirectorsoftheGlobalCardiologyInnovationCenterofTheClevelandClinic,andthe

BoardofDirectorsofProvidenceHospitalinWashington,D.C. HehasservedasamemberofInstituteofMedicine

advisorybodiesonbiomedicaltechnologyissuesandasamemberofseveralbiomedicalcompanyboardsof

directors.

FranSibley

CEO


FranSibleycomestotheMIAFLCIOHumanResourcesDevelopment,Incbywayofeighteenyearsasaunion

activist.She

has

been

asteward,

chief

steward,

community

services

chair,

an

active

member

in

the

voter

organizingcommitteeandExecutiveVicePresidentofUFCWLocal951. Ms.Sibleyhasbeenservinginworkforce

developmentforthepast15years. BeginningasanEducationandTrainingSpecialistinJTPAforDislocated

Workers,shenowdirectsMichigansonlycontractorinWIAstatewideservicesandthelargestcontractorforlocal

servicesacrossthestate.Ms.SibleycontinuestodedicateherlifetoMichigansworkingfamiliesservingonmany

stateandlocalcommitteesandboards,callingforactionandaccountabilityinthesystemandmakingsurethatno

workergetsleftbehind.

MatthewWagner

ExecutiveDirector

CenterforAdvancedTechnologyandInnovation

MatthewWagneristhedirectoroftheCenterforAdvancedTechnology&Innovation(CATI)andtheSmall

BusinessDevelopment

Center

(SBDC)

at

the

University

of

Wisconsin

Parkside.

He

is

responsible

for

managing

Parksidescommunityengagementinitiativesinentrepreneurship,alongwithCATIsuniquetechnologytransfer

model. Mattmanagesmorethan300patentedtechnologiesfromglobalcompaniessuchasKraftFoods,Boeing,

Motorola,andS.C.Johnson,licensingthesepatentstoentrepreneursandexistingsmallmanufacturers. Asaresult

ofthissuccess,UWParksideandCATIwerenameda2007InternationalEconomicDevelopmentCouncilaward

winnerforTechnologyBasedEconomicDevelopment. MatthasalsoledCATIseffortstoexpanditsmodelinto

Delaware,PennsylvaniaandOhioinpartnershipwiththeU.S.EconomicDevelopmentAdministration. Dr.Wagner

receivedhisPh.D.inurbaneconomicdevelopmentfromtheUniversityofWisconsinMilwaukee.


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PhilanthropyRobinHacke

DirectorofCapitalFormation

LivingCities,Inc.

RobinHackeisDirectorofCapitalFormationatLivingCities(www.livingcities.org),apioneeringpartnershipamong

22major

foundations

and

financial

institutions

that

invests

in

revitalizing

America's

cities.

Living

Cities

members

includeleadingfoundationssuchasFord,Gates,MacArthurandRockefeller,aswellasbanksandinsurance

companiessuchasJPMorganChase,BankofAmerica,Prudential,andMetLife.AtLivingCities,Ms.Hackeis

responsiblefordevelopinginitiativestoaggregateanddeployinvestmentcapitalinlowincomeandunderserved

urbancommunities. ShemanagestheLivingCitiesCatalystFund,apooledbelowmarketrateloanfund. She

recentlybroughttogether60leadingthinkersandpractitionersinDetroittoconsiderhowtousephilanthropic

fundingtochangethetrajectoryofanurbaneconomy. BeforejoiningLivingCitiesin2007,Ms.Hackespentten

yearsasaventurecapitalist,investingintechnologystartupsinIsraelandtheUS. Sheisaformerinvestment

banker,andholdsanMBAfromHarvardBusinessSchoolandaBAmagnacumlaudeinGovernmentfromHarvard

RadcliffeCollege.

NeilKleiman

Director,Policy

LivingCities,Inc.

NeilisresponsibleforframingthepolicyagendaatLivingCitiesandproducingaseriesofresearchreportsona

broadrangeofcommunityandeconomicdevelopmenttopicsthataffecturbanareas.PriortojoiningLivingCities,

NeilwastheVicePresidentforPolicyandCommunications atSeedco,oneofthenationsleadingworkforceand

communitylendingintermediaries,whereheoversawtheirresearchpublications.Previouslyhewasthefounding

directoroftheCenterforanUrbanFuture,aNewYorkCityfocusedthinktank.Hehasalsoconsultedfor

philanthropic,culturalandbusinessdevelopmentorganizationsincludingtheFundfortheCityofNewYork,

WorkforceStrategyCenterandtheNewYorkFoundationfortheArts.Neil'spolicyworkhasbeenfeaturedin

numerousmediaoutletsincludingtheNewYorkTimes,WallStreetJournal,USAToday,ChronicleofHigher

Education,andClevelandPlainDealer.HehasalsotaughturbanpoliticsatBarnardCollegeandJohnJayCollege

CUNYandbeenavisitingfellowatWilliamsCollege.HeholdsaPh.D.inPoliticalSciencefromtheGraduateCenter

ofthe

City

University

of

New

York.

ChuancyLennon

ProgramOfficer,QualityEmployment

TheFordFoundation

ChauncyLennonisaprogramofficerintheFordFoundation'sEconomicOpportunityandAssetsprogram. The

goalofhisgrantmakingistomodernizepublicbenefitsprograms suchasFoodStamps,Medicaid,childcare,and

taxcredits sothattheypromoteeconomicstabilityandlabormarketadvancementforlowincomeworkers.

BeforejoiningtheFordFoundationin2009,hewasseniorvicepresidentforAssetBuildingatSeedco,wherehe

wasresponsibleforthegrowthandoperationofnationalinitiativesthatconnectlowwageworkerstoincome

enhancingbenefitsandservices.Hehaswasalsoresearchdirectorforthelongitudinalstudyofmobilitypatterns

ofthe

working

poor

featured

in

"No

Shame

in

My

Game:

The

Working

Poor

in

the

Inner

City"

and

"Chutes

and

Ladders:NavigatingtheLowWageLaborMarket."HeearnedhisPh.D.inanthropologyfromColumbiaUniversity

bachelor'sdegreefromWilliamsCollege.HehastaughturbanstudiesatColumbia'sSchoolofInternationaland

PublicAffairsandatBarnardCollege.

Sam Singh

SeniorConsultant



16/20

SamSinghisaseniorconsultanttotheNewEconomyInitiativeforSoutheastMichigan.TheNewEconomy

InitiativeforSoutheastMichiganisaneightyear,$100millionefforttohelprestoretheregiontoapositionof

leadershipinthenewglobaleconomy.TheNewEconomyInitiative(NEI)workswithotherpartnersintheregion

andinthestatetosponsorandsupportactivitiesthatprepare,attractandretaintalentedworkers;encourage

innovationandentrepreneurship;andchangetheregionsculturetoembracelearning,workandinnovation.

Previously,Mr.SinghservedtenyearsasthePresidentandCEOoftheMichiganNonprofitAssociation,an1100

memberbased

association

that

was

actively

involved

in

public

policy,

capacity

building

and

leadership

developmentforthenonprofitsector. Mr.SinghhasbeenactivelyinvolvedinpoliticsinthecityofEastLansing,

Michigan;servingonetermasmayorandthreetermsontheCityCouncil.

KrisSmith

ProgramDirector

Funders'NetworkforSmartGrowthandLivableCommunities

KristopherSmithisaprogramdirectorwiththeFundersNetworkforSmartGrowthandLivableCommunities,and

servesasstafftotheRestoringProsperityinOlderIndustrialCitiesworkinggroup.Inaddition,hecoordinatesa

funderledleadershipteamfocusedonautorecoveryeffortsprimarilyintheMidwestandGreatLakesregion.

PriortojoiningtheFundersNetworkinMay2008,Krisheldvariouspositionsinthepublicandnonprofitsector

forthepast12years.HehasworkedfortheSouthFloridaLocalInitiativesSupportCorporationasaSenior

ProgramOfficer

leading

acommunity

revitalization

program

focused

on

affordable

housing,

community

safety

and

strengtheninglocaleconomies;administratorintheCityofMiamicitymanagersofficefocusedonneighborhood

transformationeffortsinOvertown;andprogrammanagerforleadershipdevelopmentattheMiamiofficeofthe

NationalConferenceforCommunityandJustice.KrishasaMastersinPublicAdministrationfromNova

SoutheasternUniversityandaBachelorsinPublicSciencefromBethuneCookmanUniversity.

WhitneySmith

ProgramManager

TheJoyceFoundation

WhitneySmithjoinedtheJoyceFoundationinNovember2005astheEmploymentProgramManager.The

EmploymentProgramisfocusedonimprovingthelabormarketoutcomesoflowincome,lowskilledadultsinthe

GreatLakes

region.

She

is

overseeing

two

major

initiatives:

athree

year,

$5

million

evaluation

of

employment

programsthatservemenrecentlyreleasedfromprisonanda$15millionsystemreformefforttoimprove

employmentoutcomesoflowskilledadultlearnersinfiveMidweststates.Ms.Smithhasbroadexperienceon

welfareandworkforcepolicy,mostrecentlyasAssociateDirectoroftheChicagoJobsCouncil.Shehasworkedwith

homelessfamiliesinNewYorkCityandhelpeddevelopajobtrainingprogramforlowincomewomen. Ms.Smith

istheVicePresidentoftheBoardofDirectorsfortheOakParkRegionalHousingCenter.Sheholdsabachelors

degreefromBowdoinCollegeandamastersdegreefromtheSchoolofSocialServiceAdministrationatthe

UniversityofChicago.

JasmineThomas

ProgramOfficer,StrongLocalEconomies

SurdnaFoundation

JasmineThomas

is

the

Program

Officer

for

Strong

Local

Economies

at

the

Surdna

Foundation,

anational

family

foundationbasedinNewYork.Shehasextensivenonprofitexperienceinthefieldsofhealthandmentalhealth,

workingatanumberofcommunitybasedorganizations.PriortojoiningSurdna,sheservedasaProgramOfficerat

TheNewYorkCommunityTrustwhereshemanageddiversegrantmakingportfolios,includingCommunity

Development&Environment.JasminereceivedherB.A.inGovernment&Politics(PoliticalTheory)atthe

UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark.SheearnedaMastersdegreeinPhilosophyfromColumbiaUniversitys

TeachersCollege.ShealsoholdsanM.S.W.fromNewYorkUniversity.

LauraTrudeau


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SeniorProgramDirector

TheKresgeFoundation

LauraJ.Trudeau,SeniorProgramDirector,leadsTheKresgeFoundationsDetroitProgramandCommunity

DevelopmentTeamandisamemberofthefoundationsManagementTeam.PriortojoiningKresgein2001,Ms.

TrudeauwasemployedbyBankOneanditsDetroitpredecessor,NBDBank,servinginanumberofrolesinPublic

Affairs,Trust,

and

Corporate

Banking,

most

recently

as

Vice

President

and

Midwest

Region

Head

of

Philanthropy

andCommunityRelations.Shehasservedasavolunteeronmanycivicandcommunityboards,includingthenon

profitEasternMarketCorporation,CityConnectDetroit,CityYearDetroit,theLocalAdvisoryCommitteefor

DetroitLISC;theCorporationforSupportiveHousing,ArtServeMichiganandtheGleanersCommunityFoodBank.

Ms.TrudeauhasaBachelorofSciencedegreeinCommunityDevelopmentfromCentralMichiganUniversity.

FederalAgencyHildaSolis

Secretary

DepartmentofLabor

Secretary

Hilda

L.

Solis

was

confirmed

as

Secretary

of

Labor

on

February

24,

2009.

Prior

to

confirmation

as

SecretaryofLabor,SecretarySolisrepresentedthe32ndCongressionalDistrictinCalifornia,apositionsheheld

from20012009.IntheCongress,Solisprioritiesincludedexpandingaccesstoaffordablehealthcare,protecting

theenvironment,andimprovingthelivesofworkingfamilies.Arecognizedleaderoncleanenergyjobs,she

authoredtheGreenJobsActwhichprovidedfundingforgreencollarjobtrainingforveterans,displaced

workers,atriskyouth,andindividualsinfamiliesunder200percentofthefederalpovertyline. In2007,Soliswas

appointedtotheCommissiononSecurityandCooperationinEurope(theHelsinkiCommission),aswellasthe

MexicoUnitedStatesInterparliamentaryGroup.InJune2007,SoliswaselectedViceChairoftheHelsinki

Commission'sGeneralCommitteeonDemocracy,HumanRightsandHumanitarianQuestions.Shewastheonly

U.S.electedofficialtoserveonthisCommittee.Anationallyrecognizedleaderontheenvironment,Solisbecame

thefirstwomantoreceivetheJohnF.KennedyProfileinCourageAwardin2000forherpioneeringworkon

environmentaljusticeissues.HerCaliforniaenvironmentaljusticelegislation,enactedin1999,wasthefirstofits

kindinthenationtobecomelaw.Soliswasfirstelectedtopublicofficein1985asamemberoftheRioHondo

CommunityCollege

Board

of

Trustees.

She

served

in

the

California

State

Assembly

from

1992

to

1994,

and

in

1994

madehistorybybecomingthefirstLatinaelectedtotheCaliforniaStateSenate.Asthechairwomanofthe

CaliforniaSenateIndustrialRelationsCommittee,sheledthebattletoincreasethestate'sminimumwagefrom

$4.25to$5.75anhourin1996.Shealsoauthoredarecordseventeenstatelawsaimedatcombatingdomestic

violence.SolisgraduatedfromCaliforniaStatePolytechnicUniversity,Pomona,andearnedaMasterofPublic

AdministrationfromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Aformerfederalemployee,sheworkedintheCarter

WhiteHouseOfficeofHispanicAffairsandwaslaterappointedasamanagementanalystwiththeOfficeof

ManagementandBudgetintheCivilRightsDivision.ShewasnominatedbyPresidentBarackObamatoserveas

SecretaryofLaboronJanuary20,2009.

John Bienko

DeputyDirector,OfficeofEntrepreneurshipEducation

U.S.

Small

Business

Administration

JohnJackBienkoisSBAsDeputyDirectorforEntrepreneurshipEducation. Inthiscapacity,heshares

managementoversightofSCOREscounselingandtrainingprogramcomposedofnearly11,000volunteers

operatinginover800locationsnationwide. Mr.BienkoalsodirectsSBAsOfficeofInternationalVisitors,a

courtesyservicetoforeignvisitorsanddignitariesshowcasingforinternationalvisitorsthe"Americansmall

businessmodel."OtherprogramsunderhispurviewareSBA'sonlinetrainingnetwork,youthentrepreneurship

services,financialliteracycampaigns,SBAsEmerging200initiativeandadditionalspecialmarketsoutreach

includingincubationofnewservicedeliverymethods.JackhasheldaseriesofSBApositionswithincreased


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responsibilitiesincludingmanagementofoutreachinitiativesandprogramteams. Mr.Bienkohasalsocontributed

tospecialprojectsfortheWhiteHouseincludingNATOs50thAnniversarySummitandtheNationalPerformance

Review. HehasservedasprojectleadonaseriesofSBAhighprofileeffortsincludingNationalSmallBusiness

WeekandBusinessMatchmaking. JackwasinstrumentalinexpandingSBAsworkinpublicprivatepartnerships

andtherebyselectedastheseniorcareerofficialtoestablishtheAgencysofficetaskedwithdevelopingcorporate

andtradeassociationrelationships. HisexperiencewithSBAoperationssuchascontracting,grantsmanagement,

marketing,training,

and

partnership

development

has

proven

valuable

to

previous

endeavors

and

continues

to

makehimakeymemberofSBAsteam.Mr.BienkoreceivedaMasterofArtsinArchitectureandPlanningfrom

theUniversityofBuffalopriortobeacceptedasaPresidentialManagementFellowwiththeU.S.Government. His

previousexperienceincludesworkwiththeUnitedWay,theCityofBuffalo,NY,theU.S.OlympicCommittee,the

NationalFootballLeague,SpecialOlympics,andtheJohnF.KennedyCenterforthePerformingArts.

MichaelA.Brown

SpecialAssistanttotheChiefofStaff

U.S.SmallBusinessAdministration

MichaelBrownisthespecialassistanttothechiefofstaff. Previously,Brownservedasaregionalfielddirectorfor

theObamaforAmericaCampaignforChange,wherehewasresponsiblefordevelopingstrategiesaimedat

increasingtheelectorateinAtlantaandDetroit. Hewasalsotheregionalpoliticaldirectorforseveralstatesduring

thecampaign

primaries.

Brown

holds

amasters

degree

in

public

administration

from

North

Carolina

Central

UniversityandabachelorsdegreeineconomicsfromtheUniversityofSouthCarolina.

AimeeDobrzeniecki

DeputyDirector,ManufacturingExtensionPartnership

NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechonology

AimeeDobrzenieckiistheDeputyDirectoroftheManufacturingExtensionPartnership(MEP)attheDepartment

ofCommercesNationalInstituteofStandardsofTechnologyinGaithersburg,Maryland.

MEPisanationalnetworkwithhundredsofspecialistswhounderstandtheneedsofmanufacturers. Forthepast

20years,MEPhasworkedwiththousandsofmanufacturersdelivering$1.44billionincostsavingsannuallyand

$10.5billioninincreasedorretainedsalesinoneyear.MEPprovidescompanieswithaccesstopublicandprivate

resourcesthat

enhance

growth,

improve

productivity,

and

expand

capacity.

MEP

works

with

companies

willing

to

investintheirfuture,tomakeimprovementsintheshortterm,andtopositionthemselvestobestrongerlong

termcompetitorsbothdomesticallyandinternationally.BeforeworkingfortheDepartmentofCommerce,Aimee

acquiredmanufacturingtechnologyexperiencethroughherworkingroundweaponsystemsdevelopmentforthe

DepartmentoftheArmyTankAutomotiveCommandinWarren,Michiganandthroughherworkingearresearch

andmanufacturingfortheIITResearchInstituteinChicago,Illinois. Beginningin1994,Aimeealsoworkedinthe

MEPsystemasafieldagentfirst,inapositionatTheChicagoManufacturingCenterandsecond,atthe

ManufacturersResourceCenterinBethlehem,Pennsylvania,wheresheassisteddozensofsmallandmediumsized

manufacturers.AimeereceivedanEMBAin2004fromGeorgeWashingtonUniversityandaBSinMechanical

EngineeringfromLawrenceTechnologicalUniversity,Southfield,Michiganin1987.

CharlesImohiosen

SpecialAssistanttotheSeniorPolicyCounsel,OfficeoftheAdministrator

U.S.Environmental

Protection

Agency

CharlesImohiosenisSpecialAssistanttotheSeniorPolicyCounseltoAdministratorLisaJacksonatthe

EnvironmentalProtectionAgency.PriortojoiningEPA,Charleswasanattorneyspecializingincomplexlitigation

mattersatthelawfirmPaul,Weiss,Rifkind,Wharton&Garrison,LLPinNewYorkCity. Beforethat,heworkedas

apolicyadvisortotheManhattanBoroughPresidentinNewYorkCity,wherehefocusedoneconomic

developmentissues. CharlesisagraduateofWilliamsCollegeandHarvardLawSchool,andservedasalawclerk

forafederaljudgeinNewYork. Heismarriedwithtwochildren.


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BrianMcGowan

DeputyAssistantSecretaryofCommerceforEconomicDevelopmentandChiefOperatingOfficer,Economic

DevelopmentAdministration

DepartmentofCommerce

BrianMcGowanwasappointedU.S.DeputyAssistantSecretaryofCommerceforEconomicDevelopmentandChief

OperatingOfficer

for

the

U.S.

Department

of

Commerces

Economic

Development

Administration

(EDA)

in

September2009.BeforejoiningtheObamaAdministration,hewasappointedbyGovernorSchwarzenegger and

servedasCaliforniasDeputySecretaryforEconomicDevelopmentandCommerce. McGowanhasover15yearsof

economicdevelopmentexperienceatalllevelsofgovernment. McGowan'sbroadexperienceinthefieldof

economicdevelopmenthasallowedhimtocreateandimplementcomprehensiveandawardwinning

marketing/publicrelationscampaigns,workforcedevelopmentinitiatives,businessretention/expansionprograms

BrookingsBruceKatz

VicePresidentandDirector


BruceKatzisaVicePresidentattheBrookingsInstitutionandfoundingDirectoroftheBrookingsMetropolitan

PolicyProgram.TheMetroProgramseekstoredefinethechallengesfacingcitiesandmetropolitanareasby

publishingcuttingedgeresearchonmajordemographic,market,developmentandgovernancetrends.

Mr.Katzregularlyadvisesnational,state,regionalandmunicipalleadersonpolicyreformsthatadvancethe

competitivenessofmetropolitanareas.Hefocusesparticularlyonreformsthatpromotetherevitalizationof

centralcitiesandoldersuburbsandenhancetheabilityoftheseplacestoattract,retainandgrowthemiddleclass.

In2006,hereceivedtheprestigiousHeinzAwardinPublicPolicyforhiscontributionstourbanandmetropolitan

America.BeforejoiningBrookings,Mr.KatzservedasChiefofStafftoHenryG.Cisneros,formerSecretaryofthe

U.S.DepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment.Mr.KatzhasalsoservedasthestaffdirectoroftheSenate

SubcommitteeonHousingandUrban

AmyLiu

DeputyDirector


AmyLiuistheDeputyDirectorandcofounderoftheBrookingsMetropolitanPolicyProgram.Theprogram

producesresearchandpolicyideasthatadvancethehealthandprosperityofcitiesandmetropolitanareas. Ms.

LiuhascoauthoredanumberofBrookingspublicationsthatfocusonstateandlocalreformsinsuchplacesas

Washington,DC,Louisville,andPennsylvania. Shehasbeenafrequentspeakerandauthorontherebuilding

effortsingreaterNewOrleansandsouthernLouisianapostHurricaneKatrina. Sheisoftencitedforherco

authorshipoftheTheNewOrleansIndex:TrackingRecoveryofNewOrleans&theMetroArea. Forthe

BrookingsOpportunity2008initiative,Ms.Liuwrote"PathwaystotheMiddleClass:EnsuringGreaterUpward

MobilityforAllAmericans"withHughPrice.PriortoBrookings,Ms.LiuwasSpecialAssistanttoHUDSecretary

HenryCisnerosandstaffedtheU.S.SenateBanking,HousingandUrbanAffairscommittee.

HowardWial

Fellow


PastPositionsinclude:InstructorinEconomicsatSwarthmoreCollege,BrandeisUniversity,CarletonCollege,and

BrownUniversity;InstructorinIndustrialRelationsatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity;InstructorinLawatRutgers

UniversityCamden.EconomistattheU.S.DepartmentofLabor,OfficeofTechnologyAssessment,andGeneral


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AccountingOffice.ResearchDirectoroftheAFLCIOWorkingforAmericaInstituteandtheKeystoneResearch

Center

JohnAustin

NonresidentSeniorFellow


JohnAustin,47,isaNonresidentSeniorFellowwiththeBrookingsInstitution,aswellasaMichiganstatewide

electedofficial,reelectedin2008tohissecondtermasVicePresidentoftheMichiganStateBoardofEducation.

Mr.AustinisalsoaresidentscholarattheUniversityofMichigan InstituteforResearchonLabor,Employment

andtheEconomy(IRLEE).AustincurrentlydirectstheGreatLakesEconomicInitiativefortheBrookingsInstitution,

designedtoimprovetheeconomicvitalityoftheGreatLakesstates.AustinhasauthoredkeyBrookingsreports

thathavedirectlyshapedtheregionseconomicdevelopmentagenda:TheVitalCenter:AFederalStateCompact

toRenewtheGreatLakesRegion;TheVitalConnection:ReclaimingGreatLakesEconomicLeadershipintheBi

NationalGreatLakesRegion;andHealthyWaters,StrongEconomy(See

www.brookings.edu/projects/greatlakes.aspx)InrecentyearsMr.AustinhasservedasPolicyDirectorfor

MichigansGovernorappointedCommissiononHigherEducationandEconomicGrowth,andwasprincipalauthor

oftheCommissionsinfluentialreport.HealsowasthefoundingDirectoroftheNewEconomyInitiativefor

SoutheastMichigana$100millioneffortbytheregionsphilanthropiestoaidintheareaseconomic

transformation.In

2002

he

co

authored

the

report

Revitalizing

Michigan

Cities,

with

Michigan

Future,

Inc.,

which

ledtoGovernorGranholmsCoolCitiesinitiative.AustinreceivedhisMastersinPublicAdministrationfrom

Harvard'sKennedySchoolofGovernment,andaBachelorsfromSwarthmoreCollegeinEconomics&Political

Science,withHighHonorsandPhiBetaKappa.Mr.Austinhasbeenmarried21yearstohiswifeTerese.Theyand

theirthreeschoolagechildrenresideinAnnArbor,Michigan.

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