Workforce in Action

Susan Sender, RN, and William Mills, M.D., join the program to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare employment and what BrightSpring Health Services is doing to create jobs. Discover the investments that have been made for onboarding, recruiting, and retaining talent in the healthcare industry and the opportunities for healthcare jobs in a virtual service delivery platform. Su...

Rexanne Domico, President of Home Health Care and Rehabilitation Services for BrightSpring Health Services, joins the program to discuss the importance of direct care workers and the many job opportunities available in the homecare industry. Rexanne reveals the efforts that her organization has made to ensure the safety of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also discusses the challenges a...

Jaime Cruz, Executive Director at Workforce Connections, joins the program to discuss the positive effect that business hubs can have on the economy. He also discusses how local businesses have survived during the COVID-19 pandemic and his team's efforts to provide businesses with much-needed relief.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment and celebrate Women's Equality Day, Equus Workforce Solutions hosted the "Workforce Industry Women In Leadership Virtual Roundtable."    Join Host and Vice President of Service Delivery Debra Giordano and three women leaders in the workforce industry for a special three-part episode where they'll discuss their journey t...

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment and celebrate Women's Equality Day, Equus Workforce Solutions hosted the "Workforce Industry Women In Leadership Virtual Roundtable."    Join Host and Vice President of Service Delivery Debra Giordano and three women leaders in the workforce industry for a special three-part episode where they'll discuss their journey t...

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment and celebrate Women's Equality Day, Equus Workforce Solutions hosted the "Workforce Industry Women In Leadership Virtual Roundtable."    Join Host and Vice President of Service Delivery Debra Giordano and three women leaders in the workforce industry for a special three-part episode where they'll discuss their journey t...

Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO at the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, joins the program to share how her organization has responded to the "twin pandemics" of COVID-19 and civil unrest. Karin reveals what The Partnership is doing to support their employees during these challenging times and discusses a recent grant award that will create 600 contact tracing jobs to combat the spread of COVID-19. 

Byron Garrett, President/CEO of the National Job Corps Association, joins the program to discuss how criminal justice, education, and economic policies need to adjust to current social changes. Byron also discusses his thoughts about the disruption that COVID-19 has  created and how to help marginalized communities. 

David Conway joins the program to discuss how Partner4Work in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has joined forces with IBM to provide training and employment resources to job seekers, small businesses, and non-profits.  For more information about the IBM Service Corps Reignite Program, please visit:  https://www.partner4work.org/programs/ibm-service-corps-reignite/

Ronnie Aroesty and Mary Mercurio Santos join the program to discuss the importance of education and training and how they play a vital role in the success of individuals in the workforce. Discover how to encourage young people to find their own career path and how to help them broaden their thinking about what it takes to achieve success. Ronnie and Mary also share their thoughts about the role th...

Tim Chambers, Vice President of Job Corps and Career Center Operations for Equus Workforce Solutions, and Patty Lankford, Vice President of Job Corps Service Delivery for Equus Workforce Solutions, join the program to discuss how Job Corps is evolving and changing in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Rudy Racine, Vice President of WeCARE Operations for Equus Workforce Solutions, and Rochelle Brown, Regional Director, Atlantic South Region, joins the program to discuss the challenges and opportunities that the workforce system faces when assisting marginalized populations as well as the importance of workforce services for those populations. 

Mark Douglass, President of Equus Workforce Solutions, and Brad Williams, Chief Customer Officer and Vice President of Operations, join the program to discuss the thinking behind the rebranding to Equus Workforce Solutions, and the recent advances and innovation that they have seen within the workforce development industry. They also share their thoughts on how the recent disruption will continue...

In this first episode of Workforce in Action, Bob Knight, Director of Workforce Policy & Government Relations at Equus Workforce Solutions, and Daryn Demeritt, Senior Vice President, Government Relations for BrightSpring Health Services, join the program to discuss the current state of workforce policy and government relations. Discover the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on funding for workforce...