TENTATIVE AGENDA
Wednesday, June 26
OPENING PLENARY SESSION, DAY 1
9:00–10:00 a.m.
WELCOME
Sharon W. Acuff
Program Administrator and Workforce Development Coordinator
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Virginia Department of Education
SECONDARY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
William Hatch, J.D.
Associate Director for Program Administration and Workforce Development
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Virginia Department of Education
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. J. Anthony Williams, Director
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Virginia Department of Education
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Zachary Jacobs
Assistant Secretary
Office of the Secretary of Education
Commonwealth of Virginia
BREAK
10:00–10:15 a.m.
SESSION I WORKSHOPS
10:15–11:00 a.m.
I.1 Job Shadowing for Student Success
Katie Bledsoe, Career Specialist, Albemarle County Public Schools
Dr. Lori Martin, Supervisor, Career and Technical Education, Chesapeake Public Schools
I.2 Creating a Regional Collaborative for Youth Registered Apprenticeship and Registered Apprenticeship
Mark Jones, Career and Technical Education Supervisor, Roanoke County Public Schools
James Soltis, Assistant Superintendent, Salem Public Schools
Jason Suhr, Career and Technical Education Director, Roanoke County Public Schools
Jess Truax, Work-Based Learning Coordinator, Roanoke Public Schools
I.3 Growing Our Own: From Our Schools to Our Workforce
Matthew Bechtel, Work-Based Learning Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools
Leah Ross, Work-Based Learning Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools
Bonnie Wannett, Senior Career Experience Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools
I.4 Building and Sustaining Successful Chamber Partnerships
Emily Webb, Vice President of Education and Workforce Development, Virginia Chamber of Commerce
BREAK
11:00–11:15 a.m.
SESSION II WORKSHOPS
11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
II.1 Blue Ridge Partnership for Health Science Careers: A Model for Growing CTE HQWBL Opportunities
Cynthia Lawrence, Director of the Office of Workforce Development, Carilion Clinic
II.2 Incorporating Career and Technical Education High-Quality Work-Based Learning to Support Students with Disabilities
Seth Black, Director of Career and Technical Education, Hampton Public Schools
Sherry Hildebrandt, Transition Specialist, Hampton City Public Schools
Kelly E. Ligon, Research and Demonstration Associate, Center on Transition Innovations and Transition Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Virginia Commonwealth University
II.3 Career and Technical Education High-Quality Work-Based Learning Success Stories
Natalie Barnette, Account Executive, Convergint Technologies
Braden Croy, Program Director, Dominion Energy Innovation Center
Jazzlyn Fernandez, Student (double major), Public Health and Medicine, Science, and the Humanities, Johns Hopkins University
Conner Reid, Student (double major), Business and Economics, Virginia Military Institute
II.4 Creating IT Apprenticeships
Debby Hopkins, Director, Workforce Initiatives, Appteon, Inc.
LUNCH
12:00–12:45 p.m.
PLENARY SESSION:
VIRGINIA ACTE WORK-BASED LEARNING AND VDOE CTE HQWBL UPDATES
12:45–1:30 p.m.
BREAK
1:30–1:45 p.m.
SESSION III WORKSHOPS
1:45–2:30 p.m.
III.1 CTE HQWBL 101: Where to Start?
Dr. Tammy Hurt, Secondary Workforce Development Specialist, Region 8, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Virginia Department of Education
Erika Temple, Secondary Workforce Development Specialist, Region 1, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Virginia Department of Education
III.2 Virginia Child Labor Laws and Regulations
Robert Armstrong, Assistant Director of Labor and Employment Law, Department of Labor and Industry – Child Labor
III.3 Keys to a High-Quality School-Based Enterprise Experience
Catherine Lewis, Business Teacher, Alexandria Public Schools
III.4 Establishing CTE HQWBL Experiences with the Virginia Spaceport Authority
Sidnee McGee, Chief of Education and Intern Development, Virginia Commercial Spaceport Flight Authority
BREAK
2:30–2:45 p.m.
REGION MEETINGS
2:45–3:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 27
OPENING PLENARY SESSION, DAY 2
9:00–10:00 a.m.
WELCOME
Sharon W. Acuff
Program Administrator and Workforce Development Coordinator
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Virginia Department of Education
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. J. Anthony Williams, Director
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Virginia Department of Education
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Liza Walker Mickens
Social Media Coordinator
Virginia Tourism Corporation
BREAK
10:00–10:15 a.m.
SESSION IV WORKSHOPS
10:15–11:00 a.m.
IV.1 Externships – Let’s Go!
Emily Hall, Career Counseling Specialist, Spotsylvania County Public Schools
Michael Hill, Coordinator of Career and Technical Education, Portsmouth Public Schools
Latrice Scott, Career and Technical Education Program Specialist, Portsmouth Public Schools
Sue Venable-Shelton, Supervisor of Career and Technical Education, Spotsylvania County Public Schools
IV.2 Excellence Programs that Provide Students with CTE HQWBL Experiences
Summer Stone, Principal/Career and Technical Education Coordinator, Wythe County Public Schools
IV.3 Providing More Work-Based Learning Experiences
Mac Beaton, Director, Workforce and Career Development, Henrico County Public Schools
Beverly Cocke, Administrative Coordinator of Workforce and Career Development, Henrico County Public Schools
IV.4 Connecting the Internship Experience
Dr. Barbara Blake, Executive Director, Old Dominion University Monarch Internship and Co-Op Office
BREAK
11:00–11:15 a.m.
SESSION V WORKSHOPS
11:15 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
V.1 11,803 Reasons Work-Based Learning Works
Chad Maclin, Career and Technical Education Director, Chesterfield County Public Schools
Katy Stokes, Work-Based Learning Coordinator, Chesterfield County Public Schools
V.2 Crater Region Reverse Career Fair
Burke George, Career and Technical Education Coordinator, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
V.3 CTE HQWBL: Coordinating Your Program
Dr. Tammy Hurt, Secondary Workforce Development Specialist, Region 8, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Virginia Department of Education
Erika Temple, Secondary Workforce Development Specialist, Region 1, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Virginia Department of Education
LUNCH
12:00–12:45 p.m.
PLENARY SESSION:
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONVERSATION
12:45–1:30 p.m.
Carrie Roth, Director, Virginia Works, Department of Workforce Development and Advancement
Debbie Melvin, Assistant Vice President, Regional Talent Solutions and Business Outreach, Virginia Economic Development Partnership
BREAK
1:30–1:45 p.m.
PLENARY SESSION:
WHAT IS VIRGINIA WORKS?
1:45–2:30
Angela Kelly-Wiecek, Chief Deputy Director, Virginia Works, Department of Workforce Development and Advancement
BREAK
2:30–2:45 p.m.
PLENARY CLOSING SESSION
2:45–3:30 p.m.
WELCOME
Sharon W. Acuff
Program Administration and Workforce Development Coordinator
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Virginia Department of Education
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. J. Anthony Williams
Director
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Virginia Department of Education
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Nicole Overley
Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development
Office of the Secretary of Labor
Commonwealth of Virginia
