2019 Agenda

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

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7:30 a.m. - Registration Opens

7:30 – 8 a.m. - Networking

8 – 8:10 a.m. - Welcome
Dr. Bobbi Barends, Vice President and Campus Director, Delaware Technical Community College
Michael H. Vincent, Council President, Sussex County

8:10 – 8:25 a.m. - What is social mobility?
Dr. Bobbi Barends

8:25 – 8:30 a.m. - Remarks
Dr. Mark T. Brainard, President, Delaware Technical Community College

8:30 – 9:15 a.m. - Keynote
Michelle Taylor, President and CEO, United Way of Delaware

9:15 – 9:30 a.m. - Break

9:30 – 10:15 a.m. and 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. - Breakout Sessions

• Affordable Housing a Key Part of Upward Mobility - 535 A&B
  Tyler Berl, Manager, Community Development and Advocacy, DE Housing Alliance
• Advancing Social Mobility through Education & Training - 535 C&D
  Rachel Turney, Division of Employment and Training Administrator, Department of Labor
  Lisa Wheeler, Human Resources Director, SoDel Concepts
• Supporting Upward Mobility through Transportation - 555 A&D
  Kevin Braunskill, Director of Human Resources, Mountaire Farms
  Erin Willis, Director of Business Development, SUN Behavioral
• Future of Workforce that Fosters Mobility - 555 C&D
  ​The Honorable Cerron Cade, Secretary of Labor, State of Delaware

11:30 a.m. – Noon - Panel
Breakout Session Presenters

Noon – 12:15 p.m. - Closing Remarks
The Honorable Cerron Cade

12:15 p.m. - Networking Lunch