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AGENDA

subject to change

Employer Resource Hub

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 
Augusta Civic Center
 

8:00am - 8:30am

Light Breakfast & Networking

In-Person Agenda

Virtual Agenda

Related Resources

8:30am - 9:15am

Opening

  • Welcome

  • Opening Remarks from Governor Mills and Maine's Departments of Economic & Community Development (DECD) and Labor (DOL)

  • Virtual Attendees: This session is being live-streamed and recorded. 

9:30am - 10:20am

Breakout Discussions:

  • Partnering with Employers to Address Childcare Challenges

    • Presented by: ​Ana Hicks, Crystal Arbour, Cynthia Murphy and Sarah King.

    • Session Location: Washington/York 

    • Virtual Attendees: This session is being recorded. 

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  • Connecting with & Supporting the Recovery Community with Employment

    • Presented by: Abby Frutchey, Brian Frutchey, Liz Torrance, Colby Bracy, and Gordon Smith.

    • Session Location: Kennebec/Penobscot

    • Virtual Attendees: This session is being live-streamed and recorded. 

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  • Sector-Based Solutions & Employer Partnerships to Overcome Shared Workforce Challenges

    • Presented by:​ Guy Langevin, Erica Watson, Pat Strauch, Celina Cunningham, Charlie Collins and Christopher Quint.

    • Session Location: Cumberland 

    • Virtual Attendees: This session is being recorded.

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  • Attracting & Retaining Young Adult Workers

    • Presented by:​ Patrick Webber, Kay Kerina, Cooper Berstein, Grace Olsen, Jackson Stewart, Josh Hewitt and Alexis Deschaine.

    • Session Location: Piscataquis/Sagadahoc

    • Virtual Attendees: This session is being recorded. 

10:35am - 11:25am

Breakout Discussions:

  • Worker's Rights & Safety: Job Safety, Overtime & Work Permits

    • Presented by: Dawn McKenney, Kevin O'Leary, Barlett Hutchinson, and Rachel Bowler.

    • Session Location: Piscataquis/Sagadahoc 

    • Virtual Attendees: This session is being recorded.
       

  • Updating Recruitment Processes

    • Presented by:​ Ruth Ann Haley, Olesya Shkut, Kalee Stock, Morgan Gidley and Sue LeClair.

    • Session Location: Kennebec/Penobscot

    • Virtual Attendees: This session is being live-streamed and recorded.

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  • Maine-Based Practices of Connecting with and Supporting Immigrant and Refugee Workers

    • Presented by:​ Korina Constanzo, Todd Beacham, Nadine Pembele, Tarlan Ahmadov and Anson Green.

    • Session Location: Washington/York 

    • Virtual Attendees: This session is being recorded.

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  • Hiring & Retaining Older Workers

    • Presented by:​ Shiva Darbandi, Kristin Okerholm, Jess Mauer, Renate Scholz and Kim Moore.

    • Session Location: Cumberland 

    • Virtual Attendees: This session is being recorded. 

11:40am - 12:30pm

Breakout Discussions:

  • Creating Appealing Entry-Level Jobs with Flexibility & Opportunities to Advance

    • Presented by:​ Melinda Hull, Kristine McCallister, Lovelie Cajuste, Mari O'Neil, Jason Shedlock, Astrid Blanco and Paige Galkowski.

    • Session Location: Kennebec/Penobscot

    • Virtual Attendees: This session is being live-streamed and recorded. 
       

  • Retaining and Accommodating for Individuals with Disabilities

    • Presented by:​ Julie Oakley, Diane Howes-Leahy, Liz Nitzel, Michelle Willis and Gretchen Weisner.

    • Session Location: Piscataquis/Sagadahoc

    • Virtual Attendees: This session is being recorded. 

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  • Innovating to Address Workforce Transportation Issues

    • Presented by:​ Ryan Neale, Emily Becker, Brian Lenberg and Julie Rabinowitz.

    • Session Location: Washington/York

    • Virtual Attendees: This session is being recorded.

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  • Connecting with & Supporting the Re-Entry Community with Employment Opportunities

    • Presented by:​ Bruce Noddin, John Sabine, Carolyn Delaney and Mary Whitten.

    • Session Location: Cumberland

    • Virtual Attendees: This session is being recorded.

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch

1:30pm-2:20pm

Action Planning & Networking

Pick one population or strategy you'd like to implement in the next year - find the table of practitioners associated with those communities or strategies and begin to fill out your action plan.

  • Session Location: Auditorium

  • Virtual Attendees: This session is being live-streamed and recorded.

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2:30pm-3:15pm

Afternoon Keynote/Town Hall:

National and local policies & best practices to employ and maximize opportunity for immigrants and refugees

  • Presented by: Abdullahi Ali, Kerem Durdag, Debra Means-West, Brian Skoczenski and Anson Green.

  • Session Location: Auditorium

  • Virtual Attendees: This session is being live-streamed and recorded.

3:15pm-3:30pm

Wrap up

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