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Equal Opportunity to Achieve the American Dream (video)
Our President & CEO, Gary A. Officer, sat down with Joseph Kenner, President & CEO of Greyston, to discuss equitable opportunity, economic mobility, and Greyston’s innovative Open Hiring® program.
Clint Odom
Clint Odom has joined the Board of Directors at the Center for Workforce Inclusion. Mr. Odom currently serves as the Vice President for Policy & Advocacy at T-Mobile. Previously, Odom led policy and advocacy for the National Urban League while simultaneously serving as Executive Director of their Washington Bureau.
Jane Oates
Jane Oates, President of WorkingNation, has joined the board of directors at the Center for Workforce Inclusion. Jane served as Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration under Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis, after being nominated for the position by President Barack Obama in 2009. Prior to her appointment, Jane was Executive Director of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and a senior advisor to Governor Jon S. Corzine. She also served for nearly a decade as senior policy advisor for Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
Biden’s Big Bet on Race
The latest post by the Center for Workforce Inclusion asks the important question: Like so many other people and institutions, then-candidate Biden found the right words during last summer’s protests, too. But nearly six months into a presidency largely defined by its response to a historic pandemic and intent on stabilizing a country reeling from multiple crises, it’s worth asking of the man who made mending racial divisions the central thesis of his decision to run: how is he doing?
Unleashing the Power of Older Adults
By casting older adults primarily as service recipients, "senior centers" are missing an opportunity to transform their communities into places that empower their members to age well. Community centers of the future must be places that facilitate access to the resources of their wider communities and unleash the power of older adults to use their knowledge, skills, and energy to support their fellow community members.
