Posts by Marcie Dingle

KRA’s Staley Re-elected to NAWDP Board

June 17, 2013 | No Comments

Kimberly Staley, KRA Vice President and Director of Client Services, has won re-election to her seat on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP), whose mission “is to be the national voice for the profession and meet the individual professional development needs of the membership.” Staley, who represents the state of Connecticut on the Board, has 20+ years’ experience in the Workforce Development industry, including serving as the Director of a multi-site WIA/TANF Intensive Services operation, CTWorks, for KRA in Hartford. Credentialed as a Certified Workforce Development Professional by NAWDP, Staley won her first
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VRAP: Helping Unemployed Veterans Join the Workforce

June 12, 2013 | No Comments

KRA Corporation feels that our Veterans are an important—and often unspoken—priority in public workforce policy today and second only to youth employment programming. Therefore we applaud the efforts of those agencies involved with the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP). A joint program between the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the VRAP helps qualifying veterans receive crucial financial assistance for up to 12 months (payments equal the monthly full-time payment Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty) so that they can pursue a degree or certificate for employment in high-demand occupations (as determined by the DOL). The VRAP has
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KRA/Camden Staff Honored by Mayor’s Youth Council

June 11, 2013 | No Comments

On May 30, 2013, Anita Williams Davis and Indiya Frazier were honored by the Camden City Mayors Youth Council (MYC)* at an Honoree’s Reception held at Camden County Community College. Davis, KRA Program Manager, was honored with two Certificates of Recognition for Corporate Leadership, one from the MYC, and one from the Camden County Board of Freeholders, acknowleding both her personal and professional accomplishments and services provided to the Camden, New Jersey community. Frazier, KRA Outreach Specialist, received the MYC’s Young Adult Achievement award, which honors those who inspire peers and youth to volunteer, who consistently perform acts of kindness, and who
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KRA and NAWDP…Dedicated to Service

June 3, 2013 | No Comments

The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) is the premier membership organization for those businesses and individuals that have chosen to devote their operations and careers to the workforce development industry. KRA Corporation, a nationally-recognized leader in workforce development services, is a long-standing member and supporter of NAWDP’s stated mission, “to be the national voice for the profession and meet the individual professional development needs of the membership.” Held annually, this year’s national Conference, Putting America to Work, May 19 – 22, in Minneapolis, featured more than 50 workshops ranging in topics from program-service delivery best practices and innovations in program design, to leveraging technology
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KRA’s Seymour Creates 2nd NAWDP Plenary Video

June 3, 2013 | No Comments

In support of a workshop facilitated by Kimberly Staley, KRA Vice President and Director of Client Services, for the May 2012 National Association of Workforce Development Professionals Conference, Joseph L. Seymour, Trainer & Subject Matter Expert, KRA/CTWorks One Stop Centers in Hartford, created a Workforce Development Advocacy video. Staley, a NAWDP Board member representing Connecticut, invited Bridget Brown, NAWDP Executive Director, to preview the video to ensure accuracy, suitability, etc. Brown was so impressed that she requested to use the video as the kick-off vehicle for the entire Conference! It’s been said that lighting does not strike the same place twice, but this
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KRA Monthly Spotlight!

May 31, 2013 | No Comments

This month’s Spotlight! is shining brightly on a workforce development Recipe for Success, the ingredients of which are available through every KRA Corporation workforce-services site across the country: Programs with demonstrated effectiveness in providing pre-employment, job-placement, and retention-followup services that meet the needs of both employer- and jobseeker-customers; Dedicated KRA specialists with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to maximize internal and external services and resources; Employers that need assistance with short- and/or long-range workforce planning for their businesses…and that are willing to consider candidates with no, sparse, or inconsistent work histories; and Jobseekers who are motivated to listen, eager to learn, and
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KRA Staff Receive Prestigious NAWDP Awards

May 28, 2013 | No Comments

Recently, the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) convened its annual conference in Minneapolis, MN. More than 25 KRA Corporation staff attended, representing HQ and multiple offices of program sites from California, Connecticut, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Virginia. At the Awards Luncheon on May 20, two KRA staff took center stage to accept two of the four Advancing the Profession Awards bestowed by NAWDP to honor “individuals who have made significant contributions to the profession that have benefited customers of the workforce investment system.” In accepting the 2013 Professional Development Award, Beth McCabe, CWDP, thanked several colleagues from KRA and Capital Workforce Partners (CWP),
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KRA/VIEW Convenes Career Symposium

May 28, 2013 | No Comments

Recently, the KRA Corporation workforce services program in Norfolk…Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare (VIEW)… provided 42 jobseeker-customers with much-needed information and guidance on accessing community resources and opportunities. The Career Symposium…which took 2 months of thoughtful planning and execution by Ninette Adams and Gina Tanks, KRA/VIEW Employment Specialists…featured notable local experts who shared their valuable knowledge with jobseekers from KRA/VIEW and two community workforce-development partners, Goodwill Industries and Up Center Books. These individuals attended the Symposium because they are dedicated to becoming self sufficient through education, training, and sustainable employment. Based on individual knowledge and expertise, each speaker addressed one or
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KRA/VIEW Leads in Virginia WPR

May 20, 2013 | No Comments

The May issue of the VIEW From The Edge newsletter, produced for the Eastern Region by the Virginia Department of Social Services, recognized the KRA Corporation/VIEW (Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare) Program team in Norfolk for its March 2013 Work Participation Rate (WPR) of 57 percent! KRA/VIEW, which has an active caseload of approximately 1,200 customers a month, has consistently led the State’s 12 largest caseload-size localities in WPR, which represents the number of customers participating in work activities out of all those expected to participate. To count toward the monthly WPR, a customer must be participating in an allowable work activity in
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KRA/VIEW Volunteers Hired…and Honored

May 20, 2013 | No Comments

Recently, several members of the KRA Corporation/VIEW (Virginia Initiative for Employment not Welfare) Program team in Norfolk, attended a Volunteer Appreciation Reception Ceremony hosted by Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center*, a Public Service Site for KRA/VIEW jobseeker-customer volunteers since August 2007. Ms. Janice Savage, Volunteer Program Coordinator, has hired several KRA/VIEW customers that began working at the Medical Center as volunteers. So far in 2013, KRA/VIEW has placed six volunteers at DePaul Medical Center, and they have hired four as permanent employees: Tacara Scott, Information Specialist; Tamara Crouch, Certified Nursing Assistant; Latecia Cox, Record Completion Analyst; and Deion Harper, Claims Analyst. Alisha Bazemore,
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