Monthly Archives August 2021

All across the country—East, Midwest, and West, KRA-program offices are reopening to resume in-person services for its Career- and Business-Services customers. Another re-emerging operation is underway in California, with our Spotlight! on Maxine Suka, Director of Workforce Operations, who oversees six San Diego County Career Centers, operated by KRA under the auspices of the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Ms. Suka reports, “On August 4, 2021, I had a very rewarding experience—being featured on CBS 8—connecting with a much larger audience to share that the San Diego Workforce Partnership Career Centers Reopen for In-Person Job Help. “I was pleased to be
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Diana Saldivar, Career Centers Brand Manager, reports, that after Diana Lopez lost her job, she enrolled at the North County Coastal Career Center—one of six Centers operated by KRA for the San Diego Workforce Partnership—where she sought out training and found more resources than she expected. Her story, published in the June 2021 Issue of the Partnership’s San Diego Works Newsletter, describes how  Job Seeker Workshops, led by Kristi Zimsky, KRA Workshop Facilitator, helped Ms. Lopez land a new job, which advances her “professional goals…to move up and work as a protective services worker in…extended foster care.” Miss some Latest News articles? Check out
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The 2021 Meeting of the Minds in Monterey Conference, September 7-9, sponsored by the California Workforce Association (CWA), will bring together decision-makers, leaders, and other industry professionals and stakeholders, focusing on Rising to the Challenge: From Rescue to Recovery. On September 8, at 10:30am PST, Joseph L. Seymour, Managing Director, Operational Excellence—and the 2015 recipient of NAWDP’s coveted Professional Development Award—will facilitate an engaging Round II Workshop on Trauma-Informed Care for Workforce Development Professionals. Mr. Seymour—who has also presented a diverse array of workshops and webinars for AlabamaWorks, Maryland Workforce Association, NAJA, NAWB, and SETA—will focus on trauma-informed care as
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March 2020…Mandated COVID-19 restrictions forced KRA to close all its offices, which included the Work Participation, Placement, and Support Services Program that transitioned staff to a work-from-home status, and transferred individual- and group-participation activities to effective remote- and virtual-service venues. July 2020…As certain restrictions eased, KRA opened the Baltimore City office—in compliance with CDC Guidance—to individual customers, by appointment only.  In addition, we continued to provide remote-learning and virtual services for individuals and groups, as appropriate. July 2021…KRA/Baltimore City staff met the “first day back” challenge with organization and flexibility.  Pre-arranged scheduling allowed adequate time to welcome each customer, and
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