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From NAWB to NAWDP: KRA on the Conference Circuit

KRA representatives are excited to attend, exhibit, and/or present at seven key national, regional, and/or state industry events, as well as sponsor three, between March 29 and May 5, the first of which was the NAWB Policy Forum 2025, March 29 – April 1, followed by the NCETA Spring Conference, April 9 – 11. 

Eight corporate participants attending one or more gatherings, in one capacity or another, include Knowlton R. Atterbeary, President & CEO; Patrick Boxall, EVP & CSO; Zaskia Ruiz, EVP & COO; Derrick Colbert, Managing Director, Operational Excellence; Shanavia Moore, Director, Workforce Operations;  Kalandria Thompson, People & Culture Manager; and Ryan Rand, Engagement & Development Specialist. 

Several programs are well represented by Program Director, JaVette Adams-Pettaway; Program Managers Terrance Bowens, Nikia Washington, and Eboni Young; and Career Services’ Managers, Melvin Jackson and Tiffany Nicole Pina. 

KRA was proud to be an attendee, exhibitor, and Silver Sponsor at the April 15 VWA Workforce Symposium, and is now looking forward to the April 21 – 25 NAJA 41st Annual National Conference, where on April 24, Ms. Ruiz will present Mastering Subrecipient Management: 9 Key Elements for Passthrough Entities, on the Fiscal Track. 

On the same day, Ms. Adams-Pettaway, who directs KRA’s Rancho Dominguez AJCC in Compton, CA will present Engaging Targeted Populations for AJCCs Through Strategic Partnerships, on the Program Track, with KRA partner, Brandy Pacheco, Program Manager, Archdiocesan Youth Employment Services. 

During April 29 – May 1, four staff will be attending the CWA WorkCon event, of which KRA is a  Bronze Sponsor, with another two staff attending the  PWDA Annual Conference, April 30 – May 2, for which KRA is a Platinum Sponsor.  

For the NAWDP 41st Annual Conference, May 5 – 7, during which KRA will be an exhibitor, Rand, Ruiz, and Thompson will present From Concept to Culture: Launching a Successful Employee Engagement Committee on the Leadership, Management and Organizational Change track.  

Everyone will return to KRA excited—and exhausted—by the incredible opportunities for interacting, learning, and sharing directly with the industry’s most informed private- and public-sector speakers, thought-leaders, and experts about the initiatives, policies, programs, and trends that will carry us into the future of workforce development.

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