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KRA’s Ruiz Presenting at NAJA 40th Annual National Conference
The National Association of Job Training Assistance has created a dynamic line up of Speakers and Presenters for its 40th Annual National Conference in Atlanta, GA, May 13 – 17, 2024. Zaskia Ruiz, KRA Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, is an integral member of that line up! With KRA since 2017, she oversees the Accounting & Finance, Communications, People & Culture, and Program Operations Departments. Despite this awesome responsibility, Zaskia makes herself available to share her 20+ years’ experience, conducting conference presentations and training workshops for CWA, NAWDP, and SETA in addition to NAJA for the last 10 years.
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KRA Senior Leadership Team Heading to NAWB Annual Forum 2024
The National Association of Workforce Boards will convene The Forum 2024…Forging Tomorrow’s Workforce Today, March 23-26, in Washington, D.C., with eight Senior Corporate Leaders in attendance. Knowlton R. Atterbeary, President & CEO; Senior Vice Presidents, Patrick Boxall, Chief Strategy Officer, and Zaskia Ruiz, Chief Operating Officer; Senior Director, Workforce Operations, Jonathan Overall; Strategic Partnerships Directors, Derrick Colbert and Kyla Lee Guyette, who is also a NAWB Board member; Director, Finance, Accounting & Compliance, Queenie Galvez-Ramiro; and Director, Continuous Quality Improvement, Tammy Underwood are looking forward to participating in “the largest gathering of workforce professionals in the country…to gain insights into
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KRA Sponsors and Presents at SETA 2024 Spring Conference
KRA is pleased to sponsor the 2024 Spring Conference of the Southeastern Employment and Training Association, March 10 – 13, 2024. In addition, we are proud that members of our program-operations and -management teams will be sharing their expertise, developed through a combined 50 years’ industry experience, to facilitate these can’t-miss workshops! On March 11th, Zaskia Ruiz, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, will present Let’s Get Good with Fiscal! Mastering Fiscal Management, about which she provides this brief introduction, “Fiscal management can be daunting, especially with the ever-changing federal regulations and guidelines and staff turnover. #LetsGetFiscal ; #LetsGetGoodwithFiscal
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KRA/DC Expands Services and Partnerships in the Community
Since 2012, KRA has provided comprehensive wrap-around case-management, workforce-development services to TANF recipients for the DC Department of Human Services. Current programs include Educational and Occupational Training and Job Placement. Anthony Wilson, Director, KRA/DC Program, reports on three exciting new efforts gaining traction in the community. ”Recently, Jason Anderson, Employment Specialist, met with Richard Reyes-Gavilan, Executive Director, DC Public Library, to discuss the progress of our partnership project, Beyond the Walls, through which KRA/DC staff are onsite in various libraries, facilitating Career Readiness Classes and offering Career Coaching services to increase participation in certification programs that lead to careers in
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NDEAM 2023: Advancing Access and Equity
A reprint: Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy If it’s October, it’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). This year, there are a number of new resources available to help employers and employees participate in this annual celebration of the skills and talents people with disabilities add to America’s workplaces and economy. To start, the official 2023 NDEAM poster is available for download and mail order. Illustrating this year’s NDEAM theme, “Advancing Access and Equity,” the poster conveys the importance of ensuring disabled people have equal opportunity to prepare for and succeed in employment.
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KRA Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month!
Each year, we observe National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 to October 15, celebrating the cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from the Caribbean; Central, South, and North America, i.e. Mexico; and Spain. Sixteen percent of the KRA family identify as Hispanic American, and we thank those, who, given several topics, volunteered to share something about their heritage with us. One area in particular seemed to resonate with everyone, “Do you have a favorite dish that is a significant aspect of your Hispanic heritage?” Rosal Chavira, Operations Manager: Mexico “During El Día De Los Muertos, celebrated October
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KRA HUB Podcast Series Still Going Strong!
In October 2022, we launched THE HUB, the official podcast of KRA Corporation, as a platform dedicated to providing valuable insights and knowledge to our listeners. We believe that sharing diverse workforce-services perspectives and experiences is essential for our audience to learn about industry trends, and to explore various professional journeys. Hosting the podcasts is the talented Doug Foresta, with frequent appearances by Jonathan Overall, KRA Senior Director, Workforce Operations, as co-host. We have an exciting lineup of broadcasts prepared for the upcoming months, with a new episode to be released approximately every 2 weeks. Each podcast is packed with engaging
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KRA Subject Matter Experts to Present at NAJA…Again!
The National Association of Job Training Assistance—dedicated to the development of government and non-government workforce-services professionals—will convene its 39th Annual National Conference, May 1- 5, 2023, in Chicago. According to its website, “NAJA has a dynamic line up…to ensure a successful conference.” Included in that line up is KRA Dynamic Duo, Zaskia Ruiz, Executive Vice President, Administration & Finance, and Joseph L. Seymour, Managing Director, Operational Excellence, and 1st VP, Southeastern Training Association. With KRA since 2017, Zaskia leads the Accounting & Finance, People & Culture, and Communications Departments, but still makes time to share her 20 years’ experience through
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Internship Awareness Month
Today’s Real-World Experience for Tomorrow’s Skilled Workforce April represents more than 50 National observances, some of which seem to relate to special-interest food groups, such as Fresh Celery Month, Fresh Florida Tomato Month, Pecan Month, and Soft Pretzel Month. However, on a serious note, there are April observances important to KRA’s special interests, including National Internship Awareness Month. Either complying with client-contract requirements, or adding to existing work-preparation services, KRA has incorporated Internship Programs into its TANF- and WIOA-funded operations for both Adults and Youth. Spanning 3- to-12-month commitments, Internships with our employer-partners are indispensable for jobseekers with little or no
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Dr. Boone’s 20+ years’ experience in the industry is extensive and her expertise in private-, public-, and non-profit sector workforce-services organizations is unparalleled, particularly in the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan area.
