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KRA’s Hennessey Wins 2014 NAWDP Customer Service Award

March 16, 2014 | No Comments

Whoever said lightning doesn’t strike twice didn’t know about KRA Corporation’s capacity for attracting the most outstanding professionals in our industry! For the second year in a row, the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) has chosen a KRA employee…Mary Hennessey, this time…for receipt of its prestigious Jodi Spiegel Enhancement of Customer Service Award. Nominees are rated by an Awards Committee that considers Individual Achievement, Circumstances and Challenges, and Advancement of the Profession to decide who best epitomizes those qualities, and who, according to NAWDP, “directly affect[s] the customers of the workforce development system through enhanced assessment strategies, customer
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KRA Prominent on NAWDP Website

June 24, 2013 | No Comments

Held annually, the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) 2013 Conference, Putting America to Work, was held May 19 – 22, in Minneapolis, MN. According to the NAWDP post-conference webpage, “Over 90 breakout workshops, three plenary, two super sessions and two deep dive sessions were featured.” KRA Corporation, the only Gold-Level Sponsor, was extremely active in Conference activities, with the largest representation from any one single organization: more than 25 corporate- and program-level executives, managers, and staff…from California to Connecticut. Featured on the webpage…http://www.nawdp.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Annual_Conference/…is the video produced by Joseph Seymour, KRA Corporation Trainer & Subject Matter Expert, KRA/CTWorks One-Stop
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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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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 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 Staff Selected for Coveted NAWDP Awards

April 23, 2013 | No Comments

The letter from Bridget Brown, Executive Director of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP), contained six paragraphs of information and instructions, but all the KRA award winners saw, at first, was “Congratulations! You have been chosen by the NAWDP Awards Committee…” Of the four 2013 Advancing the Profession Awards, honoring “individuals who have made significant contributions to the profession that have benefited customers of the workforce investment system”, two will be presented to KRA staff members…Tiffany Haynes and Beth McCabe…at the annual NAWDP Conference at an Awards Luncheon on Monday, May 20, preceded by the President’s Reception on
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KRA to Present at 2013 SETA, NAWB, and NAWDP Conferences

February 7, 2013 | No Comments

Today, KRA issued the following Press Release: KRA TO PRESENT AT UPCOMING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES KRA Corporation has been tapped to present multiple workshops at several national and regional workforce development conferences over the next few months. Selected because of its reputation as a national leader in workforce operations planning and programming, the firm will be presenting at the: Southeastern Employment & Training Association (SETA) Conference, February 10th-13th in Orlando, FL National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) Conference, March 9th-12th in Washington, DC National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) Conference, May 19th-22nd in Minneapolis, MN Don Scott, Senior Vice
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KRA Employee Produces Videos for NAWDP

December 31, 2012 | No Comments

In support of a workshop facilitated by Kimberly Staley, Program Manager, KRA/CTWorks, Greater Hartford Region in North Central Connecticut, at the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals’ (NAWDP) Annual Conference held last May, Joseph L. Seymour, KRA Trainer and Subject Matter Expert, created a Workforce Development Advocacy video. Staley invited Bridget Brown, NAWDP Executive Director, to preview the video prior to the Conference to ensure accuracy, suitability, etc. Brown was so impressed that she requested to use the video as a kick-off vehicle for the whole Conference! By all reports, audience response to the video was great, and based on its
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KRA Executive Elected NAWDP Chair

September 10, 2012 | No Comments

On August 17, 2012, Don Scott, KRA Senior Vice President for Workforce Operations, was elected by the Board of Directors of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) to be its Chair. A life-time member of NAWDP*, Scott has served on the Board since 2008, and steps up to the new role from his previous position as Vice Chair, which he held for the past 2 years. He also served on the Executive Committee, and as a member of the Finance Committee for 4 years, was active in retooling NAWDP’s financial management system. Scott is also a member of the Executive Committee
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