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KRA Sponsors NAWDP Youth Development Symposium

December 19, 2011 | No Comments

Recently, KRA President & CEO, Knowlton R. Atterbeary, and KRA staffers Krista Roberson, Operations Manager, and Patricia Davis, Waccamaw Region (SC) Youth Program Team Lead, attended the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals’ (NAWDP) 2011 Youth Development Symposium, of which KRA was a key sponsor. Participants represented the breath of the profession including: One-Stop Career Center staff, Youth Build grantees, community college representatives, career/guidance counselors, juvenile justice specialists, educators and other youth practitioners. This year’s theme, “Improving Outcomes: Changing Lives”, attracted more than 400 workforce development professionals seeking new and innovative ideas and information, as well as professional development and networking
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KRA Program Manager Elected to NAWDP Board of Directors

June 27, 2011 | No Comments

Kimberly Staley, who directs KRA’s CTWorks operation in Connecticut’s North Central Region, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP). She will be representing the State of Connecticut on the Board, and had this to say about how she perceives her role, “My vision for NAWDP is to be recognized as the leader in the advancement of significant and vital national workforce development policies and initiatives, while increasing and retaining membership; increasing the awareness, recognition and acceptance of the NAWDP credentials; and gaining continued recognition as a gateway and think-tank for workforce
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KRA and MY Academy to Present at CWA’S Youth Summit 2024

January 10, 2024 | No Comments

On February 7, 2024, 1:15pm – 2:15pm PST, a KRA team will present The Possibility Project – A “No Walls” Approach to Youth Engagement and Development, reflective of the Summit’s theme, Expanding Horizons. Terrance Bowens, KRA Program Manager, will lead a team that includes Karla Johnson, KRA Young Adult Career Coach, and Bill Dobson, Interim Director, Motivated Youth (MY) Academy, KRA client-partner for the operation of a California public-charter school offering programs for families and students seeking individualized curriculum, personalized teacher support, and scheduling flexibility. With KRA since 2010, Bowens—an accomplished workshop facilitator and trainer, including presentations for
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Endings and Beginnings: A Celebration of Career Transitions

August 16, 2023 | No Comments

I joined KRA as a Job Developer on a contract with the North Central Connecticut WDB, never envisioning that this job would develop into a 14-year, life-changing journey, and that… …I’d be promoted six times in 12 years, culminating in my position as Managing Director of Operational Excellence; …co-facilitating a Dislocated Workers’ workshop at the 2010 NAWB Annual Forum would lead to 30+ in-person and virtual presentations for our industry’s premier associations’ training and development (T&D) events; …in 2015, NAWDP would honor me with its Professional Development Award; and …a neophyte Job Developer in July 2009 would assume the Office
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Terrance J. Bowens, Program Manager

July 31, 2023 | Comments Off

With KRA since 2010, Terrance has strategically expanded his expertise from front-line workforce-development services to program-management operations. His experience with WIA/WIOA-funded programs is comprehensive and diverse, assisting jobseekers to develop more productive, self-sufficient lives for themselves and their families, including customers challenged by disabilities, justice-involvement, and/or homelessness. In addition, as an accomplished workshop facilitator and trainer, he has presented at national conferences, including NAWDP, and has designed workshop strategies for KRA workforce-services programs across the country. Currently, Terrance manages the operations of a comprehensive Career- and Business-Services program for eligible Adult/Dislocated Workers. In addition to being a NAWDP member, Terrance
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KRA Congratulates its Prince George’s County Partner on 5-Year Anniversary

June 30, 2023 | No Comments

Employ Prince George’s is one of KRA’s most valued nonprofit client-partners, whom we support in the delivery of youth-focused workforce services in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Earlier this month, the organization celebrated a milestone, under the brilliant leadership of Walter Simmons, President & CEO, with its 5 Year Anniversary Gala. The theme, She Has Experience (S.H.E.), highlighted innovative women leaders in business/entrepreneurship, entertainment/mass media, government/non-profit management—and more, whose contributions have enabled Employ Prince George’s to make an indelible impact on the economy of the County and surrounding area. Melody Daniel, Program Director, commented, “What a superb opportunity to see women
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Daniel and Mayo to Present at 2023 CWA/WORKCON

May 23, 2023 | No Comments

Melody Daniel, Program Director, with KRA since 2015, and Gina Brotherton Mayo, Career Readiness Facilitator, in her 5th year with the company, will co-present Victory in the Valley: Maximizing Career Success While Navigating Real-life Trials, Traumas, and Tragedies at CWA WORKCON: CLARITY THROUGH ACTION! May 31 – June 2, 2023. Melody reports, “Through a roundtable discussion, we will examine the role resilience plays in our career accomplishments as Workforce Development Professionals. We will achieve insight and clarity, dissect the essential building blocks of resilience, and discuss navigating the highs and lows of our personal lives, while maintaining motivation, focus,
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KRA Subject Matter Experts to Present at NAJA…Again!

April 21, 2023 | No Comments

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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KRA Monthly Spotlight!

September 30, 2022 | No Comments

Programs Create Diverse Events to Celebrate Workforce Development Month In 2005, the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals created Workforce Development Professionals Month, raising awareness about the importance of our industry to a growing national economy. Originally celebrated in May, NAWDP moved the designation to September in 2012. In 2022, a U.S. Senate resolution designated September as Workforce Development Month, recognizing the importance of equipping Americans with the education and training necessary to advance their careers and to contribute to the national economy. KRA Programs across the country honored WDM with activities and events best suited to their operations, and from
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KRA Sponsors SETA Conference and Pre-Con Keynote Session

August 12, 2022 | No Comments

The Southeastern Employment and Training Association, the “premier membership association for providing professional growth opportunities to workforce development partners and practitioners across the southeast”, will convene its Fall 2022 Conference, August 28-31, 2022, in Louisville, Kentucky. KRA is a proud sponsor of the Conference and of Joseph L. Seymour, KRA Managing Director, Operational Excellence; SETA 1st Vice President/President-elect; and Keynote Speaker for the Pre-Con Session, Manifest Your Maximum. On the first day, Joseph will present Unlocked Potential and Increased Impact for Workforce Development Professionals, an inspirational and informational session to “manifest your maximum”, highlighting unique impact strategies for time management
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