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KRA Monthly Spotlight!

June 28, 2019 | No Comments

KRA Senior Staff Present at 2019 NAJA Conference Between June 18th – 20th, three corporate staff members conducted six Breakout Sessions at the 2019 Conference of the National Association of Job Training Assistance, the premier resource for “Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, and Training…for Workforce Development Grantees, Grantors and Subs.” The 3-day workshop agenda was intensive, offering only 12 Program- and 12 Fiscal- Track Sessions, meaning that KRA presented 25% of all NAJA Breakouts, with Zaskia Ruiz, KRA Director of Finance, Accounting, and Compliance, conducting 33% of the Fiscal-Track presentations! On the 18th she presented WIOA Fiscal 101, focused on helping attendees
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Timothy L. Wright, Manager Corporate Quality Assurance

November 17, 2017 | Comments Off

Since 2007, Tim has been responsible for monitoring the operational performance and quality of KRA-program contracts and subcontracts. He has 20+ years’ civilian and military experience in quality-assurance standards and compliance, program and budget management, data analysis, and related staff training and development. As the administrator of KRA’s PRIME performance reporting system, Tim develops corporate-wide tracking and reporting procedures for WIOA and TANF contracts, as well as customer-specific initiatives, e.g., Disability Employment, Non-Custodial Parent Employment, and Ticket To Work programs. Recently retired from the U.S. Navy Reserves, he is a four-time Navy Achievement Medal and six-time Good Conduct Medal recipient.
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Joseph L. Seymour, Managing Director, Operational Excellence

November 17, 2017 | Comments Off

Joseph L. Seymour, Managing Director, Operational Excellence Since 2009, Joseph has distinguished himself as a KRA leader in several arenas, including program-level job development/reemployment services, company-wide training and professional development, and workforce-development industry advancement. Currently, Joseph oversees KRA Program Operations across the country, implementing site-specific CQI initiatives that increase operational effectiveness and efficiency. In 2015, NAWDP honored Joseph with its Professional Development Award, recognizing the impact of his workshops for national, regional, and state conference audiences. In addition, Joseph provides industry leadership as a member of the Southeastern Employment & Training Association board of directors, serving as 1st Vice President,
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Anthony M. Featherstone, Director Workforce Operations

November 16, 2017 | Comments Off

Anthony M. Featherstone, Director, Workforce Operations Anthony has devoted more than 10 years of his professional career to workforce-services operations, in both rural- and urban-community environments. As a KRA Program Coordinator, Program Manager, and Regional Program Manager, he provided integral administrative, leadership, and management oversight for multi-site TANF Employment Programs, as well as WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and In-School/Out-of-School Youth Services programs. Anthony applies his considerable expertise, providing strategic, site-specific technical assistance and training to ensure that KRA programs are continuously aligning operations and service-delivery systems with performance standards of excellence and quality, complying with all client, local, state, and
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Knowlton R. Atterbeary, President & CEO

November 15, 2017 | Comments Off

In 1981, Knowlton founded KRA Corporation, defining its Vision to engage businesses, develop workers, and nurture stronger communities. His view of how KRA could make such an impact evolved into goals, strategies, and a corporate Mission to provide businesses with a trained and reliable workforce by preparing jobseekers for a competitive workplace and a global economy. In 2016, NAWDP selected Knowlton as the recipient of its prestigious Peter E. Kaiser Leadership Award, an honor recognizing workforce-services professionals—in this case, a “visionary leader”—who are making exceptional contributions to our industry. A member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council,
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KRA Monthly Spotlight!

May 2, 2017 | No Comments

Presenting Best Practices at State and National Conferences For many years, KRA employees have employed their considerable workforce-services expertise to design and deliver presentations, videos, webinars, and workshops at national, regional, and state conferences, forums, and symposia to share innovative, exceptional, and trusted results for both adult- and youth-program customers. In December 2016, a Maryland DOL bulletin, targeting “All Workforce Professionals and Partners”, announced the 2017 Maryland Workforce Association Raising the Bar Conference, inspiring Joe Seymour, KRA Corporate Training and Development Coordinator, to submit a workshop proposal, which was accepted for presentation. Building on the success of KRA Changing the Game and Raising
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KRA Monthly Spotlight!

October 31, 2016 | No Comments

Today marks the beginning of the NAWDP 2016 Youth Development Symposium, an annual event that KRA has championed, supported, and co-sponsored for many years. Thus, it seems both appropriate and timely to shine our October Spotlight! on the Long Beach, CA Knowledge2Career (K2C) Academy, one of several KRA-proprietary programs operated across the country for young adults disconnected from school and work. Recognizing the critical nature of demand-driven job training—especially for young adults with their entire working lives ahead of them—KRA has always supported its business-customers in identifying the occupational skills, credentials, and training resources required to sustain and/or expand their
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KRA Monthly Spotlight!

June 30, 2016 | No Comments

One year ago today, the Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation announced that the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED) had received a $5M demonstration grant, part of a $22M nationwide USDOL grant to seven urban areas with high youth unemployment, “to develop innovative job training strategies and work opportunities for at-risk youth and young adults.” Industries targeted in the Federal grant included Construction, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Technology, and Transportation/Logistics. Ernestine Chambers, 2016 NAWDP-Award winner and KRA Operations Manager for a TANF Work Participation, Placement, and Support Services Program—funded by the Baltimore City Department of Social Services—reports, “MOED
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Award-Winning KRA Operations Manager Featured in Podcast

June 6, 2016 | No Comments

In April, we reported that Ernestine Chambers, KRA Operations Manager, had been selected by the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals for its coveted 2016 Jodi Spiegel Enhancement of Customer Service Award. Attending the NAWDP Awards Luncheon, one of many highlights of last month’s Annual Conference program, Mike Fazio, Founder/CEO, WORKFORCE180—a web-based workforce-services training resource—was so impressed by her “unbelievable acceptance speech…brief, but impactful”, he invited everyone to “Meet Ernestine Chambers” in one of his educational and informative 180PROGRAMS Podcasts. We congratulate Ernestine, a previous KRA customer, for her many accomplishments and contributions, and thank her for providing the highest
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KRA is Changing the Game and Raising the Bar

May 16, 2016 | No Comments

Success in the age of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) hinges on building strategic partnerships that support collaboration between Workforce Boards and the American Job Centers (AJC) system. As an innovative, exceptional, and trusted AJC operator-partner, KRA is taking service delivery to the next level! At the NAWDP 2016 Annual Conference, we will be celebrating Leadership Award Winner, KRA President & CEO, Knowlton R. Atterbeary, and Customer Service Award Winner, Ernestine Chambers, Operations Manager, for their outstanding and impactful contributions to our industry. Other KRA leaders will be presenting workshops that will help your entire team to change their game and raise
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