Workforce Professional Development Summit

Textbooks, Web-based resources for K-12 world languages, 6-12 literature/language arts, Social Studies and Personal Finance, Anatomy and Physiology, and biotechnology, computer/office technology, keyboarding, health, and accounting.

New to workforce development and eager to learn about effective communication strategies for job seeker and employer engagement.

ATLAS is a highly customizable web-based platform designed from the ground up to streamline workflow and service delivery methods for Workforce Development agencies. ATLAS incorporates technology that empowers some of the Nations largest and busiest Workforce Boards to efficiently track customers, archive activity and documents and inclusively link all information utilizing a centralized application.

Relied On for Fifteen Years 

Monster Government Solutions is the premier provider of complete workforce solutions for government and education.

Fifteen years ago, Monster Government Solutions began working with leaders in government and education. Along the way, we changed the way people look for government jobs and we constantly strive to make a difference in the lives of people across the country, the way employers look for people, and how organizations connect with their target audiences.

We can help you plan carefully, reach out to a diverse audience and communicate the benefits of workin

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Ocoos is re-inventing web design. We've invented radically new technology to create Next Generation Websites™ that are a quantum leap over all other web platforms. This exclusive patented technology is the only solution available that provides a website that will not "wear-out" as technology advances. Ocoos website designs automatically adapt to new technology like smart phones, tablets, and the next big thing. That means your business stays at the cutting edge of technology without having to pay for expensive upgrades and modifications.                 
But there is so much more to Ocoos than web design. Built into the Ocoos Platform is an unmatched array of business solutions that are adaptable to any business. And if your business changes so does your website. No need to "rebuild and spend big dollars" … Ocoos simply adapts. Why pay for technology that starts becoming obsolete the moment you buy it... Read more

Stephanie Gocklin is the director of communications for CareerSource North Central Florida.
Previously serving as the production manager and art director for the nation’s largest college
newspaper, Stephanie has more than 10 years of experience in communications, advertising and
journalism.

Proven technology, simple to use

Our software is built around the US Department of Labor’s O*NETTM database and its classification of occupations. Our patented algorithm calculates a TORQ score, a single number that indicates how easy it may be for a worker to transfer from one occupation to another, based on his or her personal knowledge, skills, and abilities.  That TORQ score – in combination with local data on earnings, employment levels, projected growth rates, current job postings, and more – pulls together all the key ingredients to help individuals determine their best employm

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The Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC) has been the voice of career schools since 1956.  FAPSC currently works on behalf of all Florida’s degree granting and non-degree granting career schools and colleges. Licensed by the state, these schools educate and prepare over 300,000 students each year for employment in more than 200 occupational fields.  Organizationally, we are incorporated as a 501 (c) (6) non-profit corporation and guided by the laws of the State of Florida. 

Kameel Abdurrahman provides technical leadership, vision and experience as the chief information officer at CareerSource Central Florida. He is responsible for leading the Information Technology Department and providing solutions for data management, network infrastructure, and technical security. Abdurrahman has constructed a responsive Information Technology Department that constantly delivers results by aligning technology initiatives with organizational goals and exceling in service delivery and business/system performance. He has more than 20 years of IT experience, with the majority of those... Read more

Good sense of humor, loving, and caring.

Peggy Allen is a program manager for the Florida Department of Education National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), which is funded through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Section 167, by the U.S. Department of Labor, Division of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs. Our program's mission is to become the number one farmworker career development program in the nation by providing migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Florida the highest quality pathways to high-wage, high-growth employment opportunities through accurate, timely, and focused individual career assessment, job-driven... Read more

I've been a CS with Carrer Source for 2 1/2 years, looking forward to workshops and networking

Stuart Andreason is the community and economic development adviser, specializing in human capital and workforce development, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. His major fields of study are workforce and human capital development policy and economic development policy, with a specialization in labor market and socioeconomic conditions in metropolitan areas. Prior to joining the Atlanta Fed, Andreason was a research associate at the Penn Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania (PennIUR). There, he helped develop a set of indicators of livable and sustainable communities... Read more

Stephany Andrews, Career Services Assistant Director at CareerSource Suncoast and has an extensive background within the One Stop Career Center System. She has over 15 years of diverse work experience in multiple areas including supervision, project management, training and front-line case management. Has specific knowledge and successfully worked with projects from multiple funding streams including WIOA (Adult, DW and Youth Programs) and TANF funded projects throughout the state of Florida and North Carolina. Stephany has been responsible for implementing multiple grant funded programs and ensuring... Read more

Glondetra “Detra” Arnold is a Government Operations Consultant II at the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, where she has been employed since November 2009. Glondetra is involved in the operations and training of the statewide CONNECT system for the Reemployment Assistance (RA) program.  Her responsibilities include developing CONNECT training guides and materials; conducting CONNECT training to over 1,200 internal users and a multitude of external users; analyzing reported issues and concerns from parties including staff, claimants and employers regarding CONNECT to distinguish between... Read more

Established on February 20, 1989, Thomas P. Miller and Associates (TPMA) has been providing consulting services throughout the United States, working with local and state governments, workforce investment boards, high education institutions, and industry associations to integrate workforce and economic development strategies to enhance the economic value of educational institutions, companies, and communities.

Tips on helping the long term unemployed, older workers, and ex-offenders.

Shareen Baptiste is the communications and project manager for the Gainesville Area
Chamber of Commerce business services team at CareerSource North Central Florida. She has four
years of marketing and public relations experience in the non-profit and governmental sector. She
holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations and is undergoing a master’s in entrepreneurship. She is
a member of Florida Public Relations Association, AdFed, Alachua County Emerging Leaders and
Leadership Gainesville Alumni Association.

I am new to this position and would appreciate any hand-outs, power-point presentations or information that I could utilize for presentations.

My main job duties include: assisting customer in our resource area with resume` writing, navigating EFM, Connect and on-line job applications.
I also do TAA.

On a personal note, I enjoy gardening and have a deep appreciation for nature.

Manager of CSPBC Youth Program and has been working with the youth department for 6 years; worked in hospitality, in finance on Wall Street, as well as in the music and fashion industry; BS in Public Administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (NY).

Rick Beasley has served as the Executive Director for the South Florida Workforce Investment Board (SFWIB) dba CareerSource South Florida (CSSF) since August 2005. In this position, he oversees workforce programs in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties with an operating budget of $75 million. He is in charge of one of the nation’s most dynamic “melting pots” – a diverse socioeconomic region. His vision for CareerSource South Florida is to create a model for the nation by establishing a world-class talent supply chain that fosters economic growth.

August 1, 2013 was Mike Beatty’s first day on his new adventure. He retired from service to the state, as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, on July 31st. He now leads the non-profit organization, Great Promise Partnership, developed during his tenure at DCA as a partnership to address persistent poverty and workforce development needs around the state.
He was appointed to serve as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs by Governor Sonny Perdue in June 2003 and reappointed to serve by Governor Nathan Deal in January 2011. Known for his leadershi... Read more

I am a CDR 3 with the CareerSource in Ft Myers, Fl. I work with clients who are on WTP, SNAP and WIOA. I have four grandchildren three boys and one girl. I also have a great grandson. They all live in Arkansas. Dillon is the oldest and he is married, Dalton is starting his first year of college at Roberts University in Oklahoma, Dustin is in the 7th grade and Karley is in her second year of collge at the University of Arkansas.

Randy Berridge held the position of president of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council since its formation in 1996. He recently announced his retirement. He will continue as a member of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council serving in an advisory and planning support role. He also currently serves as president of the Berridge Consulting Group Inc.
Previously, Berridge held several positions with AT&T Corporation including chair of the Central Florida AT&T Management Council; district manager of public relations for the Florida division; manager of legal and divestiture planning; and coordina... Read more

Customer service, listening skills, Shortel 230 phone system, compassion, patience, community referrals

Denise Biondi, Director of Communications, CareerSource Brevard Denise Biondi has lived in Brevard County Florida for more than 30 years after moving from Philadelphia where she began her career in advertising and marketing. She is an award winning communicator having provided counsel to some of Brevard’s largest technology companies, healthcare systems and non-profit organization. Jennifer Lasser is the Manager of Industry Relations for CareerSource Brevard. She has worked with the organization for over eight years and currently manages the Business Services department. She has a B.A. in History/Pre-Law... Read more

Nilda Blanco has a keen understanding of workforce development and public policy working with a variety of community and business partners during her career, which has spanned management positions with both private and public agencies from Connecticut to Florida. Nilda earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in journalism, mass media and communications from Rutgers University.

I am currently the Program Monitor for WIA Adult, WIA Dislocated Worker, WIA Youth, TAA, OJT and SNAP. I previously held the position of WIA Career Advisor. I worked with CareerSource Escarosa from 1998 to 2006. I worked with the United States Congress from 2006 to 2010 and the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2013. I returned to CareerSource Escarosa last year.

Finance, Gazelle

Employee of DEO
Assistant Direct to a dynamic Business Services Division that offers unique services to the business community.

Homer Boone has worked with CareerSource Central Florida since 2008 rising through the ranks from local veteran’s employment representative to operations manager, center manager and Wagner-Peyser program manager. He has served as director of customer service since 2012 ensuring each of our six career centers delivers exceptional customer service to job seekers and businesses. Boone served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 20 years and retired as a gunnery sergeant. He has more than two decades of management and personnel administration experience.

Employed by Career Source Flagler/Volusia, have been employed for four (4) years. Enjoy my work and my fellow staff members-wonderful group to work with. This job requires me to keep up with ever changing procedures which is a challenge. Learning something new daily - which is my goal each day.

Wendi Bost is a Public Service Administrator within the Orange County Library System. An accomplished manager, Bost has served in several leadership capacities within the library system including Acquisition Services Manager and Collection Development Manager. She also has several years of experience managing the Circulation Department.

Ann Brady of Holland Consulting Group (HCG) is a woman-owned, small business and she has been delivering customized training programs for over 30 years. Ms. Brady has delivered professional training programs within several Fortune 500 companies and has spent the last ten years in the Defense Industry with Harris Corporation and DRS Technologies. She provides tactical and practical management and leadership training to very smart people to help them be better supervisors and managers. She is well versed in all of the core skills necessary for improving managerial performance and building bench strength... Read more

Nikki Brown began her journey through social services in 2001 through volunteering within a battered women’s shelter. After graduating from college she went on to pursue a career as a Special Education and Social Science teacher as well as working other social service positions within residential, foster, and mental health facilities. Nikki eventually returned to the field of Domestic and Sexual Violence as a Counselor and a Community Coordinator and through community partnerships, Nikki was introduced to Workforce Services. Nikki initially worked as a Career Specialist and Domestic Abuse Advocate... Read more

WIOA Youth programming; work based learning; targeting hard to serve populations (DJJ/Foster).