Speakers
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Speakers
Crystal Armstrong
Administrator, Workforce Services
Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Bill Ashley, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Gustavo Aviles
Labor Market Information and Research Director
Washington State Employment Security Department
Brad Barger
Assistant Director
Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
Chris Barron
Director of Communications and Outreach
Washington Employment Security Department
Stephanie Beckhorn
Director, Office of Employment & Training
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
Paula Bergerson
Program Manager
Minnesota IT Services, Partnering with the Department of Employment and Economic Development
Davis Brown
Integration Systems Engineer
South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
Michael Burke
UCB Director
New Hampshire Employment Security
Jeremy Busse
Data Analyst Specialist
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Efrem Bycer
Head of Workforce and Climate Partnerships
LinkedIn
Chris Cannon
Chief Communications Officer
Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development
Darlene Carnopis
Bureau Chief Research and Communications
Idaho Department of Labor
Ronnie Clamp
UI Technical Service Director
South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
Micheal Cockrum
Reemployment Bureau Chief
Iowa Workforce Development
John Colbert
Co-Founder
Capitol Hill Partners
Christina Corbett
Senior Manager, State Information Data Exchange System
NASWA
Mark Costello
Chief of Staff
Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
James Cotter
Senior Director, Integrity Systems
NASWA
Jessica Cunningham
Director, State Data Innovation
MDRC
Paul Daniels
Senior Manager, NLx Research Hub
NASWA
Stephan Demeritte
Division Chief Financial Officer
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Susan Dickinson
Director, Office of Unemployment Compensation Benefits Policy
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
Katie Dishnica
Director
Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Kerry Douglas-Duffy
Director, Workforce Innovation and Quality
New York State Department of Labor
Dawn Dovre
Deputy Secretary | Director of Policy & Public Affairs
South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation and Past Chair, NASWA Communications Committee
Mark Duey
Strategic Technology Manager, Employment and Training Division
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment
Andrew Estep
Senior Research and Data Coordinator
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Cami Feek
Commissioner
Washington Employment Security Department
Brett Flachsbarth
Director, UI ITSC
NASWA
Jane Flanagan
Director
Illinois Department of Labor
Kelly Folks
Division Director, Employment and Training
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Eric Frimpong
Director
New York State Department of Labor
Kris Funk
UI Administrator
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
Raju Gadiraju
CIO, Division of Employment Security
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Victoria Gaitanis
Vice President of Workforce Program Development
CareerSource Florida
Amber Gaither
Senior Director, Data Partnerships
NASWA
Chaitrali Rajesh Ghanekar
Senior Data Analyst Researcher
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Nate Gillie
Division Chief
California Employment Development Department
Kendrah Gonzalez
IDH Operation Specialist
NASWA
Christina Granderson
Project Management Manager
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Freyja Gutierrez
Deputy Administrator
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Cher Haavind
Deputy Executive Director / Chief Communications Officer
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment
Marissa Hashizume
Economist, NLx Research Hub
NASWA
Rick Hendra
Senior Fellow and Director, Data Strategy and Innovation,
MDRC
Karmyn Hill
Bureau Chief
FloridaCommerce
Amy Hiltunen
Director, Workforce Support Center
NASWA
Lesley Hirsch
Assistant Commissioner, Research & Information
New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development
Glen Hughes
Director, Unemployment Compensation
Workforce West Virginia
Anna Hui
Director
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Anna Hunter
Assistant Director, Division of Employment and Rehabilitation Services
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Allison Johnson
Technical Advisor
NASWA
Gregg Kallajian
Operations Coordinator
Connecticut Department of Labor
Daniel King
Associate Director, Office of Wage-Hour
DC Department of Employment Services
Lisa Kissler
CIO
Washington State Employment Security Department
Michael Kulyk
Director
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Kate Kunitz
Chief Strategy Officer, Paid Leave,
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Pavithra Lakshminarayan
Sector Strategist
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Susan Landis
Unemployment Insurance Director
Virginia Employment Commission
Amy Landrum
Director of Communications and Media
Texas Workforce Commission
Dr. Kelly Lapetino
Program Division Manager
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Lindsi Leahy
Unemployment Insurance Division Director
Oregon Employment Department
Shahrazad A. Ledan
Director of Lower Authority Appeals
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Laura Leonard
Communications Manager, Employment Security Division
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Alyssa Leonard
Senior AI Growth Partner
Eightfold AI
Kevin Lovellette
Chief Legal Counsel
Illinois Department of Employment Security
LeeAnn Madsen
Assistant Director, Division of Unemployment Insurance
Utah Department of Workforce Services
Ismaila (Ish) Maidadi
Director of Workforce Services
Washington State Employment Security Department
Tracy Marshall
Division Director
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Kristin Mateo
Policy Officer & Acting Director, UI Modernization
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Brandon McClure
Program Manager I
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment
Haley McCoy
Communications Director
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD)
Joshua McKenna
Determinations Administrator
Idaho Department of Labor
Jonathan McNair
Chief Public Information Officer
Alabama Department of Workforce
Michelle McNertney
Division Administrator, Workforce Services Division
Iowa Workforce Development
Howard Miller
Assistant Director, Business Engagement & Sector Strategies
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Khristian Monterroso
Senior Associate, Data and Technology Innovation
APHSA
Vicki Moore
Deputy Division Chief
California Labor and Workforce Development Agency
Rachel Moskowitz
Economic & Research Analysis Bureau Chief
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
Stephanie Mufic
Business Innovation and Strategy Unit Manager
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment
Satya Mukkavilli
Integration Systems Engineer
South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce
Bea Murphy
Bureau Chief
Idaho Department of Labor
Tonya Neely, Ph.D.
Director, MDES Office of Apprenticeship
Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES)
Holly Newell
Chief of UI Operations
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Dr. Nicol Nicola
Director, Division of Economic & Demographic Research
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Emma Northcott
Senior Manager, Multistate Data Collaborative
NASWA
Renee O'Day
Youth Apprenticeship Coord., Div. of Employment & Training, Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Dr. Jenni Owen
Professor of the Practice, Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University
Amy Pechacek
CEO
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Coretta Pettway
Deputy Director
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Jim Pfarrer
Workforce Operations Director
Oregon Employment Department
Steve Pier
Executive Director
Texas Workforce Commission
Allan Porowski
Principal Associate
ABT Associates
Caroline Pratt
UI Integrity Director
Connecticut Department of Labor
Alphrena Prince
Manager
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Emilie Rafal
Senior Director, Ecosystem Lead, Workforce
1EdTech
Anupam Rathi
Managing Director, UI Programs
Kansas Department of Labor
Mark Rembert
Chief Economist
Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
J.R. Richards
Director of Insurance Services
Washington State Employment Security Department
Steve Roodvoets
State Administrative Manager, Reemployment Services
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity