4th Annual CEIR Conference ~ June 20, 2016
Full conference video
Conference Program (times in video above)
Welcome & Opening Comments
(0:00) Bill Flanagan, Vice President, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
(2:20) John Greeno, Asst. Vice President & Chief Human Resource Officer, Duquesne University
(4:25) Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive
(8:40) Tim Stevens, Chairman & CEO, The Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP)/ Facilitator, CEIR Working Group
(13:20) Dennis Yablonsky, CEO, Allegheny Conference on Community Development – A Wake Up Call for Employers in the
Pittsburgh Region – Our Region at an Inflection Point
“WORKFORCE CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES” Including a Conversation on Ban the Box
(24:50) Khadija Diggs, Deputy Director for the Governor's Southwest Regional Office - Introduction of Keynote Speaker
(32:00) John Wetzel, Secretary of Corrections, PA Department of Corrections – Re-entry into the Workforce and the Issue of Ban the Box – Why It must be done!
(46:20) Video Vignette - Workforce Challenges & Opportunities
(51:15) Panel Discussion
Facilitator: Sharon Higginbothan, COO, Bethlehem Haven
Panel Members:
(1:37:30) Mayor Bill Peduto:- Celebrating Pittsburgh's Bicentennial Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
(1:46:20) Video - City of Pittsburgh Smart Cities Challenge Proposal
“CREATIVE INITIATIVES TO WORKFORCE DIVERSITY” Including the ‘Revised Rooney Rule’
(1:53:50) Video Vignette - Creative Initiatives to Workforce Diversity
(1:58:00) Panel Discussion
Facilitator: Marla D. Bradford, Senior Recruiter Diversity Leader
Panel Members:
(2:16:30) Video - Massaro Construction - Constructing Our Future
(2:22:20) Video - Duquesne University - Minority Professional Development Internship Program
(2:48:20) Melanie Harrington, President & CEO, Vibrant Pittsburgh, An Overview of “The Pittsburgh Regional Diversity Survey”
“SUPPLIER DIVERSITY & ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES” Including a Discussion on ‘The Hybrid Rooney Rule’
(2:56:50) Video Vignette - Supplier Diversity & Entrepreneurial Opportunities
(3:00:00) Panel Discussion
Facilitator: Toni Silva-Jeter, Director, Supplier Relations, UPMC
Panel Members:
(3:01:20) Video - SHARE 2016, A Corporate Community Collaborative
Closing Comments
(3:42:30) Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive
(3:48:00) Doris Carson Williams, President & CEO, African American Chamber of Commerce of Western PA - Why We Can’t Wait!
(3:56:00) Laura Ellsworth, Chair, Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce of Greater Pittsburgh, Vice Chair, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, Partner-in-Charge, Global Community Service Initiatives, Jones Day - Our Corporate Challenge: Creating the Pebbles…Building the Ladders – Time for the Breakthroughs!
(4:03:00) Video Debut - Creating Pebbles of Possibility for Ladders to Opportunity - the Corporate Equity & Inclusion Roundtable
(4:08:20) Tim Stevens, B-PEP Chairman/Facilitator CEIR Working Group
(4:16:40) K. L. Brewer - “A Very Special Diversity Moment!”
Welcome & Opening Comments
(0:00) Bill Flanagan, Vice President, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
(2:20) John Greeno, Asst. Vice President & Chief Human Resource Officer, Duquesne University
(4:25) Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive
(8:40) Tim Stevens, Chairman & CEO, The Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP)/ Facilitator, CEIR Working Group
(13:20) Dennis Yablonsky, CEO, Allegheny Conference on Community Development – A Wake Up Call for Employers in the
Pittsburgh Region – Our Region at an Inflection Point
“WORKFORCE CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES” Including a Conversation on Ban the Box
(24:50) Khadija Diggs, Deputy Director for the Governor's Southwest Regional Office - Introduction of Keynote Speaker
(32:00) John Wetzel, Secretary of Corrections, PA Department of Corrections – Re-entry into the Workforce and the Issue of Ban the Box – Why It must be done!
(46:20) Video Vignette - Workforce Challenges & Opportunities
(51:15) Panel Discussion
Facilitator: Sharon Higginbothan, COO, Bethlehem Haven
Panel Members:
- Alethia J. Bush, Certified Reentry Specialist, Founder & CEO, Center for Successful Reentry
- Julius “JD” Drake, Graduate, Community Kitchen Pittsburgh
- Katie R. Jacobs, Attorney, Cohen & Grigsby P.C.
- Atty. Tracey McCants Lewis, Esq., Asst. Clinical Professor, Duquesne University School of Law
- Cynthia W. Shields, Director Strategic Partnerships, 3 Rivers Workforce Investment Board
- Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel, Founder and President, Aleph Institute, North East Region
(1:37:30) Mayor Bill Peduto:- Celebrating Pittsburgh's Bicentennial Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
(1:46:20) Video - City of Pittsburgh Smart Cities Challenge Proposal
“CREATIVE INITIATIVES TO WORKFORCE DIVERSITY” Including the ‘Revised Rooney Rule’
(1:53:50) Video Vignette - Creative Initiatives to Workforce Diversity
(1:58:00) Panel Discussion
Facilitator: Marla D. Bradford, Senior Recruiter Diversity Leader
Panel Members:
- Pam Arroyo, Program Director, Campus Programs and Workforce Development, UPMC Talent Acquisition, Previous Summer Associate
- Dan Bull, Founder, The Entrepreneurial Incubator “Zero Six Eight”
- Evan Frazier, Sr. Vice President Community Affairs, Highmark Health
- Dr. Rahmon Hart, Director of Community Relations, Rivers Casino
- Steven Massaro, Sr. Vice President Massaro Corporation
- Chase Loper, Business Analyst/Former intern, Facilities Management, Duquesne University
(2:16:30) Video - Massaro Construction - Constructing Our Future
(2:22:20) Video - Duquesne University - Minority Professional Development Internship Program
(2:48:20) Melanie Harrington, President & CEO, Vibrant Pittsburgh, An Overview of “The Pittsburgh Regional Diversity Survey”
“SUPPLIER DIVERSITY & ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES” Including a Discussion on ‘The Hybrid Rooney Rule’
(2:56:50) Video Vignette - Supplier Diversity & Entrepreneurial Opportunities
(3:00:00) Panel Discussion
Facilitator: Toni Silva-Jeter, Director, Supplier Relations, UPMC
Panel Members:
- Ron Alvarado, President, Novus Group, LLC, Chairperson, Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Andrew Lee, Account Executive, The Wilson Group
- Suresh Ramanathan, President & CEO, KORYAK, Chairman, Minority Business Enterprise Input Committee (MBEIC)
- Ruth Byrd Smith, Director, Dept. of Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Enterprise, Allegheny County
- Greg Spencer, CEO, Randall Industries, LLC (former Sr. Vice President, Equitable Resources, now EQT)
- April Thorpe, Director of Procurement, Rivers Casino
(3:01:20) Video - SHARE 2016, A Corporate Community Collaborative
Closing Comments
(3:42:30) Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive
(3:48:00) Doris Carson Williams, President & CEO, African American Chamber of Commerce of Western PA - Why We Can’t Wait!
(3:56:00) Laura Ellsworth, Chair, Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce of Greater Pittsburgh, Vice Chair, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, Partner-in-Charge, Global Community Service Initiatives, Jones Day - Our Corporate Challenge: Creating the Pebbles…Building the Ladders – Time for the Breakthroughs!
(4:03:00) Video Debut - Creating Pebbles of Possibility for Ladders to Opportunity - the Corporate Equity & Inclusion Roundtable
(4:08:20) Tim Stevens, B-PEP Chairman/Facilitator CEIR Working Group
(4:16:40) K. L. Brewer - “A Very Special Diversity Moment!”