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Terra Thiebaut
Colorado Community College System
CTE Program Director for Work-Based Learning &Apprenticeship Alignment
Colorado
COWBL.ORG
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Thursday
, April 30
7:00am
EDT
Breakfast
Ballroom A-E
Registration
Terrace Lounge
8:00am
EDT
Opening General Session
Ballroom A-E
Katherine Sutton • Matt Kirchner • Kathryn Dacier • Kadence Agin
9:45am
EDT
Building Tomorrow's Workforce: The Power of Youth Apprenticeships
550 AB
Dr. Heather Handler
10:45am
EDT
Break + Exhibitor Time
Ballroom Prefunction
11:15am
EDT
Building Rural WBL Pipelines: A Regional, Scalable Model
Ballroom A-E
David Rademacher • Sarah Rudofsky
Work-Based Learning from the Ground Up
557
Dr. Shalonda M. Skidmore
12:30pm
EDT
Lunch & WBL Division Business Meeting
Ballroom A-E
1:45pm
EDT
Classroom to Career: Reimagining WBL in Rural Settings
556 A
Carmen Choat • Keri Fitch
Designing for Scale: Regional Work-based Learning Resource Hub
Rotunda
Alexia Santiago
Enhancing Work-Based Learning Through West Virginia’s Classroom2Career Initiative and Youth Apprenticeship Expansion
550 AB
Adam Canter • Emily Pearson
Panel: Turning Student Interests into Real Career Experiences
551 AB
Michael Robinson • Melissa Smith
3:00pm
EDT
Launching High School Students into Successful Careers: The Power of Apprenticeships
554 AB
Chris Shaw
WBL Liability: Navigating the Legal Landmines
557
Kristy Volesky
Roundtable Session 1: Let’s Go Fish! Cast for the Right Partners and Opportunities
Rotunda
Miranda Ziegler
Roundtable Session 2: Dare to Dream: A coordinated, systemized Career Week for Elementary Schools
Rotunda
Jessica Seevers • Jody Bennett
4:30pm
EDT
From K–12 to Career: Building Pre-Apprenticeship Pipelines That Actually Work
550 AB
Carlos Vazquez
“Innovating Work-Based Learning Through a Community College Approach”
556 A
Jacqueline M. Tiermini, Ed.D.
5:30pm
EDT
EXPO Happy Hour
Ballroom Prefunction
Friday
, May 1
8:00am
EDT
Rhode Island Industry and Workforce Panel
Ballroom A-E
Willie Barber • Heather Singleton • Bill Bryan
9:15am
EDT
Apprenticeship Skeptics to Advocates: Gaining Institutional Buy-In
555 AB
Jeramiah Reed • Justin Siler
Scaling Apprenticeships: Innovating to Deliver on Investments
554 AB
Jenn Stein
10:45am
EDT
From Start-Up to Standout: Building a Sustainable District-Wide Internship Program
550 AB
Dr. Ni\'Shawn L. Stovall
From Touchpoint to Career: DPS Career Exploration Initiatives for Pathway School Students
551 AB
Adam Arellano • Monica Schultz
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