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May 5-7, 2025 | Washington, D.C.
2024 STATE DELEGATION LEADS
State delegation leads are selected based on their network knowledge and previous advocacy experience. Leads convene participants from their state who are participating in hill visits to help folks contextualize talking points, plan the meeting agenda, and model effective advocacy strategies.
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Delegation resources (printable):
ARIZONA
Laurie Kierstead-Joseph
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Adult Basic Education for College & Career
Pima Community College
Ian Roark
Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development & Innovation
Pima Community College
ARKANSAS
Rebekah Staples
President and Founder
Free State Strategies, LLC
C
CALIFORNIA
Lisa Countryman-Quiroz
(North-CA)
Chief Executive Officer
JVS - Bay Area
Alicia Nyein
(South-CA)
Assistant Program Manager- Workforce Development
Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
CONNECTICUT
Kristin Hempel
Director of Adult & Community Services, Adult & Community Programs
EASTCONN
D
DELAWARE
Renata Kowalczyk
Chief Executive Officer
Wilmington Alliance
G
GEORGIA
John Helton
President and CEO
CareerRise
I
ILLINOIS
Annika Cole
Advocacy Manager
Chicago Jobs Council
Jacob Sitati
Director of Policy and Advocacy
Chicago Jobs Council
INDIANA
Erin Macey
Director
Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute
IOWA
Dave Stone
Advocacy Officer
United Way of Central Iowa
KANSAS
K
Tracey Carey
Director
Midwestern Urban Strategies
L
LOUISIANA
Danielle Barringer-Payton
Director of the Opportunity Youth Coalition
Invest in Louisiana
Christina LeBlanc
Economic Opportunity Policy Analyst
Invest in Louisiana
M
MAINE
Tabin Tangila Mesu Kamba
Program Developer, Workforce Solutions
Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
MARYLAND
JaBette Lozupone
Director of Student Affairs
Montgomery College
MASSACHUSETTS
Kaitlyn Bean
Deputy Director
SkillWorks
MICHIGAN
Amanda Klein
Manager, Advocacy & Government Relations
United Way Southeastern Michigan
MISSISSIPPI
Rebekah Staples
President and Founder
Free State Strategies, LLC
N
NEVADA
Katie Gilbertson
Policy Analyst at Nevada Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation and Liaison for Nevada Governor's Workforce Development Board
NEW YORK
Therese Daly
Interim Executive Director
New York Association for Training and Employment Professionals (NYATEP)
NORTH CAROLINA
Celeste Granger
Senior Vice President of Programs & Initiatives
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
O
OHIO
Rebecca Kusner
Principal at R4Workforce
OREGON
Marc Goldberg
Owner/Principal
Skills Strategy Consulting
Susan Watson
Statewide Director of STEP and Pathways to Opportunity
Portland Community College
P
PENNSYLVANIA
Kaylee Shockley
Policy Specialist
Partner4Work
R
RHODE ISLAND
Anita Bruno
Founder and Executive Director
Rhode Island Women in the Trades (RI WITT)
S
SOUTH CAROLINA
Celeste Granger
Senior Vice President of Programs & Initiatives
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
T
TENNESSEE
Stephanie Coleman
Chief Talent Development Officer
Nashville Chamber of Commerce
TEXAS
Ashley Harris
Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
United Way of Texas
V
VIRGINIA
Constance Green
WIOA Adult & Dislocated Worker Programs State Coordinator at Virginia’s Community Colleges System
W
WASHINGTON
Marisol Tapia-Hopper
Director of Strategic Partnerships & Funding
Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County (WDC)
Avi Laudon
Policy Specialist
Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County (WDC)
WEST VIRGINIA
Carol Phillips
Executive Director
West Virginia Women Work (WVWW)
WISCONSIN
Josh Morby
Public Relations & Public Affairs
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