Conference Agenda

Tuesday, November 15

Check-In and Onsite Registration
2nd Floor Suite 204; 6:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast Service
2nd Floor Landing; 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Welcome & Morning General Session
2nd Floor Ballroom; 8:00 – 10:30 a.m.

  • The presentation of colors

Welcome Remarks: Working hands building the Northwest

Presentation of National Apprenticeship Week Proclamation:

    • Mayor Lauren McLean, City of Boise

Registered Apprenticeship- A Regional Perspective:

  • Alaska: Jacqueline Garcia, Alaska State Director, Office of Apprenticeship, United States Department of Labor

  • Oregon: Lisa Ransom, Director of Apprenticeship and Training Division of Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries

  • Washington: Peter Guzman, Washington State Apprenticeship Program Manager

  • Idaho: Robert Snyder, Idaho State Director, Office of Apprenticeship, United States Department of Labor

Networking Break
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Breakout Session One
3rd floor; 10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

  • River Fork, 3rd Floor: Apprenticeship Prep-Jordan Shepard, Field Supervisor & Rio Frame, LNI

  • White Water, 3rd Floor: Recruitment & Retention of Women in Trades- Megan Clark, Director of Strategic Partnerships; ANEW  

  • Clearwater, 3rd Floor: Respectful Workplace- Lauri Rollings, Oregon Tradeswomen

  • Rapids, 3rd Floor: Substance Misuse - Rich Jones

Breakout Session Two
3rd Floor; 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

  • River Fork, 3rd Floor: Apprenticeship Program Development- Christina Chance, Apprentice Consultant & Brittany Craighead, Compliance Specialist, LNI

  • White Water, 3rd Floor: Allied Health Apprenticeships- Laura Hopkins, Executive Director, SEIU Healthcare

  • Clearwater, 3rd Floor: Respectful Workplace- Lauri Rollings, Oregon Tradeswomen

  • Rapids, 3rd Floor: Substance Misuse- Rich Jones Chief Clinical Officer

Buffet Lunch
2nd Floor Landing; 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

General Session; Ballroom 2nd Floor: 2:00p.m.-2:30p.m.

Keynote Speaker: United States Secretary of Labor, Marty Walsh addresses PNWAEC: focus and plans for u.s. department of labor

Networking Break
2:30 p.m.- 2:45 p.m.

Plenary Group Activity (Mentorship Workshop) Farid Poursoltani, RSE, B.Tech, MBA (in progress) Director of Business Development
2:45 – 4:00 p.m.

Appetizer Reception *individual tickets available for Reception only

2nd Floor Ballroom; 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

  • United States Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh returns for one-on-one conversations

WEDNESDAY, November 16

Information Center Open
2nd Floor Suite 204; 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

Buffet Breakfast
2nd Floor Landing; 7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.

General Session
2nd Floor Ballroom; 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

National Apprenticeship Workshop

2nd Floor Ballroom 8:30 a.m.- 9:15 a.m.

·      Apprenticeship.gov training- Corinna Pereira, Region 6 Multi-State Navigator Office of Apprenticeship, United States Department of Labor

 Workforce Demographics:  

2nd Floor Ballroom; 9:15 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.

·      Engaging Government with Apprenticeship- Wendi Secrist, Executive Director, Idaho Workforce Development Council

Networking Break
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Breakout Session Three
3rd Floor; 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

  • River Fork, 3rd Floor: Apprenticeship Prep- Jordan Shepard, Field Supervisor & Rio Frame, LNI

  • White Water, 3rd Floor: Workplace Safety-Dave Kearns, Area Director OSHA

  • Clearwater, 3rd Floor:  School to Registered Apprenticeship Program (STRAP)

  • Rapids, 3rd Floor: Respectful Workplace- Lauri Rollings, Oregon Tradeswomen

Breakout Session Four
3rd Floor; 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

  • River Fork, 3rd Floor: Apprenticeship Policy-Grant Opportunities & Supportive Service – Peter Guzman, LNI, Kristi Grassman, Construction Center of Excellence

  • White Water, 3rd Floor: Workplace Safety- Dave Kerns Area Director OSHA

  • Clearwater, 3rd Floor: Non-traditional Apprenticeships- Brenda Hamilton

12:30 p.m. Closing Address: Working Hands Building the Northwest:

2nd Floor Ballroom

·      President Idaho AFL-CIO: Joe Maloney

12:45 p.m. Conference Adjourns