TRAINING MATERIALS ARCHIVE

National Recertification Conference
Where: East Lansing, Michigan
When: June 22-24, 2009
Host: Michigan State University

Presentations made available by the speakers are available for download below.

KEYNOTE
Dr. José Ramón Fernández-Peña, Director, Welcome Back Initiative, Co-Director, Community Health Works
NUTS AND BOLTS
Melisa Valentin, Utah Refugee Employment Community Center, Salt Lake City
Faith Ray, Refugee Employment Training Program, Baltimore City Community College
Holly Leon-Lierman, Employment Coordinator, International Rescue Committee, Baltimore

POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS
Flynn Ross, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, University of Southern Maine
Kris Mason, Interim Director, Pudget Sound Welcome Back Center

PARTNERSHIPS
Jennifer Perez-Brennan, Manager, Policy and Systems Change Initiatives, Upwardly Global, Chicago
Stephen Nguyawa, Integrating Foreign Trained Healthcare Professionals for Self Sufficiency, St. Paul, MN
Wilhelmina Holder, Womens Initiative for Self-Improvement, Minneapolis, MN
Carol DaBruzzi, Medical Career Advancement Coordinator, International Institute of Minnesota
Karen Gabert, Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, Edmonton, Alberta
Ann McKittrick, The List Project

POLICY CHANGES
Jeanne Batalova, Migration Policy Institute

ENGINEERING OUTLOOK/GREEN JOBS
Crystal Mario, owner, Rivanna Natural Designs, Charlottesville, VA
Mitch Klasky, Agriculture Program Coordinator, Massachusetts Office for Refugees Immigrants
Daniel Sturm, RefugeeWorks, Baltimore, MD

HEALTHCARE OUTLOOK
Dr. José Ramón Fernández-Peña, Welcome Back Initiative Director, San Francisco State University
Dr. Hikmet Jamil, Wayne State University, Dept. of Family Medicine Public Health Sciences

EDUCATION OUTLOOK
Flynn Ross, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, University of Southern Maine
K.N. Upreti, Baltimore Resettlement Center

EXPECTATIONS
Mohamed Ly, MultiLingualPros.com, Washington, DC

CULTURAL ORIENTATION
Jamal Al-Fakhouri, Regional Cultural Orientation Coordinator, International Organization for Migration, Amman

ECONOMIC SITUATION
Daniel Sturm, Staff Consultant Managing Editor, RefugeeWorks

Matching Grant ETI
Where: San Jose, California
When: March 17-19, 2008
Host: International Rescue Committee of San Jose

TRAINING MATERIALS:
Matching Grand Overview (Laura Garcia - ORR)
Finding Jobs in a Recession (Daniel Sturm - RefugeeWorks)
Interactive Market Analysis (Jonathan Lucus - RefugeeWorks)
Hidden Jobs (Rebecca Armstrong - RefugeeWorks)
Green Jobs (Daniel Sturm - RefugeeWorks)
Utilizing Professional Volunteers (Sonja Ausen, Minnesota Council of Churches)
Social Networking (Jonathan Lucus - RefugeeWorks)
Solid Job Placement Strategies (Jonathan Lucus - RefugeeWorks)
Asset-Based Employment Mapping (Molly Ammons - Monterey Institute of International Studies)
Recovery Act Highlights (Laura Garcia - ORR)
Additional Resources (Daniel Sturm - RefugeeWorks)
Agenda