Calendar of Events

Join us this September 24th as we present the first Blue Collar Workforce Tour. At this event we will share information and resources with area companies (just like yours) about the profit impact and economic benefits of accessing non-traditional employee candidates to fill immediate workplace needs. Interested in improving your candidate pool while decreasing turnover and recruiting costs? Three panels of experts and employers will present on the best practices of hiring the prior incarcerated and veterans and building apprenticeships. Come and get free tools and resources to make your recruiting and training processes easier and cheaper while finding and keeping ideal employees.

This event is approved for 4 business recertification credits from HRCI and 4 professional development credits from SHRM.

Schedule

• 7:45am - 8:15am - Registration and Breakfast
• 8:15am - 9:00am - Opening Speaker
  Bill Murphy - Tulsa Regional Chamber's VP of Economic Development
• 9:00am - 9:50am - Prior Incarcerated Panel 
  John Dunbar - Plant Manager at Morcon Tissue 
  Christi Williams - Student Services Coordinator at Oklahoma Department of Careertech and former probation officer
  Lani Burns - Employment Specialist at Women in Recovery 
• 10:00am - 10:50am - Veteran Panel   
  Christin Warren - Senior HR Consultant and Supervisor Talent Acquisition Programs at ONE Gas
  Sarah Palmer - City of Tulsa
  Jeff Fryer - Veterans Employment Representative NE territory at Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC)
  Mark Lounsbury - Director of Veteran Services for Volunteers of America & former Marine
• 11:00am - 11:50am - Apprenticeship Panel
  Robert Epperly, MBA - Director of Webco University & Corporate Environmental, John Maxwell Certified Coach/Mentor & DISC Consultant
  Dudley Light - Regional Director at the US Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship
  Hector Guerra - CEO at ERA Solutions with 20 years in the U.S. Army
• 11:50am - 12:15pm - Lunch
• 12:15pm - 1:15am - Closing
  Emeka Nnaka - Motivational Speaker on Disability Access featured on the Ellen Show and NPR

Registration for this event is $40 and includes light breakfast and lunch.