Committees


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Mission Statement

The Workforce and Education Committee is dedicated to helping member companies recruit, educate, and retain a world class workforce that is capable of creatively solving complex technology challenges and inspiring the entrepreneurial spirit of employees and organizations.

Our mission will be accomplished by:

Strengthening the relationship with educational institutions and students.
Aligning our efforts with other organizations in the region.
Advocating our own agenda in areas of workforce at the county, state, and national levels.
Sharing best practices.
Providing information about workforce trends.

Subcommittee Structure

Student/School-Workplace Initiatives: NVTC member companies interact with students and schools (P-20) in many creative ways and other companies would benefit from hearing about these initiatives and what makes them successful. This subcommittee will document best practices/lessons learned for school-employer relationships; internships, sponsorships, collaborations, teachers-in-the-workplace, and more.

Employer-School Communications: How employers K-12 and higher education can better communicate to develop a robust pipeline of employees with the skills needed to meet the short, medium and long-term needs of the regions' employers. For more information about the projected, critical skills gap, please see the reports on the Committee's website in the Event Archives.

School-Parent Communication: Closely related is an interest in developing strategies for communicating with K-12 parents about STEM career opportunities and STEM education options. The mission of the "Employer To Parents Communications" Committee is to give parents direct and time-sensitive information so they can help guide their children towards future gainful employment and help them make informed decisions about education options.

Veterans in the Workplace: How can local companies and organizations improve hiring and on-boarding and full engagement of exiting military personnel into the Northern Virginia workforce. What works? What doesn't? What still needs to be better understood. This is a huge initiative for the region and many NVTC members are leading the way or are interested to learn how they can be leaders in hiring veterans.

Speaker and Programs Subcommittee: Can you help us find speakers on STEM topics or who have expertise in creating a well-tuned workforce in times of skills shortages such as recruiting strategies, reskilling current employees, engagement, and diversity (critical as the workforce is shifting in terms of generations, culture, and experience).

Committee Leaders

Co-Chair
Zuzana Steen
Micron Technology, Inc.
zsteen@micron.com

Co-Chair
Audrey Kremer, Ph.D.
George Mason University
audrey@CreatingKnowledge.net

Co-Vice Chair
Laila Moretto
MITRE
lmoretto@mitre.org

Co-Vice Chair
Julie Strategos
Select Consulting Services
jmstrategos@gmail.com

Co-Vice Chair
Diane Murphy
Marymount University
dmurphy@marymount.edu

Meetings

Generally, our regular meetings will be held every first Friday of each month but may change due to speaker conflicts. While members will be alerted to calendar changes, please check our committee web page for updates.

Topics of discussion at future meetings will include: - IT companies-specific topics concerning HR/workforce development professionals; Retiring military men and women and their integration into corporate IT world; Examples of best internship practices in local IT companies; Virtual Education Expo; STEM education: creating short, mid and long term workforce pipeline.

June 1, 2012

Meeting: 7:45 AM - 9:30 AM
CIT Briefing Room
2214 Rock Hill Road, Suite 300
Herndon , VA 20170

Upcoming Events

To see the entire lineup of NVTC Events click here.

Archives

April 13, 2012

Veterans Employment Practices Panel

Speakers:

Carl S. Savino, President, Competitive Edge Services, Inc., Corporate Gray Books / Job Fairs / Online

Carl Floyd, Veterans Representative, VEC Workforce Center

David F. Wallace, USNR(Ret), Military Relations Manager- Capitol Region, Corporate Talent Acquisition, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Notes from the Veterans Employment Practices Panel. April 13, 2012

March 9, 2012

Speaker: Srikanth Ramachandran, President and CEO of Multivision Inc.

As Founder and President, Srikanth Ramachandran is the principal architect of the company's growth strategy and strategic leadership. He is responsible for identifying market plays, generating new business and to provide the vision for the company. Srikanth oversees administration, finance, sales, client relations and workforce development program.

Under his direction, Multivision has shown consistent growth since inception, receiving various recognition and appreciations. He is mainly credited for spearheading various corporate-wide initiatives, resulting in continuous growth. Srikanth is the visionary behind Multivision's Workforce Development Program, which is showing sensational growth and a positive future for the company.

He has more than 15 years of IT industry experience and was recently honored as Smart CEO magazine's "FUTURE 50 Smart CEO". He has extensive experience working as a consultant to the US Navy.

Presentation: Workforce Development and Retraining

February 3, 2012
Center for Educational Excellence - Addressing the Growing STEM Skills Gap

December 2, 2011
Quality STEM Education and Industry Involvement = Quality Workforce

Micron, its Foundation and STEM Education
Creating a STEM-Focused Children's Museum in Northern Virginia - Childrens Science Center
STEM Education Outreach - Lockheed Martin

November 4, 2011
The Northern Virginia Public Workforce System - How It Can Support Your Business

The SkillSource Group, Inc. and the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board

October 7, 2011
IT Workforce Needs and Skill Gap in Northern Virginia by NOVA and GMU Center for Regional Analysis

Overview of Current & Projected Workforce Data
"Reality Check" Discussion with Committee Members
Follow Up Action Steps

Download the slide deck from this meeting.

January 20, 2011
What does it take to run a successful internship program for precollege or college students? A few companies discussed their programs and some success stories.

Confirmed participants
Laila Moretto (moderating), MITRE Corporation
Jennifer Kinder, Booz Allen Hamilton
Audrea Wirta, HR Manager, Micron Technology
Michele Nieman, Northrup Grumman Corporation