NVTC

Workforce and Education Committee


Committee Leaders	Meetings	Upcoming Events	Archives

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.

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; - Consideration of bringing NVTC internship web page back to life; - Education Expo

March 9, 2012

Speaker: Srikanth Ramachandran, President and CEO of Multivision Inc

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

April 13, 2012

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

May 4, 2012

Meeting: 7:45 AM - 9:30 AM
NVTC Conference Room
2214 Rock Hill Road
Herndon , VA 20170

June 1, 2012

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

Upcoming Events

To see the entire lineup of NVTC Events click here.

Archives

November 4, 2011

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

October 7, 2011
IT Workforce Needs in Northern Virginia

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