The Future Of Work

Strategic partnerships between organizations and colleges are vital to the success of students. Diving into the current trends in fundraising, we welcome Bobbi Abram, the Executive Director of Foundation at PCC, onto the show. She'll help us understand why the relationships between nonprofit organizations and community colleges are so crucial to the future workforce. By providing students with networking opportunities and certifications that can land them jobs faster, these partnerships can make huge impacts. Discover how PCC is working towards propelling students into the workforce with competitive advantages, and why donors should partner with community colleges today!

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Visit pasadena.edu/foundation

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: @Bobbi Abram

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Today we're joined by Dr. Noel Hacegaba to explore the vast world of imports and exports that take place at the Long Beach Port. As the Deputy Director of Administration and Operations at The Port of Long Beach, Noel will share with us the development of their green initiatives for imported goods, and how we can include the community college sector to take part in these initiatives. You'll learn how the port is propelling through these difficult times by developing jobs to expand the current workforce and engage local students in these job opportunities that will aid in their evolution towards a zero emissions operation.

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Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: @Dr. Noel Hacegaba & @Port of Long Beach

Facebook: @PortofLB

Twitter & Instagram: @PortofLongBeach

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In her new role as Vice President of Economic and Workforce Development at Pasadena City College, Salvatrice Cummo is mobilizing the community of partners, policy makers, industry professionals, educators, and students to collaborate, communicate and innovate together. In this space of major potential and forward momentum, we turn the tables and bring in Salvatrice as the guest of this episode. She sits down with Leslie Thompson, Director of Operations of Economic and Workforce Development at Pasadena City College, to dive into the new opportunities and challenges around affecting change within the system and what we can all do to get involved. Listen in to learn more about how PCC is leading the movement by overcoming barriers and finding solutions to forward the effort of preparing our existing and succeeding workforce for the future of work.

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More from Salvatrice Cummo:

Visit EWD at PCC Website

LinkedIn: @Salvatrice Cummo

Email: [email protected]

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How can we unlock the potential of those who are already here in LA county, and support entrepreneurs in opening up their businesses? These questions and more are answered in today's episode with Senior-level public servant and nonprofit professional, Kelly LoBianco who is currently serving as the Executive Director of Economic and Workforce Development for Los Angeles County. Tune in and learn how LA county's new division, The Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services is driving investments in the area and building new initiatives to create quality jobs and increase revenues for those in the region.

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More from Kelly LoBianco:

Visit wdacs.lacounty.gov

LinkedIn: @Kelly LoBianco

Email: [email protected]

Twitter & Facebook: @LACountyWDACS

Instagram: @lacountywdacs

Vimeo: @wdacs

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The Los Angeles Regional Consortium ( LARC) consists of 19 community colleges in Los Angeles County. It serves to coordinate, collaborate, organize, and facilitate interaction in the region to ensure workforce training is provided to all in a way that is accessible, efficient, responsive, data-driven and improves outcomes.

To help us understand more about the effectiveness and power of this regional work is Dr. Audrey Childers, the former Los Angeles Regional Chair for the Los Angeles/Orange County Regional Consortium and current CEO of EducateX. Join us for this insightful discussion into the value of this consortium and the effect of these powerhouse colleges working together.

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More from Dr. Audrey Childers:

Visit the Los Angeles Consortium Website: https://losangelesrc.org/meet-the-larc/

Visit the EducateX Website: https://educate-x.com/

LinkedIn: Audrey Childers

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The traditional corporate structure is failing us. Industrialization created a work culture derived from efficiency but forgot about humanity. How do we reshape our models to place humans at the center? Rodney Evans, org designer, leadership coach, and podcast host at The Ready is an expert in confronting corporate norms and redesigning organizations to actually serve those who work there. She joins us today to give us insights into designing a system that is more adaptive, putting principles into practice, and giving people agency over their jobs. It's time to move past the traditional models and embrace a brave new way to work.

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More from Rodney Evans:

Visit https://theready.com/

Listen to The Brave New Work Podcast

LinkedIn: Rodney Evans

Twitter: @RodneyEvans919

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Everyone on the Future of Work Team and Pasadena City College, thank you for being a dedicated listener and part of our community.

The podcast will be taking a break during the holiday season and we will be back with lots of compelling and informative episodes on January 25th 2022.

But don't worry! We have over 60 episodes you can browse and catch up on during our break. And in the spirit of the holiday you can give the gift of knowledge, community and connection by sharing one of YOUR favorite episodes with someone that you know who would love it.

We wish you a happy holiday season and we'll see you next year!

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If you're not a lawyer then the details of IP, or intellectual property might feel a bit like a mystery to you, or just another acronym that gets thrown around when talking about creative projects and new businesses. Today we welcome onto the show some very special faculty from Santa Monica Community College to explain to us what IP is, and why it is so important. They will share with us the programs and courses they offer that demystify intellectual property and offer underserved communities equal access to IP education. As the first ever community college to provide such courses, SMC is taking major strides in working towards closing the equity gap for entrepreneurs. Listen in as our host Salvatrice Cummo talks with Sal Veas, Nathan Khalil, and Dana Nasser, the awardees of The Michelson IP Educator of Excellence Award.

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Website: http://www.smc.edu/business

Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property: https://michelsonip.com/

NACCE: National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship:https://www.nacce.com/

Email: [email protected]

Call: 310-434-4295

LinkedIn: @Santa Monica College

Facebook: @SantaMonicaCollegeOfficial

Twitter: @SMC_edu

Instagram: @smcedu

Youtube: @Santa Monica College

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If you were unable to attend this year's Future Of Work Conference presented by PCC then you can catch up with today's episode featuring the conference keynote speaker, Vijay Pendakur Chief DEI Officer at Zynga. Join us as he distills the subject of DEI by using gathered data and his years of expertise. You'll hear Pendakur take a look at where we've been, where we are, and how to approach where we're headed by furthering the discussion on how we can better serve our students and community. With a deep dive into the integrations of best models and strategies, we can assure diversity within the workforce. Enjoy this excerpt from the 2021's Future Of Work Conference and we hope to see you next year!

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More from Dr. Vijay Pendakur:

Visit www.zynga.com

LinkedIn: @VijayPendakur

Twitter: @VijayPendakur

Youtube: @ZyngaNetwork

Facebook, Twitter & Instagram: @zynga

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We are so excited to welcome onto the show Dr. Kari Bolen, the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at Pasadena City College, and the co-moderator of the Future Of Work Conference that recently took place at PCC. If you missed it, don't worry! We'll catch you up as we discuss the key takeaways from what was shared at this year's conference.

We want to help you shift the culture within your workplace and evolve the conversation around DEI with the tools from the conference. We'll help you work towards equity and optimize everyone's ability to flourish and thrive within their communities. Diving deeper into the conference speakers' expertises, we'll explore the guiding principles of inclusion and provide some tangible tools for you to take with you into your workplace.

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Visit PCC Division of Institutional Equity, Diversity, and Justice

Email: [email protected]

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