Workforce Leadership Network - Spring 2023

Joe Flores leads a suite of Reentry Initiatives & Programs for the California Workforce Development Board that serves the formerly incarcerated / justice-involved, a population, historically, [...]

Jessica is a Program Associate at Rising Sun Center for Opportunity working on the Opportunity Build pre-apprenticeship program. She brings over 15 years of experience in program management, [...]

Jennifer-Christine Madamba has been a part of the Regional Workforce Development Team at SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District) since April 2022 collaborating with education and community [...]

James Kealohi (he/him) is the Director of Employment Services at the SF LGBT Center, where he oversees events, workshops, job search support and other employment programs to assist community [...]

Glenn is the Principal Workforce Policy Analyst for the San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development overseeing the Workforce Policy & Planning Unit. Previously, Glenn served [...]

Gian is Director of Workforce Development at Acumen, an Oakland, California based engineering consulting firm. Referred to as Acumen’s “people engineer,” Gian’s chief focus centers on maximizing [...]

David Lopez earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Economy from UC Berkeley. David has been involved in the youth and education nonprofit space for 10+ years as it is his […]

Danny leads participatory research for a cooperative economy. He is developing a worker-led quality jobs investment fund. Most recently he was Lead Researcher at Turning Basin Labs, a staffing [...]

Christina Gilyutin is a community builder who most recently spent over a decade at REDF, a venture philanthropy organization that invests in employment-focused social enterprises. While there, [...]

Chance Kawar is a lifelong Californian, born and raised in sunny San Diego and currently residing in foggy San Francisco. He graduated from Pitzer College in 2017, with a Political […]