Director's Corner
In May 2018, Nancy Omondi filled the newly-created position as the Adult Programs Director
overseeing ETP’s federal and state adult employment and training programs teams
(WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, TAA, and Adult Career Pathways). Nancy is an
experienced and skilled leader who comes to us with an extensive background in
healthcare management. She’s held various leadership roles and has
extensive experience in leading teams, team building and leadership
development, strategic planning, data analysis, fiscal and budget management,
program development and evaluation, grants management, along with diversity and
inclusion. We are excited to have her join our Employment and Training
Programs (ETP) Division to help us continue meeting our mission and vision to
deliver exceptional workforce services to the people of Minnesota.
Partner Express Transition
As part of the
reorganization of the ETP division, the Partner Express is transitioning its
content and scope. Adult Career Pathways has aligned with WIOA Adult and
Dislocated Worker (DW) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA). Rapid Response
joined the Employer Services team so you’ll see their updates combined with
Employer Services. Jacqueline Buck is the Director of Employer Services, and
her team specializes in assisting businesses develop innovative workforce
solutions by aligning resources, facilitating collaboration, and leveraging
expertise in targeted industry sectors to drive economic equity and
growth. Watch for the next Partner Express with more detail around
October 1st.
Fall TAA Roundtable Tour
Thank you to
everyone who completed the recent survey. TAA
is offering DW counselor training, a.k.a. technical assistance, through
“roundtables” this fall. The TAA Roundtables will take place in the metro area
as well as locations in greater MN. Watch for dates, locations, and registration details coming
soon!
ETP is Moving Up
Employment
and Training Programs (ETP) currently resides on the 5th floor of
the First National Bank Building in St Paul. In mid to late-September, we will all
move to the 6th floor of the same building. During this move, you
may notice a delay in communication. We apologize for any inconvenience and
will do our best to provide timely customer service.
Staffing Updates
Chelsea
Georgesen and Monica Weber have both accepted exciting opportunities in other
State agencies. Monica’s last day with DEED was August 28th, and
Chelsea’s was September 4th. We thank them both and wish them the
best in their next endeavors. In the meantime, please contact Claudia Ursulescu
Kracht (Claudia.ursulescu.kracht@state.mn.us)
for any grants related questions, or Nancy Omondi (nancy.omondi@state.mn.us) for
other program questions.
TAA also has
staffing changes: Olajide Williams is now a Senior Specialist and Thomas Sommer
is transitioning into the TAA Performance and Financials Specialist position. In
this new position, Thomas will work closely with Amy Carlson and the other team
members on providing the support and technical assistance needed to complete
timely and accurate reporting and data entry for the TAA program. Mohamed Farah
will start September 19th as a TAA Specialist, and we’ll back-fill
Olajide & Thomas’s positions soon. Please share the TAA Specialist
(Workforce Development Representative 1) posting with your networks https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/.
May Thao
Schuck hired a new Administrative Assistant,
Armah Lansanah. He joined ETP on August 22. Welcome, Armah!
UNIT DIRECTORY
Jackie Buck-Director of Employer
Services (Rapid Response), 651-259-7598 Nancy Omondi-Director of Adult
Programs (WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, TAA, and Career Pathways),
651-259-7525
Rapid Response General
RR Contact, 651-259-7537 Marla Beaty-TAA
Liaison, 218-259-1380 Mo Malin-Senior Specialist, 651-259-7535 Liz McLoone-Labor Liaison, 651-259-7145 Jason Wadell-Senior Specialist, 651-259-7552 Mee Yang-Senior Specialist, 651-259-7548
Dislocated Worker and Federal Adult Programs Team
Chelsea Georgesen – Supervisor, 651-259,7508 Amy Carlson – Performance Lead, 651-259-7542 Karen Backlund – Monitor, 651-259-7559 Monica Weber – Grants Specialist Senior, State Grants,
651-259-7560 Claudia Ursulescu Kracht – Grants Specialist Senior,
Federal Grants, 651-259-7532
TAA General TAA Contact, 651-259-7543
or 888-234-1330 Sarah Saito-TAA Supervisor, 651-259-7546 Cindy Boyle-Senior TAA Specialist, 651-259-7551 Jennifer Anderson-TAA Specialist, 651-259-7690 Mary Garcia-TAA Specialist, 651-259-7553 Laurie Larson-TAA Specialist, 651-259-7681 Thomas Sommer-TAA Specialist, 651-259-7585 Jackie Umlauf-TAA Specialist, 218-739-7560 Olajide Williams-TAA Specialist, 651-259-7431 Trade
Readjustment Allowance, 651-296-3644 or 877-898-9090 (ask for TRA
Specialist)
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