Utilizing Return-to-Work Strategies to Build Career Onramps for Military Spouses and Meet Today’s Workforce Needs

The ongoing worker shortage in the U.S. necessitates businesses digging deeper into underrepresented populations. This creates an opportunity for military spouses, who have an unemployment rate of over 20% due to their military lifestyle. This session will provide innovative career intensives, mentorship programs, and reskilling pathways that intersect and combine to multiply impact for military spouses on their career path, while also providing a premier workforce solution of highly educated, skilled talent for employers.

MODERATOR

Allison Chamberlayne*, Director of Operations, Hiring Our Heroes

PANELISTS

Karen Santiago Francis*, Onward to Opportunity Program Manager, NCR, Institute for Veterans and Military Families
Helena Ota*, Career Forward Learner Manager, Hiring Our Heroes
Jana Toner, Senior Vice President, American Corporate Partners

*Indicates individual is a Veteran, NG/Reservist, currently serving, or a military spouse.