MEDA 2016 Summer Conference: Workforce Development

In January 2014, Will took the lead of the Baltimore County’s newly integrated department of economic and workforce development. A seasoned collaborator across business, technology, education, workforce spheres, Will previously served as CTO for the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education. He holds an MS in interdisciplinary science from Johns Hopkins and a BA in political science from Rutgers University.

Robert M. Aydukovic – President of the Maryland Center for Construction Education and Innovation (MCCEI). MCCEI is an industry driven public-private partnership working in tandem with the private industry, government, and Maryland’s Universities, community colleges and secondary schools to position construction as a career of choice, to promote the economic vitality of construction in Maryland and serve as an industry resource.

In addition to MCCEI, Aydukovic serves as an adjunct faculty member at both the University of Baltimore teaching Community Economic Development in the undergraduate Real Estate and Economic Development program and at the Johns Hopkins University teaching Managing Construction Projects in the Master’s in Real Estate and Infrastructure program. Aydukovic also serves as Executive in Residence at University of Baltimore strengthening relationships between the Merrick School of Business and the built environment industry.

Aydukovic’s career spans over 25 years in Maryland’s construction, real estate and economic development sectors. Past experiences include serving as a general construction laborer, mechanic’s helper, cost estimator, project manager, commercial district revitalization coordinator, new business development, financial feasibility and analysis, market studies, crafting real estate operating pro formas, risk and return models and valuations. Beyond real estate, Aydukovic has worked with prominent non-profits and institutions on strategic planning initiatives and fundraising strategies. Aydukovic has negotiated, structured, and gained approvals of public-private partnerships resulting in over $700 million invested and 1,500 jobs created or retained in Maryland since 1996.

Prior to joining MCCEI, Mr. Aydukovic has worked for the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc. (DPOB) from 2001 to 2009, and the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), the City’s quasi-public economic development agency, from 1996 to 2001. While serving at DPOB and BDC, he helped negotiate public-private partnerships on several market rate apartment, hotels, office, parking structure, industrial and retail/entertainment projects. In other work experience, Mr. Aydukovic has served as a commercial district revitalization coordinator in the Belair-Edison neighborhood of Baltimore City from 1994 to 1996 and in the commercial construction industry with the Overhead Door Company of Washington, DC from 1989 to 1994.

Aydukovic has earned a Master of Science in Real Estate from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI.

Aydukovic currently serves as Chairman of the University of Baltimore Real Estate and Economic Development Program Advisory Board, member ULI Baltimore Advisory Council, member the Michigan State University Construction Management Alumni Board, and a volunteer little league coach with Reisterstown Baseball. Bob is also a past member of the Counselors of Real Estate, and an Associate Member of the Urban Land Institute Baltimore District Council. Through MCCEI, Bob maintains corporate memberships in the Associated Builders and Contractors Baltimore Metro Chapter, Maryland Associated General Contractors, Baltimore Building Congress and Exchange and the Maryland Economic Development Association.

He currently lives in Owings Mills, MD, with his wife and two sons.

Robert L. Caret joined the University System of Maryland (USM) as chancellor on July 1, 2015. He was inaugurated as the system’s fourth chancellor on November 19, 2015. No stranger to Maryland, Caret is a former president of Towson University, a USM institution.
During his 20 years of public higher education leadership, Caret has earned respect for his successful work in several areas, including helping to ensure college affordability, academic excellence, and the efficient use of resources. In addition, he is credited with emphasizing university partnerships to enhance students’ experiences and to impact regional progress in economic and workforce development and other areas.
Before joining USM as chancellor, Caret was president of the University of Massachusetts System (UMass) from 2011 until 2015. Throughout his UMass tenure, he has emphasized efficiency, cost-saving initiatives, and productive working relationships with Massachusetts government and business leaders. His successful pursuit of a 50-50 funding formula for UMass resulted in the state and students contributing equally to the university’s general education program and a 22 percent increase in the base budget for two years. He also secured additional state funding, allowing UMass to freeze tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduate students for two consecutive years.

Elaine Carroll is currently the Site Director for the Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC) in Baltimore. In this role Ms. Carroll is responsible for the operations of the Careers in Manufacturing Programs (CMP) – occupational skills training programs that provide technical training to unemployed and underemployed adults and teach essential skills necessary to carve career pathways in the manufacturing and construction industries. Elaine graduated with her Masters in Social Work from the University of Maryland focusing on clinical mental health and management and community organization. From 2007 to 2015 she was the Director of Network and Peer Services for On Our Own of Maryland, a grassroots organization that provides training and advocacy to stakeholders in the behavioral health community. Elaine is passionate about trauma-informed care practices and principles, whole health and recovery. She is a trainer and consultant on various aspects of trauma and recovery, and has consulted for the National Council for Behavioral Health in this capacity. Her background in behavioral health and trauma-informed care has complimented her new role in workforce development and serving people with multiple barriers to employment.

William H. Cole is the President and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), which serves as the economic development agency for Baltimore City. It is responsible for growing the city by retaining and attracting businesses, expanding job opportunities for city residents, and increasing investment in city neighborhoods. Prior to his appointment at BDC, Cole was the Associate Vice President of Institutional Advancement at the University of Baltimore and served on the Baltimore City Council and represented its 11th district. His public service includes the Maryland House of Delegates from 1998 to 2002 and was Special Assistant to U.S. Representative Elijah E. Cummings from 1996 to 2003. In addition, Cole is active on more than a dozen civic and non-profit boards, including co-chair of the Steering Committee for the Opportunity Collaborative: the Regional Plan for Sustainable Development, chair of the Baltimore Hotel Corporation, and a member of the boards of the Downtown Partnership, Visit Baltimore, and the Maryland Chapter of the Smart Growth America Local Leaders Council. He earned a B.A. in Government & Politics from the University of Maryland College Park, and M.A. in Legal and Ethical Studies from the University of Baltimore. A native Marylander, Bill has lived in downtown Baltimore for more than 25 years. He and his wife Michelle are the proud parents of three Baltimore City public school students.

Todd joined the Division of Innovation and Applied Research in 2016. As senior economist for the Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI), Todd is the lead methodologist on forecasts, impact analyses, and econometric and statistical models. He contributes to a variety of projects including a study commissioned by Maryland Department of the Environment, which analyzes all programs and subprograms associated with Maryland’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act (GGRA) to determine feasible economic and fiscal impacts to Maryland’s economy from 2010 to 2020.

Prior to working at RESI, Todd worked as a legislative aide for Baltimore County Councilman Sam Moxley. He also worked as a graduate research assistant at Syracuse University and Virginia Tech.
Education

Todd holds a Ph.D. in social science from Syracuse University; an M.A. in political science from Syracuse University; an M.S. in agricultural and applied economics from Virginia Tech; and a B.A. in economics from University of Maryland.
Personal

Outside of the office, Todd can be found hiking, biking, and taking photographs.
Fun Fact

What are three websites everyone should have bookmarked? NPR.org, BaltimoreRavens.com, and fivethirtyeight.com

Kirkland J. Murray, President and CEO
Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation

Kirkland J. Murray is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation (AAWDC), a 501(c)(3) Corporation that is the administrator and operator of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funded services for Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Murray is a visionary and change agent, having successfully brought in 28 grants totaling over $22.4 million to strategically address workforce needs in the region. Most notably in 2014, AAWDC and a consortium of 59 partners across Central Maryland received a $9.9 million Ready to Work Partnership Grant from the Department of Labor to assist long-term unemployed enter the biosciences and IT industries.

Leading a staff of 62 professionals, Murray is committed to ensuring that Anne Arundel County has a highly skilled workforce that meets the current and future needs of county businesses, and that citizens have the tools and resources to maximize their career potential. He has a proven track record of success in the business community having served as the Business Development Director of Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation (AAEDC). While at AAEDC, Murray developed and led an intensive workforce assistance program to help county companies expand and remain successful by securing community redevelopment projects, and the retention, growth and attraction of manufacturing and distribution companies. As Director, Capital Region for the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED), Murray developed business retention and outreach programming, led site selection redevelopment projects, and worked on state and local Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)-related economic development.

Named The Daily Record’s 2012 Most Influential Marylander in Civic Leadership, Murray currently serves as the Maryland Director on NAWDP’s Board of Directors, the Vice Chair of NAWDP’s Executive Committee and the Chairman of the Advocacy Committee. He also serves as the President of the Workforce Investment Network for Maryland, and is a member of the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board.

J. Thomas Sadowski
Vice Chancellor for Economic Development
University System of Maryland (USM)
Columbus Center
701 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-688-0013
tsadowski@usmd.edu

Executive Profile:
With more than 25-years in the economic development profession, Tom’s work has focused on growing and attracting companies, talent recruitment, workforce development, public/private partnerships and creating programs supporting innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship. He has worked with partners in industry, higher education and at every level of government. His career projects exceed $10 billion in value and 50,000 jobs; these include the 2005 BRAC win for Aberdeen Proving Ground and numerous HQ, R&D lab and industrial projects for major government and private sector clients.
Tom has held leadership positions at both the local and regional levels. Most recently he served as President & CEO of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore where he led executive sales and investment missions to major markets such as Austin, Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Detroit, New York, New Jersey, San Diego, San Francisco and Silicon Valley. His work spans all industry sectors, to include aerospace, cyber, bio-health, energy, additive manufacturing, ed-tech, finance, global logistics and transportation. He is active on many boards related to business, public policy, education and health.
Organization Profile:
University System of Maryland is a $5 billion global institution with more than 164,000 students enrolled across 12 campuses, 2 regional higher-ed centers throughout the State of Maryland and more than 6,000 enrolled from outside MD and the United States. The System conducts nearly $1.3 billion in sponsored research annually for the federal government and with industry in areas like cyber, life sciences, bio-health, engineering, energy and environmental science and sustainability.

Bret Schreiber has worked for 20 years in the field of government and community relations, driving policy and economic development initiatives and developing strong ties to local, state and national legislators. Most recently, Mr. Schreiber was Director of Governmental and Community Relations for Harford County Maryland where his office focused on higher education, K-12 education and funding, identifying funding for local law enforcement for safe streets and safe schools, and addressing the county’s growing heroin addiction problem. His efforts helped to increase the county’s presence in Annapolis and Washington, D.C.. In addition to the priorities of education, healthcare and law enforcement, Mr. Schreiber’s efforts included planning for the high-tech industry, federal jobs, public safety, business development and tourism.

Prior to Harford County, Mr. Schreiber served as a vice-president of the Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA), leading policy development and involved in organizational operations. Primarily tasked with leading public policy initiatives in support of independent higher education in Maryland, Mr. Schreiber served as the chief lobbyist/liaison between MICUA and various public bodies, including the Governor’s Office, the Maryland General Assembly, the Maryland Congressional Delegation, the Maryland Higher Education Commission, the Department of Budget and Management, Local Governments and others. As MICUA’s Vice President, Mr. Schreiber helped to plan, implement, and manage the Association’s strategic national and statewide agenda in alignment with the missions and goals of Maryland’s independent higher education institutions;

Mr. Schreiber also spent 10 years working with the Johns Hopkins Institutions helping to plan, implement, and manage the Johns Hopkins Institutions’ strategic State agenda with elected and appointed officials, including: higher education funding and financial aid, economic development initiatives and policy, legislation, regulation, and capital assistance to the Johns Hopkins University and Health System. His specific responsibilities included; research and development, biotechnology, nanotechnology, health professionals education and regulations, public health policy and prevention, homeland security and preparedness, transportation, business law and regulation, nursing education concerns, K-12 initiatives, revenue measures and economic development priorities. Mr. Schreiber also worked with the University and Health System leadership in developing and advocating a strategic state and local affairs agenda that served the Institution by protecting Johns Hopkins’ interests with state and local decision makers; and advancing Johns Hopkins’ agenda with State and local governments and groups.

A Harford County resident and North Harford High School graduate, Mr. Schreiber holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Johns Hopkins University. A lacrosse player for the nationally ranked Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays, Mr. Schreiber participated in three NCAA Final Four appearances. He also counts family members among his biggest influencers – particularly his parents and his daughter Claire. He attributes his other great inspiration to his significant other, Sharon Markley, vice president for public affairs and strategy at Stevenson University. When not working, Schreiber likes to spend time with his daughter and Markley. He plays lacrosse in an “over 35 league that’s full of 20-year-olds,” and also plays basketball and golf.

Kelly M. Schulz was confirmed as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) in February of 2015. A former member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Frederick County, she served on the Economic Matters Committee from 2011- 2015. In addition to local issues, then Delegate Schulz took special interest in legislation relating to banks and other financial institutions, business, occupations and professions, economic development, labor and employment, unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the Maryland Department of Labor from her years of experience working in the government, in the private sector and as a small business owner.
DLLR Secretary Schulz is proud to lead the agency that protects and empowers Marylanders by safeguarding workers, protecting consumers and cultivating a thriving workforce that can meet the demands of Maryland’s dynamic economy.
DLLR has several divisions including Unemployment Insurance, Occupational and Professional Licensing, Financial Regulation, Labor and Industry, Workforce Development and Adult Learning, the Maryland Racing Commission and the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board. The agency employs nearly 2,000 workers and has an operating budget of more than $375 million.
Prior to embarking on a career of public service, Secretary Schulz sold real estate, worked as a program manager for a defense contractor and was a part-owner of a cyber security firm. She has received several awards including the Outstanding Recent Alumna Award from Hood College in 2011, and is a member of several prestigious organizations including Women in Defense, the Fort Detrick Alliance and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. Kelly is also a Board member of the Frederick County Habitat for Humanity and is an active member of the Frederick Kiwanis Club, the Libertytown-Unionville Lions Club and the Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company.
Secretary Schulz obtained her Associates degree from Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York and later obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland.
A native of Warren, Michigan, Kelly currently lives in Frederick County, Maryland with her husband John Nowell and has two sons, Brandon and Bradley.

Background:
Steve Smalley graduated from Penn State University in 1981, with a degree in Computer Science. He started off working on computer graphics and computer networking – before there were PCs. He has worked on defense systems from undersea to outer space. While working, he got his second degree is in Systems Engineering, he has experience in project management, design team leadership, and holds a Green Belt in Six Sigma process improvement and one US Patent. Through most of his career Steve has worked in manufacturing, and his favorite part of the job is “putting lids on little metal boxes.” (You’ll have to ask him if you want more details.) His specialty is hermetic sealing, primarily for Transmit/Receive modules and other Microelectronics. Throughout his engineering career, he has always been interested in getting into the local schools to discuss how fun, and important, a career in engineering can be.

Engineering is a field tightly coupled to education, just as engineers need to keep learning, our education system needs to keep producing engineers. Steve has a great opportunity to work directly with the education system to identify successful strategies to increase the number of technical students in this country. He sits on the Frostburg State University Engineering Advisory Board and several STEM planning committees, working to improve the number of students preparing for careers in technical fields; he is an Achievement Counts speaker, and a frequent speaker at career days, STEM fairs and other school functions. He is an organizer of TEAACH (Teachers and Engineers for Academic Achievement) which works with middle school teachers to help excite them about presenting STEM concepts in the classroom, and works with the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) state implementation team to bring engineering classes into high schools and middle schools. He is working to bring strong after school programs like VEX robotics, FIRST LEGO® League, MD Science Olympiad and MESA (Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement) to more schools. He’d like every student to know enough about engineering to consider if an engineering career is right for them. He has three children that have all been to college, so he has a variety of first hand experiences with technical programs, evaluating schools, the selection of a major process and different learning styles.

Barbara Viniar assumed the presidency of Chesapeake College on July 1, 2008. Since then she has become active in the community, serving on the Dorchester County Public Schools Citizens Advisory Committee, the Queen Anne’s, Talbot and Dorchester County Economic Development Commissions, and the board of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation. She also serves on the executive committee of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges, is Chair of the Maryland Council of Community College Presidents, Vice President of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges and past Chair of the Board of the 34 college Maryland-DC Campus Compact, which promotes service learning. She is a member of the Tidewater Rotary Club of Easton.

Prior to Chesapeake she served as the Executive Director of the Institute for Community College Development at Cornell for five years. Under her leadership the Institute achieved national recognition for its unique online community college leadership assessment instrument. Prior to joining Cornell Viniar was president of Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Massachusetts for 9 years. She is the founder of the Berkshire Leadership Program.

Viniar was a Kellogg National Fellow from 1986-1989. She earned her doctorate in 1984 from the Institute for Leadership Studies at Fairleigh Dickinson University and her MA and BA from Lehman College, City University of New York.

Michelle has been in the healthcare field for about 14 years. Michelle grew up in Ghana, West Africa and later obtained a law degree from University of Hull, England. She later pursued an MBA from University of Leicester, England with a focus in Human Resources/Law.

She relocated to United States with her husband and obtained another Masters in Human Resources from Widener University. Michelle’s role as Director of Human Resources focuses on expertise such as recruitment,employee career development, compensation analysis employee relations but most importantly being a resource to all staff at UHCC/THA.

Lloyd Day is a career workforce development professional with over 25 years in Maryland state service. Mr. Day has managerial experience at the local and state levels in workforce programs and systems serving diverse populations.
As Director of Workforce Development for the State of Maryland, Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR), Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning (DWDAL), Mr. Day oversees Maryland’s comprehensive workforce system. Mr. Day and his team are responsible for the overall workforce direction of the state. Their goal is to have Maryland operate based upon a coordinated economic workforce plan ensuring all Marylanders utilizing Maryland’s public workforce system can participate in the state’s reemerging economy.