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Message From: Sent: To: Subject: Karen Czarnecki [events@mercatus.gmu.edu] 5/8/2018 9:38:08 PM Bolen, Brittany [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=31e872a691114372b5a6a88482a66e48-Bolen, Brit] Fwd: This Friday - Debating Work Requirements, Work Availability, and Training Good afternoon, This Friday, May 11, at 10am we are hosting an event focused on work requirements, work availability, and other policies that increase employment opportunities, and I wanted to make sure you had seen the invite below. Duck Donuts will be provided along with coffee and juice, in Rayburn 2237. Our first panel will touch on the Farm Bill work requirements, the guaranteed jobs proposal from Senator Bemie Sanders, and other proposals to address job market barriers. Jason Fichtner and Flarry Flolzer will discuss these issues, from both sides of each debate. Professionals from outside of Washington who are engaged in workforce development will share their experiences on the second panel, explaining how they've witnessed federal programs success and failures at a local level. Register here or let me know if you can make it. Sincerely, Karen Czarnecki vakeue call for today's modern workforce. Broad not displaying correctly VIVIBILI Wv\ V o 1hoo so Many Ope i voos and So Many Americans Without Jobs? Policy Solutions: Work Requirements, Work Availability, and Training Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00083144-00001 Each month, there are hundreds of thousands of open jobs in the U.S., and yet there are millions of Americans who do not have a job. Many have given up looking for work. Will current policies considered by the House, Senate, and Administration help? What else should policymakers consider? Click here to learn more. Event Details Friday, May 11,2018 10AM-12PM Duck Donuts wifi be provided, Rayburn House Building Room 2237 Opt out of emails for this event in one click. About the Event Panel 1: Examining Ail Angies: Work Requirements Work Availability and Education What are the benefits and limitations of work requirements, training programs, and subsidized work? How can we test such policies? Harry Holzer, LaFarge SJ Professor Professor, Georgetown University and Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Jason Fichtner, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center Moderated by: Nick Timiraos, The Wall Street Journal Panel 2: What Can Help Americans Find Jobs? Expert panelists will share their experiences with local workforce development programs and the major barriers they encounter in helping the public get back to work. Mason Bishop, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor Sharon Johnson, CEO, Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board, inc. and Chairperson, Virginia Association of Workforce Directors Montez King, Executive Director, NIMS and Appointee to the President's Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00083144-00002  Mardy Leathers, Director, Missouri Division of Workforce Development Moderated by: Vronique de Rugy, Mercatus Center Seating is Simited, please RSVP here. For questions, please contact Jen Campbell at jcampbell@mercatus.gmu.edu or| Ex. 6 j About the Speakers Mason Bishop is the Principal of WorkED Consulting, LLC, a provider of workforce deveiopment and higher education consulting and management services. Previously, Bishop was the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Employment and Training Administration forth US Department of Labor. He led national workforce policy efforts and initiatives, oversaw key workforce investment programs, and assisted with congressionai relations and legislative issues. Jason J, Fichtner is a Senior Research Feliow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His research focuses on Social Security, federal tax poiicy, federal budget policy, retirement security, and policy proposals to increase saving and investment. Previously, he served in several positions at the Social Security Administration, including as deputy commissioner of Social Security (acting), chief economist, and associate commissioner for retirement poiicy. Harry J. Holzer is a Nonresident Senior Feliow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution and the LaFarge SJ Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown. He previously served as Chief Economist for the U.S. Department of Labor and professor of economics at Michigan State University. Prior to corning to Georgetown, Professor Holzer served as Chief Economist for the U.S. Department of Labor and professor of economics at Michigan State University. Sharon Johnson is CEO for the Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc. and Chairperson for the Virginia Association of Workforce Directors, She has over 25 years of talent development experience working with the private sector, public workforce system, economic development, and community colleges. Sharon received her PhD in Human Capita! Development from the University of Southern Mississippi and her MS in Adult Education and Human Resource Deveiopment from James Madison University. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00083144-00003 Montez King is the Executive Director of NiMS, developing national standards and competency-based credentials in manufacturing trades. Montez is responsible for overseeing the administration, programs, and strategic plan of the organization, in October 2017, Montez was appointed to the President's Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion. Mardy Leathers was appointed to serve as the Director of the Missouri Division of Workforce Development in October 2017. He most recently served as Executive Director of the Center for Workforce Development at East Central College in Union, Missouri, There, he piayed a key role in developing the statewide Community College Workforce Development Network and oversaw the college's business and industry training efforts, community education, healthcare career certification and WiOA programs. Nick Timiraos (moderator) is a national economics correspondent for The Wail Street Journal in Washington, DC, He has covered the housing bust and the government's response to the mortgage crisis, including the bailout of finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In 2008, he contributed to the Journal's coverage of the presidential election. He joined the Journal in 2006 and graduated from Georgetown University, where he studied government and American studies. Varomque de Rugy (moderator) is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a nationally syndicated columnist. Her primary research interests include the US economy, the federal budget, homeland security, taxation, tax competition, and financial privacy. Her popular weekly charts address economic issues ranging from lessons on creating sustainable economic growth to the implications of government tax and fiscal policies. She has testified numerous times in front of Congress on the effects of fiscal stimulus, debt and deficits, and regulation on the economy. She received her PhD in economics from the Pantheon-Sorbonne University. This event is free and open to the genera/ public. This event has been planned in accordance with the widely-attended event exception to congressional gift rules and government ethics memoranda. Breakfast will be provided. Don't miss another update. Subscribe now. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00083144-00004 Donate update subscription preferences Copyright201S. Ad rights oeserved Olii mailing address is: fefercatus Center 3434 Washirrten 8ivd Arlington, VA 22201 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00083144-00005