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Southwest
Pathways
Conference
Promoting Pathways to
Economic Success
May 28-29, 2015 // ASU SkySong
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Southwest Pathways Conference
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to the inaugural Southwest Pathways Conference at Arizona
State University. We convened this conference to call attention to one of the
most tragic challenges of our time: our failure to prepare huge percentages
of our youth to lead successful lives as adults, including achieving economic
independence. For far too many young adults, the American Dream is a
distant illusion. While this is a national challenge, it is more pronounced in
the Southwest than in most other regions. Especially in Arizona, New Mexico
and Nevada, youth are far more likely to be unemployed, living in poverty,
and “disconnected” from education and work than in the nation as a whole.
The effort to reverse these trends will be complicated by demographics: A
much higher percentage of our youth are Latino, and New Mexico and Arizona
have the nation’s largest populations of Native American youth. Both groups
currently lag well behind white youth in educational achievement.
The real purpose of this conference is to identify and promote the most
promising solutions to these immense challenges. To that end, we have
recruited more than 100 speakers – all prominent leaders – who volunteered
to come to SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, to share their
knowledge of what works. ASU is pleased to host an event that so closely
aligns with its mission of inclusivity and access for all students. We have also
assembled a consortium of national and regional research organizations, and
many researchers, who will help ensure that our search for the most promising
policies and programs is informed by high-quality research. To learn more
about all of this, please visit our website, www.globalpathwaysinstitute.org.
We have been very deliberate about who we invited to attend the conference.
The five Southwestern states participating in this conference – Colorado, Utah,
Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona – have each assembled a cross-sector team
of leaders committed to work together to create much stronger systems to help
our youth find pathways to success. We are also pleased to welcome a Native
American team.
Over the next two days, we trust you will be intrigued, inspired and
invigorated by what you learn. But the real measure of success will be our
willingness to work together after the conference to create a Southwest in
which all of our young people are equipped to lead productive and successful
lives. Our ultimate goal is a Southwest that offers our youth -- our greatest
resource -- boundless opportunity, and in the process, unleashes a new era of
dynamic growth and prosperity. This conference is just the beginning.
William C. Symonds
Director, Global Pathways Institute
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Skysong is located on a 42-acre campus at the southeast corner of
Scottsdale and McDowell roads in Scottsdale. SkySong is at the heart of the
redevelopment of the McDowell Road corridor.
Organized around a central plaza with a signature shade structure, it
is a mixed-use development with 1.2 million square feet of space. The
development, a joint venture among ASU, the ASU Foundation for the New
American University, the City of Scottsdale, the Plaza Companies and the
Holualoa Companies, is three miles from ASU’s research-intensive Tempe
campus and seven miles from Sky Harbor International Airport.
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Day1
MORNING SESSION
8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Welcoming Remarks
William Symonds, Director, Global Pathways Institute
Doug Pruitt, Chair of the Global Pathways Institute
Keynote Session
Speaker: Arizona Governor Doug Ducey
Panel: The Business Imperative for Action
Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Koppell, Dean of the College of Public Service and Community Solutions,
Arizona State University
Speakers: Jaime Casap, Global Education Evangelist, Google
Gayatri J Agnew, Director – Career Opportunity, Walmart Foundation
Tracy Bame, President, Freeport-McMoRan Foundation, Freeport-McMoRan
The Challenge Facing Young Adults in the Southwest
This panel will feature some of the nation’s most prominent experts on the subject of why we are
failing to prepare so many young adults for success. The issues that will be addressed include youth
unemployment, disconnected youth, challenges faced by Hispanic and Native American youth, and the
paramount challenge of preparing all youth for economic independence.
Moderator: Thom Reilly, Director, Morrison Institute for Public Policy
Speakers: Ken Smith, CEO, Jobs for America’s Graduates
Russell Krumnow, Managing Director, Opportunity Nation
General William Lennox, former Superintendent, US Military Academy at West Point
Paul Luna, CEO, Helios Education Foundation
Jacob Moore, Assistant Vice President for Tribal Relations, ASU
Break 10:20 am - 10:35 am
Promising Pathways in Industries Driving Growth and Jobs in the Southwest
A panel of business leaders from major industries will discuss both the jobs they expect to create, and the
skills they’re looking for.
Moderator: Chris Camacho, CEO, Greater Phoenix Economic Council
Speakers: Steve Zylstra, CEO, Arizona Technology Council, (Technology)
Sherry McFadden, Director, Tempe State Farm Insurance Operations Center, (Insurance)
Vicki Mora, CEO, AGC New Mexico, (Construction)
Robert Myer, CEO, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, (Healthcare)
Mike Madsen, President, Defense and Space, Honeywell Aerospace (Manufacturing)
Michael Montelongo, Chief Administrative Officer and Senior VP for Public Policy and
Corporate Affairs, Sodexo Inc. (Hospitality)
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Creating More Effective Pathway Systems
The final morning session will challenge participants to begin thinking about how we can create more
effective pathways to economic independence:
Moderator: Debbie Mills, Director, National Career Pathways Network
(a) Lessons from Abroad: A look at the world’s best pathways systems, including Germany and
Switzerland.
Speaker: Helge Jordan, Honorary Consul of Germany in Arizona
(b) Promising approaches for the U.S.: Leaders involved in creating or framing effective pathways
systems will offer their perspective on what works.
Speakers: Jason Tyszko, Senior Director, Policy and Programs, Center for Education and
Workforce, US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Kimberly Green, Executive Director, National Association of State Directors of CTE
(NASDCTEc)
Amy Loyd, Director of the Pathways to Prosperity Network, Jobs for the Future
Jamai Blivin, CEO, Innovate+Educate
Lunch Break 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Lunch will be catered and served at SkySong. People will be eating in various locations
around the campus.
STATE TEAMS HUDDLE
During Lunch, state teams will be given the opportunity to huddle to determine how they will cover the
afternoon breakouts. The goal is to have someone from each state attend every breakout.
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Each participant will attend two breakout sessions. Each breakout will include a panel that will discuss
promising solutions to a challenge. Following this, participants will discuss what they’ve learned and work
to craft a call to action coming out of the session. In this way, each participant will have an opportunity to
get directly involved in the conversation.
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ROUND ONE
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
High-quality CTE // SYNERGY
High-quality CTE programs have a demonstrated ability to increase student engagement, achievement
and attainment. This session will look at examples of excellence, as well as national trends
Moderator: John Mulcahy, President ACTE-AZ
Speakers: Dr. Sue Cleveland, Superintendent, Rio Rancho Public Schools, New Mexico
Dr. Rosemary Smith, Vice Principal, Warren Tech Center, Jefferson County, Colorado
Kimberly Green, Executive Director, NASDCTEc
Michael Raponi, Director of the Office of Career Readiness, Adult Learning and Education
Options, Nevada
Greg Donovan, Superintendent, West-MEC, Arizona
The student perspective: Ernesto Moreno, senior at Desert View High School, Tucson
Researcher: Sapna Gupta, Senior Policy Analyst, Morrison Institute for Public Policy
Career Literacy // IMAGINATION
Most students in the Southwest do not receive quality career guidance, and so leave high school without
the knowledge, tools and support they need to make good decisions regarding their college and career
plans. To put it another way, they are “career illiterate.” This session will look at the most effective ways of
making students “career literate.”
Moderator: Scott Solberg, Associate Dean for Research, Boston University
Speakers: Robin Russel, Graduation Guidelines Manager, Colorado Department of Education
Lillian Tsosie-Jensen, Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Program Specialist,
Utah State Office of Education
Tiffany Chow, Partnership Strategist, Roadtrip Nation
Brian Walker, Manager, TEACH campaign, “The Road to TEACH”
Mindy Willard, President, Arizona School Counselors Assn.
Researcher: Ellen Cushing, Deputy Director, College and Career Readiness and Success Center
Promising Post-Secondary Pathway Initiatives // INGENUITY
This panel will examine great examples of work being done by both universities and community colleges
to create more effective pathways to career success. We will examine community college programs that
produce high rates of graduation and job placement. We will also look at the work being done by ASU and
other leaders to increase the diversity of their student bodies, as well as policies that promote pathways,
such as dual-enrollment and early-college high schools.
Moderator: Robert Lytle, co-head of Education Practice, Parthenon-EY
Speakers: Dr. Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan, Senior Vice President for Knowledge Enterprise
Development, ASU
Dr. Fenton Broadhead, Academic Vice President, BYU Idaho
Lynn Vosler, Director of Workforce Development, Front Range Community College, Colorado
Amy Loyd, Executive Director of the Pathways to Prosperity Network, Jobs for the Future
Angelo Gonzales, Executive Director, Mission: Graduate, New Mexico
Researcher: Jennifer Zinth, Director, High School and STEM Policy Centers, Education
Commission of the States
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Business/Education Partnerships that Produce Results // INNOVATION
A look at leading examples of how business is partnering with educational institutions to create programs
that produce strong pathways to employment.
Moderator: Timm Boettcher, Industry Workforce Needs Coalition and CEO, RealityWorks
Speakers: David Wilcox, President, Global Skills X-Change
Dr. Clay Goodman, VP of Occupational Education, Estrella Mountain Community
College, AZ (Energy workforce development)
Jason Tyszko, US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Noel Ginsburg, CEO of Interject Plastics and Founder of the Colorado Advanced
Manufacturing Alliance
Steve Greene, Vice President, NCCER
Jerry D Ellner, National Director High School Development, Universal Technical Institute
Promising Practices for Expanding the Pipeline for Under-Served Populations // GLOBAL
Native American, Latino and Rural Students: This session will tackle the enormous challenge of how we
can better prepare students who have long lagged behind.
Moderator: Dan Jesse, Senior Research Associate, RMC Research Corp., Denver
Speakers: Sandy Husk, CEO, AVID
Dr. Verlyn Fick, Provost and Vice President of Instruction at Cochise College,
Sierra Vista, AZ
Clyde McBride, CTE Director/Teacher, Monument Valley High School, Kayenta , AZ
Noel Crum, District Innovation and CTE Coordinator Johnson County Schools, Kentucky
Denver Public Schools:
(1) The Challenge: Lisa Zimble, Director, TEACH Campaign
(2) The Response: Joe Saboe, CTE Director, Denver Public Schools
Creating Pathways to High-Demand Jobs in Technology // DISCOVERY
This panel will examine best practices for preparing young adults for high-tech careers, as well as the
strategies Southwestern states are employing to create and attract more jobs in this vital sector.
Moderator: Alan Rowland, US Academic Team, CompTIA
Speakers: Stephen J. Lynch, Director, Workforce and Economic Development, Burning Glass Technologies
Richard Nelson, CEO, Utah Technology Council
Wendy Nkomo, COO, Colorado Technology Council
Ken Quartermain, Director of the Arizona STEM Network
Michael Frechette, Director, Bowhead Technical Solutions, Nevada
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Break 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
ROUND TWO
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Pathways to Employment for Opportunity Youth // INGENUITY
One out of six young people (age 16 to 25) are disengaged from both school and work, and Maricopa
County has more disengaged youth than any other major metro area. This panel will look at efforts to
re-engage them.
Moderator: Elyse Rosenblum, Grads of Life
Speakers: Kim Owens, Executive Director, Year-UP Phoenix
Trisha Constas, Market Manager, Enterprise & Community Engagement, Bank of America
Don Covey, Superintendent, Maricopa County
Ben Olsen, Director, Arizona Serve of Prescott College, Arizona
Philip Cofield, President and CEO, Junior Achievement of Utah
Researcher: Kristin Swenson, Research Associate and Lead Statistician, Utah Education
Policy Center
The Power of Work-Based Learning // SYNERGY
Done well, work-based learning – including internships and apprenticeships – is an extremely effective
strategy for engaging students and helping them plan their careers. This panel will examine some of the
best programs, and discuss strategies for scaling them up.
Moderator: Jane Oates, Vice President for External Affairs, Apollo Group
Speakers: Willy Higgins, Director of Apprenticeship Programs, Arizona
Dr. Fenton Broadhead, Academic Vice President, BYU Idaho
Lauren Trent, Denver Public Schools
Rene Cantu, Executive Director, Jobs for Nevada’s Graduates
Tami Goetz, Executive Director, Utah STEM Action Center
Competency-Based Pathways to Education and Employment // GLOBAL
This session will examine the power of competency-based education to prepare students for success,
as well as the work being led by Innovate+Educate and others to create competency-based pathways to
employment. Such pathways are desperately needed to help adults who lack educational credentials.
Moderator: Amy Bond, Chief Strategy Office, Innovate+Educate
Speakers: Steve Florence, Director, Tempe Operations Center, State Farm
Amanda Burke, Director, Education Strategy and Innovation, Center for the Future of Arizona
Kevin Corcoran, Strategy Director, Lumina Foundation
Dr. Joshua Cramer, Director of Family Engagement Initiatives and Strategy, National Center
for Families Learning
Dr. Kathy Merget, Dean of Liberal Arts & Business Management, Culinary Institute of America
Researcher: Meriah Heredia-Griego, Associate Director, Center for Education Policy and
Research, University of New Mexico
Credentials that Count // DISCOVERY
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The role of industry-backed credentials is critical in defining the skills students need to embark on
promising careers. This panel will also examine how pathway programs can best incorporate industryrecognized credentials.
Moderator: Janet Bray, Global Pathways Institute
Speakers: Roger Tadajewski, Executive Director, National Coalition of Certification Centers
Leo Reddy, CEO, Manufacturing Skills Standards Council
Tyra Crockett, Oracle Academies
Trish Serratore, National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
Using WIOA to Drive State Pathways Strategies // IMAGINATION
This panel will examine how states can leverage WIOA to help drive pathways strategies.
Moderator: Ron Painter, CEO, National Association of Workforce Boards
Speakers: Stephanie Steffens, Director, Colorado Workforce Development Council
Joel Millman, Arizona Department of Economic Security
Dennis Perea, Deputy Director, Nevada Dept. of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation
Shelly Ivie, Associate Director, Utah Department of Workforce Services,
Bryan Rogers, Regional DirectorEmployment & Training Administration, Region 6, US
Department of Labor
Policies that Promote Pathways // INNOVATION
This panel will examine how policymakers can promote development of more effective pathway systems.
The panel will focus especially on actions that states can take.
Moderator: Dr. Paul Koehler, Director of the Policy Center, WestEd
Speakers: Emily Lesh, Assistant Director, Colorado Workforce Development Council
Dr. Edward Lee Vargas, Executive Vice President, AVID and President of the Association
of Latino Administrators and Superintendents
Russell Krumnow, Managing Director, Opportunity Nation
Tamar Jacoby, President, Opportunity America
Kristen Swanson, Senior Director of the Research Institute, BrightBytes
Researcher: Jennifer Zinth, Director, High School and STEM Policy Centers, Education
Commission of the States
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm
State Teams Regroup
Meeting of the Researchers
Networking
5:15 pm
Buses Leave
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
EVENING RECEPTION // East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT)
This reception will take place at one of the Southwest’s premier providers of high-quality career and
technical education
Featured Speaker: Jared Veldheer, Star Offensive Tackle, Arizona Cardinals
7:00 pm
Buses return to Hotel and/or SkySong
Evening Free (Dinner on your own)
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Day2
MORNING SESSION
8:00 am - 12:30 pm
KEYNOTES
Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University
Rufus Glasper, Chancellor, Maricopa Community Colleges
Ellen Golembek, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and
President, National Association of State Workforce Agencies
Young Leaders panel
A panel featuring young adults who have benefitted from a pathways program.
Moderator: Maria Harper-Marinick, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost,
Maricopa County Community Colleges
Speakers who have benefitted from the following programs:
AVID: Trent Buckhanon
PIMA JTED: Stephanie Ly
UTI/Auto Technology: De’Aire Wright
Maricopa County Community College District: Veronica Sandova
Break 10:00 am - 10:15 am
How Effective Pathways Can Drive Economic Development
This panel will examine how states can and are using pathway programs to help drive economic
development.
Moderator: Ron Painter, CEO National Association of Workforce Boards
Speakers: Stephanie Steffens, Director, Colorado Workforce Development Council
Celina Bussey, Secretary, New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
Glenn Hamer, CEO, Arizona Chamber of Commerce
Ben Hart, Governor’s Office of Economic Development, Utah
The Power of Collective Action
This panel will include leaders of foundations and others organizations working to achieve/promote
systemic change in this arena.
Moderator: Carolyn Warner, Chair, Arizona Quality Skills Commission
Speakers: Linda Childears, CEO, Daniels Fund, Denver, Colorado
Paul Markham, Program Officer for Postsecondary Success, Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation
Alvin Warren, program officer, New Mexico programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Jack Grayson, CEO, APQC
Lorenzo Esters, Senior Program Director, National Engagement and Philanthropy, USA Funds
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SESSION TWO
Lunch Break 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
State Team Meetings
Each state team will meet individually to craft a call to action for their state
Those not involved in a state team will gather to reflect on what they’ve learned and the next steps
Arizona // SYNERGY
Colorado // GLOBAL
Utah // INGENUITY
New Mexico // IMAGINATION
Nevada // EXPLORATION
Native American Team // DISCOVERY
Researchers // INNOVATION
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
CLOSING SESSION:
Report out from the States
Final Call to Action and Next Steps
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Southwest Pathways Conference would not have been possible without the
help of a great many talented people, most of whom volunteered their time because of
their commitment to our vision. We would like to thank all of them for their assistance.
We want to recognize the following people who made an especially large contribution:
Jamai Blivin and her team at Innovate+Educate. Jamai was the first to recognize
the potential of such a conference, and so became our partner in promoting
and organizing the event.
Our colleagues at the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at ASU,
especially Dan Hunting and Thom Reilly, who collaborated on the effort to
marshal research for the conference, as well as in conference planning.
Janice Kleinwort, Kelly Sandin and their talented crew at ASU SkySong. They helped
insure that SkySong would provide a spectacular venue for this conference.
Annette Fuentes, an ASU design specialist, who lent her enormous talents
to the “look” of the conference. Annette was responsible for the design
of the conference program, banners, nametags, and tote bags.
Sheila Arredondo and her colleagues at WestEd. Sheila especially worked
relentlessly to help recruit the state teams and researchers.
Jacob Moore, Assistant Vice President of Tribal Relations at ASU, for his work
to recruit a Native American team to the conference.
Lindsey Baker and her colleagues at Small Emperor, who designed the GPI website,
insuring that it was a compelling source of information about the conference, and that it
provided seamless access to registration and the conference hotel.
The Southwest Pathways Conference “planning team,” a group of more than twelve
individuals who volunteered their time to help plan the conference, including identify
and recruiting speakers. Especially active members of the team included Amanda
Burke, Center for the Future of Arizona; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Science Foundation
Arizona; Richard Condit, GPI Executive Committee; Jim Zaharis, Greater Phoenix
Leadership; Diane McCarthy, West-MEC; Randy Kimmens, Maricopa Community
College District; Laura Metcalf, Maricopa County Regional School District; Michael
Meaney, University Innovation Fellow; and Susan Carlson, education consultant.
Greater Phoenix Leadership for their support of this conference.
The Global Pathways Institute Team, including Jan Bray and Pete Magnusson,
for their work over many months. A special thank you to Samantha Smith, who worked
tirelessly to manage registration and so much more.
Global Pathways Institute would like to thank Connie and Craig Weatherup
for their generous support of our work
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