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Mar 20

Christine Hill of Lettuce Entertain You: Serving Up Success with Collaboration

Christine Hill Director of Recruiting Lettuce Entertain You Christine Hill, Director of Recruiting at Lettuce Entertain You, exemplifies...

Mar 15

Ebony Campbell of the Chicago Housing Authority: Paving Pathways for Youth Empowerment

Ebony Campbell Senior Director, Youth & Economic Independence Chicago Housing Authority Ebony Campbell, Senior Director in the Resident...

Mar 6

Mandee Polonsky of Northwestern Medicine: Championing Partnerships in Chicagoland

Mandee Polonsky Director of External Partnerships at NM Academy Northwestern Medicine Meet Mandee Polonsky, Director of External...

Mar 1

Marisela Williams of Freedman Seating: Fostering Opportunity through Community Partnerships

Marisela Williams HR Director Freedman Seating Marisela Williams, HR Director at Freedman Seating, is a believer in community...

Feb 21

Bianca DeRango of JARC: Connecting Candidates to Quality Careers

This interview features Bianca DeRango, who served as the Senior Job Developer at Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC). Formerly with...

Feb 14

April Harrington of the Chicagoland Healthcare Workforce Collaborative: Fostering Collaboration in Post-COVID Healthcare Workforce Development

April Harrington Project Manager Chicagoland Healthcare Workforce Collaborative In her role as Project Manager at the Chicagoland...

Feb 7

Sean Janda-Forner of Comcast: Creating Opportunity for Entry Level Talent

Sean Janda-Forner Talent Acquisitions Manager Comcast Sean Janda-Forner of Comcast is passionate about helping entry level talent enter...

Feb 1

Corneisha Fowler of Cara Collective: Charting Success Paths in Workforce Empowerment

Corneisha Fowler Senior Corporate Account Specialist Cara Collective Meet Corneisha Fowler, a proud alumna and advocate of Cara...

Jan 26

Tenoch Rodriguez and Rodrigo Perez of Center for Changing Lives: Coaching to Empower Communities

Tenoch Rodriquez Bilingual Employment Coach (Left) Rodrigo Perez Bilingual Employment Coach (Right) Center for Changing Lives Tenoch...

Jan 23

Irene Sherr of the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development: Leading Sustainable Growth and Job Creation

Irene Sherr Deputy Bureau Chief Cook County, Bureau of Economic Development Irene Sherr, an urban planner, has worked in both the public,...

Dec 20, 2023

Victoria Rudd and Camille DeCicco of Discover: Championing Community Investment and Empowerment

Victoria Rudd, Lead Community Affairs Specialist (Left) Camille DeCicco, Director of Social Impact (Right) Discover In 2019, former...

Dec 13, 2023

Alita Bezanis of Pete’s Fresh Market: A Family Business Putting People First

Alita Bezanis Director of Organizational Development Pete's Fresh Market Alita Bezanis, Director of Organizational Development at Pete’s...

Dec 8, 2023

2nd Annual Chicagoland Workforce Development Symposium

Moving Equity from Concept to Reality A highlight to 2023 was being on the planning and execution team for the 2023 Workforce Development...

Nov 2, 2023

The Innovation Nexus: Uniting Cook County for Tech-Driven Workforce Solutions

Origami Works is happy to announce that an inspiring new initiative is underway within Cook County’s workforce development sector: The...

Oct 11, 2023

Nicolette Cuttell of Best Buddies: Building Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Nicolette Cuttell Director of Jobs Best Buddies Illinois As the Director of Jobs at Best Buddies in Illinois, Nicolette Cuttell supports...

Oct 5, 2023

Shay Robinson of Aon: Shaping the Workforce through Apprenticeships

Shay Robinson Public Affairs Manager for Global Ecosystems and Apprenticeship Programs Aon In 2017, Aon launched an apprenticeship...

Sep 29, 2023

Fostering Collaboration: Workforce Providers and Executives' Club of Chicago

We're trying something new. The Executives' Club of Chicago produces many programs relevant to workforce development and career...

Sep 27, 2023

Aubree Weiley of Bridges From School to Work: Pairing Powerful Partners with Passionate Youth

Aubree Weiley Director of Bridges from School to Work Aubree Weiley is the Director of workforce development provider, Bridges From...

Sep 20, 2023

Gabrielle Caverl-McNeal of New Moms: Goal Setting For Growth

Gabrielle Caverl-McNeal Senior Director of Workforce Development at New Moms Gabrielle Caverl-McNeal, Senior Director of Workforce...

Sep 13, 2023

Michele Smith of Advocate Aurora Health: Innovating Healthcare while Investing in People

Michele Smith, Ed.D Director of Workforce and Team Member Development Advocate Aurora Health Michele Smith, Ed.D, Director of Workforce...