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about ibd
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The Annual INNOVATORS by Design conference offers a unique opportunity for workforce, education, and intermediary organizations to discuss new strategies and ideas that can help maximize career pathway initiatives, business engagement services, and workforce development programming. This event includes the annual update from the Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County, celebrates the workforce system's many success stories, and provides attendees with opportunities to connect with local and regional partners over common goals, ideas, and inspirations.
October 9, 2024
Visalia Convention Center
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
featured guest
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Stewart Knox
CA Labor Secretary
Join us for a conversation with Secretary Knox at this year's 2024 INNOVATORS by Design.
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​Stewart Knox, appointed Secretary of the California Labor & Workforce Development Agency in December 2022, brings 28 years of experience in workforce and economic development. He has held key leadership roles, including Undersecretary of the Labor & Workforce Development Agency, Senior Vice President of Calbright Community College, and Executive Director of the California Employment Training Panel. Secretary Knox has a proven track record in transforming workforce development entities into performance-driven organizations and possesses extensive knowledge of workforce and economic development.
Ticket Info
General Admission | $75 | Half Day Event
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- Price includes 1 conference seat + breakfast and lunch
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Group Admission | $600 | Half Day Event
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- Price includes 1 reserved table of 8 conference seats + breakfast and lunch
Schedule
MORNING
7:30 Registration & Breakfast
8:00 Welcome & WIB Annual Meeting
8:15 WIB Annual Report Update
8:45 A Conversation with Stewart Knox
10:00 Breakout Session 1
10:50 Break / Conversation Stations
11:10 Breakout Session 2
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12:10 Lunch
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12:30 Afternoon Plenary Session
1:00 INNOVATORS by Design Awards Presentation
1:45 Closing Remarks
2:00 Event Concludes
Breakouts Sessions
Breakout Session 1:
1. Innovating High School Education: Integrating Industrial Automation in High School Curriculum for a Stronger Workforce. ​
- Emilia Wade, Tulare County Office of Education
- Tule Cardoza, Mt. Whitney High School
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2. Affordable Vocational Training Programs
- Evette Lopez, Sequoias Adult Education Consortium
- Carmen Becerra, Sequoias Adult Education Consortium
- Maribel Delgado, Sequoias Adult Education Consortium
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3. Building a Resilient Healthcare Workforce
- John Gonzalez, Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County
- Jeffery Hudson-Covolo, Sierra View Medical Center
- Staci Chastain, Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency
- Malorie Barragan, Family HealthCare Network
- Kelly Pierce, Kaweah Health
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4. Talent at the Center: How Workforce Development and Economic Development Work Together
- To be announced
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Breakout Session 2:
1. Maximizing Micro-Credentialing for Students and Employees
- Osvaldo Del Valle, Dean of Instruction, Porterville College
- Nick Griffith, Director of Career Education, Porterville College
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2. Increasing Leadership Capacity by Understanding Individual Strengths
- Heather Bixler, College of the Sequoias Training Resource Center
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3. Real-Time Labor Market Insights: Empowering Decisions with EImpact Dashboards
- John Gonzalez, Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County
4. TRAIN Network Convening
- Lisa Martinez, Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County
- Jennie Bautista, Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County​
IBD Awardees
Career Services:
Efren Martinez
Jaszmin Niemetschek
Youth Services:
Leonor Quiroz
Augustin Isarrasas
Business Services:
Dinuba Healthcare
HealthForce
Community Partner:
Visalia Economic Development Corporation
Tulare County Office of Education
Workforce Professional of the Year:
Desiree Landeros
Amanda Miller
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Thank you to our sponsors
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