DATE + TIME
November 16, 2020
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
LOCATION
Webinar
Community colleges in Massachusetts educate more students than the rest of the state's public higher education system combined. Yet, their students are frequently overlooked for internships, which can open the door to successful careers. Even when they obtain coveted internships, they often feel unsupported by workplaces that are unprepared for them.
Please join the Boston Foundation and Bunker Hill Community College for a conversation about the assets, competencies, and cultural wealth these students bring to their internships, and the changes in practices employers should implement to support them more equitably and effectively.
Welcome
Paul S. Grogan, President & CEO, The Boston Foundation
Presentation
Austin Gilliland, Dean of Professional Studies, Bunker Hill Community College
Lee Santos Silva, Director, Center for Equity and Cultural Wealth, Bunker Hill Community College
Antoniya Marinova, Assistant Director, Education to Career, The Boston Foundation (Moderator)
Student Panel Discussion
Juan Cantu, Program Officer, The Boston Foundation (Moderator)
Victoria Luchi, Program Coordinator Intern, Strong Women In Action
Fabiola Mayen Vital, Event Sales & Management Intern, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Pedro Russell, Senior Strategy Analyst, Cengage
Elidijon Tafa, Navigate Marketing Intern, NECEC
Employer Panel Discussion
Stephanie Bryszkowski, Director of Internships and Career Development, Bunker Hill Community College (Moderator)
Jamie Banks, Sustainability Consultant, Sustainserv; Former Learn and Earn Intern and Graduate, Bunker Hill Community College
Kelly Flentie, Lead Microbiologist, Selux Diagnostics, Inc.
Florette Louissaint, President & CEO, Strong Women In Action
Molly Phelps, Academic Programs Manager, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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