Gina Breukelman is the northwest region community investor for health and human Services at the Boeing Company. In her role with Global Corporate Citizenship, Ms. Breukelman leads Boeing’s relationships with United Ways and health and human services agencies in the Puget Sound region. She manages corporate charitable contributions of grants, sponsorships, and in-kind donations to health and human services agencies that promote the economic well-being and health of the Puget Sound’s most vulnerable residents. She also engages employees to support partner nonprofits through volunteerism and executive board service. Ms. Breukelman serves on the Community Building Committee of the United Way of King County, Washington Families Fund Leadership Committee, SkillUp Funders Group, Asset Building Roundtable, and other groups in Puget Sound focused on workforce development and poverty issues. Gina also leads Boeing’s community engagement work around military and veterans initiatives. Prior to joining the team at Boeing in June 2009, Ms. Breukelman worked in the nonprofit sector, managing fundraising and programmatic activities for organizations addressing hunger and poverty issues. She served as the deputy director at the Emergency Food Network in Pierce County, WA, from 2005 to 2009. Ms. Breukelman earned her master's in social work degree from the University of Washington Tacoma in 2006 and served as an adjunct professor at UWT in 2007 and 2008, teaching master's-level courses in social policy and community organizing. Ms. Breukelman has a bachelor of arts degree in English and women’s studies from Washington University in St. Louis.

Matthew Bruce became the first Executive Director of the Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance in October 2012. The Funder Alliance is a workforce development funder collaborative working with employers and other workforce stakeholders to increase employment, earnings and racial equity for underprepared workers in the Chicago region. In five years the Alliance has raised over $7 million, grew from five to twenty-seven funders and initiated a set of strategic initiatives focused on industry workforce partnerships, systems change and workforce innovation. The Funder Alliance’s most recent achievements include the creation of a new fund to support the region’s career pathway system, and a new commitment to fight wage theft and discrimination in low-wage occupations. In 2015 the Funder Alliance was recognized by its peer group, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, with the Chair’s Award for Exemplary Collaborative. Prior to moving back to Chicago, Matt was Manager of Regional Sector Initiatives for the Boston Office of Jobs and Community Services, where he started sector workforce initiatives such as Green Jobs Boston and the Skilled Careers In Life Sciences initiative. Matt has a Masters in Public Policy from the Harris School at the University of Chicago.

Andrea Glispie serves as Director of Pathways to Work, a cross-sector collaboration of funders, employers and training providers working to create innovative solutions for moving entry-level workers into good middle-skill jobs and ensure employers have a pipeline of skilled and ready-to-work employees. Before joining UWMD, Andrea served as Senior Field Organizer for National Skills Coalition. In this role, she implemented outreach and advocacy strategies to bolster policymaker support of workforce development policies on state and federal levels. She also managed state-based policy and communication campaigns to improve education attainment outcomes for adult workers through public will building and policy change. One of the most successful campaigns motivated lawmakers in Iowa to increase funding for adult education and related programs by $10 million. Prior to National Skills Coalition, Andrea worked in Illinois to improve the coordination of publicly funded youth programs and services. Her efforts helped to facilitate the passage of state legislation that created the Illinois Commission on Children and Youth. Andrea holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Master of Social Work Degree from Washington University –St. Louis.

Marci Hunn focuses on the workforce development portfolio at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. Ms. Hunn manages a grants portfolio of more than $12 million annually for organizations locally and internationally that support job readiness, adult entrepreneurship, and financial literacy projects. In this capacity, she serves as co-chair of the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative and serves on the Executive Committee of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions. In 2016, Ms. Hunn was appointed by Governor Hogan to serve as a Commissioner for the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism. She was also appointed in 2016 by Baltimore City Mayor Rawlings-Blake to serve on the Baltimore Workforce Development Board. Ms. Hunn was honored as one of the Leading Women under 40 years old in 2011 and one of the Top 100 Women in Maryland in 2016, both honors from the Maryland Daily Record. Ms. Hunn is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in human development and family studies with a focus on adult development. Ms. Hunn is married with two young children.

Sarah S. Keh is a vice president of corporate social responsibility at Prudential Financial. In her current role, she oversees Prudential’s efforts to expand economic opportunity and create inclusive communities through financial resources and skills-based volunteering. This includes leading early talent and workforce initiatives, inclusive economic growth strategies, global emergency response and recovery efforts in disasters and humanitarian crises, nonprofit capacity building, pro bono and board service programs.

Sarah currently serves on the Partners Council of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, the Inclusion & Diversity Committee of the Society of Actuaries, the board of JerseyCAN, and is co-chair of the Newark Education Funders Group. She was also selected as a Presidential Leadership Scholar in the 2015 inaugural class.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wellesley College and a master’s degree in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Ross Meyer is vice president of community impact for United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and is responsible for the management of nearly $40 million in community impact funding, the development of strategic initiatives to promote systemic change, and the oversight of United Way's 211 system. Mr. Meyer previously served as executive director of Partners for a Competitive Workforce—a nationally recognized partnership working to help people develop skills for in-demand jobs. A graduate of Leadership Cincinnati Class 37 and C-Change Class 5, Mr. Meyer holds a master's degree from New York University, where he was a Catherine B. Reynolds Fellow in social entrepreneurship, and a bachelor's degree from Miami University, where he was a Harry S. Truman Scholar. A native Cincinnatian, he lives in Hyde Park with his wife, Emilie, and their three sons.

CEO of Universal Woods a specialty manufacturing business with 220 employees headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky for last 23 years.   Brands include ChromaLuxe, Unisub and Resindek with sales in 65 countries.   Prior to working with Universal Woods worked with Vermont American Corporation, a leading manufacturer of power tool accessories, for 15 years.   Managed plants in Michigan, Alabama and Oregon and was VP- Industrial Group with responsibility for six plants and 1000 employees before leaving for Universal Woods. Has served on boards for Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio, Buckhorn Children's Home, Olney Friends School, Louisville Industrial Bond Authority, 5 Star Schools-Louisville Public Schools and was co-founder of Louisville Peace Education Program 35 years ago.    Coached all three of his children (now 29, 27 and 25 years of age) and many others on youth soccer teams over 10-year time frame.  Married for 31 years to Arloa Eckels, a retired pediatrician.   BA in Economics with honors- Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.  MS Industrial Administration with distinction- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Kelly Ryan has worked for nearly two decades to advance leadership and economic reinvention in south Wood County, WI. As CEO  of Incourage Community Foundation, Ms. Ryan has championed an adaptive framework for both the role and culture of her organization, so it can continue to assist residents in shaping their futures and the future of the community. Incourage is expanding information access through a multiyear Knight Community Information Challenge grant, and has partnered with the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, creating new economic opportunities for local workers and employers. In 2012, Ms. Ryan was named the Citizen of the Year for Wisconsin Rapids. A year earlier, The Nonprofit Times called her one of the 50 most influential leaders in the nonprofit sector for her role in improving the local workforce and economy. Ms. Ryan serves on the Hitachi Foundation Board, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions Partners Council, and a number of committees and task forces focused on workforce, community philanthropy, and civic engagement.

As Head of Workforce Strategy, Global Philanthropy, Jennie leads the firm’s global commitment to workforce readiness through innovative programs, thoughtful research and by leveraging the firm’s vast resources and talented employees. Jennie’s investment portfolio focuses on career connected education, industry-driven job training and career pathways. Signature projects include New Skills at Work, JPMorgan’s $250MM commitment to building skills around the globe, and New Skills for Youth, a $75MM investment to build more effective career education, benefiting employers and young adults alike. Jennie joined the firm in 2016; she was most recently the Executive Director of the Job Opportunity Investment Network (JOIN), a partnership between philanthropy, government, community organizations and employers in Greater Philadelphia that creates a collaborative space for developing and testing industry-led job training models. Prior to leading JOIN, Jennie served as the first Director of Human Capital Investments in the City of Philadelphia under Mayor Michael A. Nutter where she was responsible for the coordination of Philadelphia's anti-poverty programs and workforce development initiatives, including the strategic realignment of the city’s workforce agencies. Previously, Jennie worked in the federal government and local and national policy organizations. Jennie holds a Bachelors degree from Barnard College, Columbia University and a Masters degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University.

Kristen Wilkinson is currently Senior Director of Walmart Academies.  Kristen leads a team responsible for standing up and managing 200 dedicated facilities and 3,000+ associates whom deliver hands-on, functional training to Walmart’s retail stores. Academies combine classroom and sales floor training for department managers, hourly supervisors and assistant managers to gain both core retail skills and the skills and knowledge to run their specific areas of the store. Upon full rollout, 200 Academies will provide full coverage of 4,600 Walmart stores across the country. Prior to her role in Operations, Kristen spent over four years supporting Walmart’s International business in a variety of roles. Her responsibilities included cross-functional and cross-country implementation of transformational change initiatives and process improvement and capability building in merchandising and supply chain areas. Kristen has over 10 years of experience in retail, with positions in international, operations, merchandising, supply chain, real estate, and accounting.  Kristen is an active advocate for the development and empowerment of women and has recently joined the National Fund for Workforce Solutions as a member of the Partners Council. Kristen holds her M.B.A from the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, and a B.A. in Business Administration from the College of Idaho.