Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs

2 June 2018

Association of Farmworker

Opportunity Programs

(AFOP)

2014 National Conference

Schedule-at-a-Glance

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Monday, September 22, 2014

8 am – 4 pm REGISTRATION open in Pacific Foyer

Board Committee Meetings – Room Pacific A 11 am - 1 pm Finance Committee 1 - 2 pm Personnel Committee 2 - 2:30 pm Program Oversight and Resource Development Committee 11 am – 6 pm 2:30 - 3 pm Conference Committee 3 - 3:30 pm Health & Safety Committee 3:30 - 4 pm AFOP Training Institute 4 - 4:30 pm Legislative Committee 4:30 - 5:30 pm Children in the Fields Committee 5:30 - 6 pm Executive Committee

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

REGISTRATION open in Pacific Foyer 8 am – 4 pm

10:30 am – 12 pm SILENT AUCTION open in Embarcadero Room and 1:30 pm – 3 pm

8 am – 9 am OPENING BREAKFAST BUFFET Pacific Rooms BCD

PLENARY 1 – AFOP President Jesús Gamboa; CET President Hermelinda Sapien, and two CET graduates; Federal Affairs Consultant Lee Foley, discusses legislative developments; Hall 9am – 10:30 am of Fame Award presentation; and Virginia Hamilton, Region Six Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Pacific Rooms BCD

10:30 am – 6 pm AFOP Board Members meeting in Pacific A BREAKOUT SESSION A

AFOP Training Institute: Mary Ann Lawrence, Session 1 Harborside Room (Previously registered participants)

Employment & Training: Tamara Thompson, “Help Participants Overcome Employment Barriers” Pacific D Room

Agency Board Training: Norma Flores Lopez, “Growing a Community of Support for Your Cause” Captain V Room 10:30 am – 12 pm Immigration: Frank Sanchez, “Providing Immigration Information Outreach” West Coast Room

Fiscal: Steve Malliaras, “Super Circular” (Information on the new Uniform Guidance, including implementation schedules and DOL activities) Porthole Room

MIS/Management: Andrew Wiegand “Managing for Common Measures (WIA) and Future (WIOA)” (For grantees’ MIS Staff members) East Coast Room

12 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch on your own

BREAKOUT SESSION B

AFOP Training Institute: Mary Ann Lawrence Session 2 Harborside Room (Previously registered participants)

Employment & Training 1: Diedria Joseph, “Engaging Employers to Hire Participants” Pacific D Room

Employment & Training 2: Tamara Thompson, “Improve Participant Retention Services” Pacific B Room

Agency Board Training: Lee Foley, “The Importance of 1:30 pm – 3 pm Engaged Washington, D.C. Advocacy” Captain V Room

Immigration: Luis Guerra, “How to Conduct Group Processing” West Coast Room

Fiscal: Steve Malliaras, “New Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)” Porthole Room

MIS/Management: Andrew Wiegand, “Participants Characteristics, Reporting and Negotiating Goals & The NFJP Regression Adjustment Model” for Directors and Senior Staff Pacific A (in Board Meeting Room)

3 pm – 3:30 pm BREAK: Coffee, tea, punch in Pacific Foyer

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AFOP Training Institute: Mary Ann Lawrence, Testing Session (previously registered participants) Harborside Room

Employment & Training: Tamara Thompson, “Help Participants Overcome Employment Barriers” REPEAT Pacific D Room

Agency Board Training: Cleo Rodriguez, “Agency Board Relations” Captain V Room 3:30 pm – 5 pm Immigration: Martin Gauto, Esq., “Fundamentals of Immigration” West Coast Room

Fiscal: Steve Malliaras, “Procurement” Porthole Room

MIS/Management: Joe Briceno, “Labor Market Information for Job Developers” East Coast Room

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

6:30 am – 7:30 am FITNESS WALK meet in Pacific Foyer/Lobby

8 am – 10 am REGISTRATION open in Pacific Foyer

SILENT AUCTION open in Embarcadero Room 10:30 am – 3 pm *Auction CLOSES at 3 pm

PLENARY 2 – Coffee and Tea Pacific BCD Health & Safety Award; Children in the Fields Campaign Essay 9 am – 10:30 am & Art contest winners announced; NFJP at 50 historical photo montage; and panel discussion on NFJP at 50 Years: past and future challenges

BREAKOUT SESSION D

AFOP Training Institute: Mary Ann Lawrence, New ATI Business Services Certification Session (Prior registration required) Harborside Room

Employment & Training: Diedria Joseph, “Engaging Employers to Hire Participants” Pacific A Room

Policy: Diane Walton, DOLETA, “Better Coordination Between NFJP and One Stops” (For Directors, Senior Staff, and Agency 10:30 am – 12 pm Board Members) Captains V Room

Immigration: Martin Gauto, Esq., “Routes to Legal Status” West Coast Room

Fiscal: Yazmin Escorcia, “Allowable Costs” Porthole Room

MIS/Management: Katy Nelson, AFOP Workforce Development Director, and Adrienne DerVartanian, Director of Immigration and Labor Rights at Farmworker Justice, “DACA Eligibility and Immigration Reform” East Coast Room

Lunch Buffet and Peer-to-Peer Best Practices 12 pm – 1:15 pm Sharing and Review Pacific BCD

BREAKOUT SESSION E

1:30 pm – 3 pm AFOP Training Institute: Mary Ann Lawrence, New ATI Business Services Certification Session 2 (Prior registration required) Harborside Room

Employment & Training: Mike Fazio, “But ... I do it all” Pacific A Room

Page | 7 2 June 2018 Policy: Cleo Rodriguez, “Synergy between the National Farmworker Jobs Program and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start “ (For Directors, Senior Staff, and Agency Board Members) Captains V Room

Immigration : Martin Gauto, Esq., “Fundamentals of Immigration” West Coast Room (Repeat)

Fiscal: Steve Malliaras, “Oversight” Porthole Room

MIS/Management: Krister Engdahl, “ Overview of New Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)” East Coast Room

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm AFOP Training Institute Job Seeker Services CERTIFICATION CEREMONY - Remarks by AFOP President Jesús Gamboa Certificates presented by MaryAnn Lawrence (ALL conference participants, particularly credentialing program students and their supervisors, to attend) Pacific A Room

4:30 – 6 pm AFOP PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION - Hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and President’s Award presentation (All conference participants to attend) Pacific BC Room

6 pm – 7:30 pm USA Farmworker PAC Live Auction Pacific D (All conference participants to attend) Thursday, September 25, 2014

8 am – 10 am REGISTRATION open in Pacific Foyer

SILENT AUCTION prizes available for pick up in Embarcadero 8 am – 10 am Room

BREAKOUT SESSION F

8:30 am – 10 am Employment & Training 1: Mary Ann Lawrence, “Diffusing Negative Attitudes: Yours, Your Co-workers, and Your Job Seekers” Pacific A Room

Employment & Training 2: Mike Fazio, “Goaling: Setting Goals is Easy” Harborside Room

Page | 8 2 June 2018 Policy: Juan Regalado, “WIOA Listening Session” (For Directors, Senior Staff, and Agency Board Members) Captains V Room

Immigration: Martin Gauto, Esq., ”Routes to Legal Status” West Coast Room (REPEAT) West Coast Room

Fiscal: Steve Malliaras, “Operations” Porthole Room

MIS/Management: Joe Briceno, “Labor Market Information for Job Developers” REPEAT East Coast Room

10 am – 10:30 am COFFEE BREAK in Pacific Foyer

BREAKOUT SESSION G

Employment & Training 1: Mary Ann Lawrence, “Who? Me? Stressed?” Pacific A Room

Employment & Training 2: Mike Fazio, “Workforce Diet” Harborside Room

Policy: Lianna Shannon, DOL, “State Monitor Advocate and NFJP Cooperation” Captains V Room 10:30 am – 12 pm

Immigration: Martin Gauto, Esq., “Immigration Program Management and Integration Services” (Directors and Senior Staff) West Coast Room

Fiscal: Steve Malliaras, “Fiscal Reporting” Porthole Room

MIS/Management: Krister Engdahl, “Preparing for a Site Visit” East Coast Room

PLENARY 3 – Closing LUNCH BUFFET Pacific BCD

12 pm – 2 pm AFOP President Jesús Gamboa introduces head table; AFOP Excellence Awards winners presentation by Corrie Hout Jensen; Closing remarks; 50/50 Raffle (must be present to win prize)

AFOP Conference Committee Post-Event Meeting in East Coast 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Room

*PLEASE NOTE: All events are subject to change (content, location, time, etc.) Contact [email protected] or 202-828-6006 x102 for any questions.

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