United Way of Central Maryland and the Junior Achievement of Central Maryland will host The Bottom Line: Strong Employees = Strong Business on Oct. 15. Join human resources and DEI professionals, business leaders, and drivers of workforce development and economic mobility to learn how to shape thriving, healthy workers—and workplaces.

This event will feature:

Action-inspiring discussions with workforce leaders led by Courtney Bode of the Baltimore Business Journal

Preparing the next generation for our workplaces: An exploration of Junior Achievement of Central Maryland’s youth focused experiential programming

The latest on ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained/Employed) households and workplace solutions to help them get by—and get ahead

Group discussions and workshopping activities

AGENDA:
Meet ALICE in the Workplace
Moderator: Franklyn Baker, President and CEO, United Way of Central Maryland
Panelists:
Kiran Handa Gaudioso, CEO, United Way of Northern New Jersey and President of United For ALICE
April Lugo, Senior Manager, Inclusive Diversity and Equity, Allstate; VP of Operations, ALPFA Baltimore
Windy L. Deese, Vice President, Public Policy, and Economic Development, United Way of Central Maryland

The Bottom Line on Workplace Barriers and Solutions
Moderator: Courtney Bode, Market President and Publisher, Baltimore Business Journal
Panelists:
Valda Coryat, North America Vice President, Marketing – Condiments & Sauces, McCormick & Company
Marie Hartman, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, Hartman Executive Advisors
Juan Webster, Senior Corporate Director, Social Impact, Montage International
Michelle Roers, Senior Vice President of Strategies for ALICE

A Resilient and Growing Economy
Ryan Coudon, Founder, Plano-Coudon Construction; Chair, United Way of Central Maryland Board of Directors