BACKGROUND AND COVERAGE
Panelists will discuss the Virginia G-3 initiative as well as programs:
1) to prepare older youth who have aged out of their secondary education cohorts and adults for GED testing to obtain high school equivalency certification, and
2) to build the basic skills needed to successfully apply for, and success at work. These programs all open the door for volunteer mentoring, coaching and equipping to support potential eligible and qualified participants in these job readiness training initiatives.
PROPOSED MODERATOR AND PANELISTS
• Moderator (To be determined): Jon Marcus, Research Journalist, The Hechinger Report, jmarcus@hechingerreport.org suggests Christ Quintana of USA Today, who is DC-based; someone from the Center for Education and the Workforce at Georgetown; or the National Skills Coalition: https://nationalskillscoalition.org/
• Panelist (Invited): Kerrie Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Cornerstones,
kerrie.wilson@cornerstonesva.org
• Panelist (Invited): Jeff Kraus, G3 Program Implementation Coordinator, Virginia
Community College System (VCCS) jkraus@vccs.edu
• Panelist (invited): Michelle Morgan, Ed.D., Administrator, Fairfax County Adult High
School (FCAHS) mmorgan3@fcps.edu or Paul Steiner, Administrator, Adult and
Community Education (ACE) pdsteiner@fcps.edu