Stage 1 review panelists scored submissions according to the Stage 1 selection criteria. They selected finalists to progress to Stage 2. The review panel, named below, included experts in pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, adult education, workforce development, and social services.
The full list of Stage 2 review panelists and judges will be published soon.
- Bishara Addison, Senior Manager, Policy & Strategic Initiatives, Towards Employment
- Christine Carpenter, Vice President of Engagement, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
- Daniel Bustillo, Executive Director, Healthcare Career Advancement Program
- Dayanna Torres, Director of Community Solutions, Jobs First NYC
- Deborah Kobes, Senior Director, Jobs for the Future
- Eli Dvorkin, Editorial and Policy Director, Center for an Urban Future
- Erik Antokal, Assistant Vice President, Programs, Nontraditional Employment for Women
- Erin Johanson, Research Director, Jobs with Justice
- Frieda Molina, Deputy Director, Low-Wage Workers and Communities Policy Area, MDRC
- Gina Wells, Senior Analyst, Maher & Maher
- Jason Simon, Director, Advancement Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative
- Jon Chan, Engineering Manager, Stack Overflow
- Joshua Modlin, Director, Earn and Learn California Apprenticeship Initiative
- Katie Spiker, Director of Government Affairs, National Skills Coalition
- Kelly Kupack, Executive Director, Oregon Tradeswomen
- Lark Jackson, Gender Equity Center Program Manager, National Center for Women’s Equity in Apprenticeship & Employment
- Lauren Andersen, Executive Director, NYC Tech Talent Pipeline
- Laurie Kierstead-Joseph, Workforce Development Chair, Coalition on Adult Basic Education
- Molly Bashay, Senior Policy Analyst, Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development, The Center for Law and Social Policy
- Myriam Sullivan, Director, Center for Apprenticeship and Work Based Learning, Jobs for the Future
- Ruth Mazara, Director, Women in Construction, Moore Community House Women in Construction Program
- Shakari Fraser, Senior Manager, Earn and Learn, Tulane University
- Tiffany Thompson, Construction Career Pathways Program Manager, Metro
- Tony Davis, Senior Director, Workforce Initiatives, The Manufacturing Institute
- TreyMichael Reid, Business Development Manager, The Hope Program