Speaking & Workshops
I speak about workforce development, AI adoption, and the gap between participant skills and employer expectations. My presentations are built for practitioners — the people doing the work — not academics or executives watching from a distance.
Signature Presentation
“Skills as Music”
A 60-minute keynote using live music production (Logic Pro) to reframe how we think about participant skills, employer expectations, and the role of case managers as “producers.”
The core argument: participant skills aren’t the problem. Translation is. Three types of dissonance — key, tempo, and genre mismatch — explain why qualified candidates get overlooked. Case managers are the producers who bridge that gap, and AI should be designed to help them do it.
This presentation has been developed with full research citations and is adaptable for conference keynotes, workshops, and organizational training.
Additional Topics
- AI implementation for workforce organizations — what works, what fails, and why
- Designing tools for case managers instead of training case managers for tools
- Reentry workforce programs — lessons from PROWD and 15 years in the field
- Skills-based hiring: translating non-traditional experience for employers
Upcoming & Past Engagements
- NRWC Annual Conference 2026 — Proposal submitted (New Orleans, October 2026)