Past Conferences

2010 Session Videos

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Welcome and Introductory Remarks
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Carmen R. Nazario (Administration for Children and Families)

The Role of Evidence in Policy
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Moderator:
Naomi Goldstein
(Administration for Children and Families)

Panelists:

  • Robert Gordon (Office of Management and Budget)
  • Robert Granger (William T. Grant Foundation)
  • Philip Uninsky (Youth Policy Institute)
TANF Reauthorization: Future Directions for the TANF Program
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Moderator:
Mark Greenberg
(Administration for Children and Families)

Panelists:

  • Sheldon Danziger (University of Michigan)
  • LaDonna Pavetti (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
  • Julie Kerksick (Wisconsin Department of Children and Families)
  • Don Winstead (Florida Department of Children and Families)
  • Margaret Simms (The Urban Institute)
Training as an Employment Retention and Advancement Strategy for Low-Income Individuals: Cross-Project Findings and Promising Practices
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Moderator:
Karin Martinson
(Abt Associates)

Panelists:

  • Cynthia Miller (MDRC)
  • Mike Collins (Jobs for the Future)
  • Ricardo Estrada (Instituto del Progreso Latino)
The Future of Employment, Retention and Advancement: How Do We Move Forward?
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Moderator:
Howard Rolston
(Abt Associates)

Panelists:

  • Jared Bernstein (Office of the Vice President)
  • Gordon Berlin (MDRC)
  • Rucker Johnson (University of California, Berkeley)
  • Marilyn Edelhoch (South Carolina Department of Social Services, retired)
Plenary Session: Child Well-Being and Economic Downturns
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Moderator:
Olivia Golden
(The Urban Institute)

Panelists:

  • Irwin Garfinkel (Columbia University)
  • Patrick McCarthy (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
  • Yolanda Padilla (University of Texas at Austin)
Transitional Jobs and Subsidized Employment for Retention and Advancement
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Moderator:
Charles Brown
(Office of Management and Budget)

Panelists:

  • Dan Bloom (MDRC)
  • Amy Rynell (National Transitional Jobs Network)
  • Elizabeth Lower-Basch (CLASP)
  • Mindy Tarlow (New York City Center for Employment Opportunities)
Men, Fathers and Income Support Policy
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Moderator:
Vicki Turetsky
(Office of Child Support Enforcement)

Panelists:

  • Timothy Smeeding (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  • Andrew Sum (Northeastern University)
  • Ronald Mincy (Columbia University)
  • Elaine Sorensen (The Urban Institute)
Connections to Businesses: A Path to Improved Retention and Advancement?
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Moderator:
Frieda Molina
(MDRC)

Panelists:

  • Juan Salgado (Instituto del Progreso Latino)
  • James VanderHulst (Western Michigan TEAM)
  • Mona Cross Sowiski (Springboard Forward)
Cross-Agency Collaboration in the Federal Government: Identifying and Promoting Shared Interests
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Moderator:
David Hansell
(Administration for Children and Families)

Panelists:

  • Richard Balkus (U.S. Social Security Administration)
  • Kevin Concannon (Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services,
    U.S. Department of Agriculture)
  • Brenda Dann-Messier (Office of Vocational and Adult Education,
    U.S. Department of Education)
  • Gerri Fiala (Employment and Training Administration,
    U.S. Department of Labor)
  • Mark Johnston (Office of Community Planning and Development,
    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
Employment Strategies for the Hard-to-Serve
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Moderator:
Richard Hendra
(MDRC)

Panelists:

  • David Butler (MDRC)
  • David Wittenburg (Mathematica Policy Research)
  • Tina Bloomer (Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges)
  • Deborah Santiago (Excelencia in Education)
Invitation to the NAWRS Conference
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Michael Bono (President, National Association of Welfare Research and Statistics)