Putting Our Abilities To Work
A Disability Employment Summit
Agenda
Welcoming Remarks: Charles Carr, Commissioner, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Introduction of Governor Deval Patrick: Lois Cooper, Vice President, Employee Relations and Diversity, Adecco Group N.A.
Vision for the State as a Model Employer: His Excellency Deval Patrick, Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Employer Response: James R. Salzano, Executive Vice President, The Clarks Companies, N.A.
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Jean McGuire, Assistant Secretary for Disability Policy and Programs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Health and Human Services Panelists:
- Kevin McGuire, Chairman & CEO, McGuire Associates, Inc.
- Jennifer Lerner, Professor of Public Policy and Management, JFK School of Government, Harvard University
- Laura Zirpolo Stout, Director and Business Advisor – Executive Office, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Oswald Mondejar, Vice President of Human Resources/Community Relations for Partners Continuing Care, Partners HealthCare
Panel Response: Jennifer James, Undersecretary of Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Break
Keynote Address
Andy Imparato, President and CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities
Summary of the Day, Wrap up and Next Steps
Jay Himmelstein, MD, MPH, Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health and Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Networking & Lunch