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E06: Intercity Transit's Vanpooling Service Jun 14, 2018

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Carolyn Newsome, Vanpool Manager at Intercity Transit, discusses the benefits of their vanpool service for employees and businesses.

About Intercity Transit: In addition to routed buses, Intercity Transit has 180 vanpools traveling up and down the I-5 corridor, the program removes over 1,200 cars from our congested roadways each day which helps keep traffic moving for everyone. https://www.intercitytransit.com

E05: Veteran Friendly vs. Veteran Ready May 18, 2018

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Shellie Willis, Director of Quality Assurance and Certification at WorkForce Central, joins the program to discuss the difference between companies being veteran friendly versus being veteran ready, and how to become veteran ready. About Shellie Willis: Shellie Willis is a U.S. Army Veteran who currently works for WorkForce Central, the workforce development board in the City of Tacoma and Pierce County. She is the Director of Quality Assurance and Certification, and has oversight of all military initiatives to include certifying the new WorkSource site on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Shellie serves on the Washington State Military Transition Council where she provides insight to how the system supports the military community and assist employers with strategic ways to hire and retain their military talent by being Military Ready.

E04: Great Minds at Work- Mental and Behavioral Health in The Workplace May 03, 2018

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Melodie Pazolt, Recovery Support Services Supervisor for the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery at DSHS, joins the program to discuss the work that they do helping people with mental health and behavioral health find and maintain employment. She also discusses their anti-stigma campaign, and the benefits for employers of attracting and retaining individuals in recovery from mental health or substance abuse disorders.

E03: Shared Work and Layoff Aversion Program- How It Helps Employers and Employees Apr 10, 2018

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Shelley Ackroyd, outreach specialist at SharedWork Program and Virginia Gonzalez from Smith Gardens, Inc. join the program to discuss the benefits of the shared work and layoff aversion program and the eligibility criteria for the program.

E02: Retention Best Practices- Lessons From Pepsi Northwest Beverages, LLC Jan 24, 2018

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Tim Lew, General Manager at Pepsi Northwest Beverages, LLC, discusses best practices in employee retention. Tim discusses a mentorship program that they created at Pepsi Northwest Beverages and the benefits that they have seen from the program. He also shares how they have used focus groups within the organization to create programs designed to increase employee retention.

E01: Recruiting and Retaining Veterans and Military Spouses Jan 23, 2018

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Darlene Wilczynski,Vice President and Regional Executive of the Seattle Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, joins the program to discuss how her experiences as a veteran and military spouse inform her current work. Darlene shares some of the unique challenges that veterans and military spouses experience when they transition into civilian employment, as well how to identify key strengths and skills that they can bring to any organization. She also reveals takeaways for hiring professionals about how they can recruit and retain veterans and military spouses.

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