[YEP-DC] Subject: July 23rd - YEP Connect: Edu-Jobs (RSVP inside)

REGISTER NOW FOR YEP CONNECT: EDU-JOBS

WHAT: YEP Connect: Edu-Jobs
WHEN: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
WHERE: American Federation of Teachers building, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW (1.5 blocks from Union Station)

COST: $5

REGISTER HERE: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7306611271

Interested in advancing your career? Increasing your on-the-job responsibilities? Then join Young Education Professionals-DC to participate in YEP Connect: Edu-Jobs. YEP Connect will provide you with the opportunity to engage with leaders representing a wide range of education sectors – including Capitol Hill, the Department of Education, and locally and nationally focused nonprofits and foundations – and discuss strategies for finding, getting, and advancing in a career in education.

The evening will consist of small group discussions where our facilitators will discuss your career goals with you and help you determine the next steps...or even share their own contacts. The event will conclude with 30 minutes of open networking.

Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Schedule:

5:45-6:30pm: Registration & Refreshments

6:30-8:15pm: Introductions, Keynote Speaker, 3 Facilitated Small Group Discussions

8:15-9:00pm: Closing and Open Networking

We hope you will be able to join us for this exciting event!  More information about YEP-DC can be found at  www.youngedprofessionals.org/yep-dc . 

Confirmed Facilitators:

• Dakarai I. Aarons – Director of Education Outreach and Policy, CommunicationWorks, LLC
  
• Amanda Borden – Director of Human Capital & Growth, KIPP DC
  
• Laura Bornfreund – Senior Policy Analyst, Early Education Initiative, New America Foundation
  
• Jacqueline Chevalier – Education Policy Advisor, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives
  
• Jonathan Elkin – Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senate
  
• Clara Hess – Director of Human Capital and Strategic Initiatives, DC Public Charter School Board
  
• Aria Kirkland-Harris – Regional Director - Washington, DC, The Expectations Project
  
• Kerstin Le Floch – Principal Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research
  
• Jason Lody – Executive Director, Sela Public Charter School
  
• Radhika Parithivel – Co-Founder, Financial & Life Literacy for Youth
  
• John Rice – Manager, Blended Learning, DC Public Schools
  
• Alisha Scruggs – Program Evaluation Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools
  
• Christopher Tate – Program Specialist, Office of School Turnaround, U.S. Department of Education
  
• Lindsay Torrico – Director of Policy and Advocacy, United Way Worldwide
  
• Kazuaki Uekawa – Education Scientist, ICF International
  
• Mandy Zatynski – Writer/Editor, Education Sector

Additional facilitators from the U.S. Department of Education and elsewhere will be announced shortly.

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