Honoring our Veterans Through Learning about WIOA Programs

The LINCS Career Pathways (CP) community is currently hosting a discussion on Supporting Veterans Through WIOA Programs.  You can join the conversation in the CP community.

The moderator, Chrissie Klinger, has invited two experts in the field to share their knowledge about WIOA programming that helps veterans.

Mr. Randy Painter is a Supervisory Workforce Analyst with the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment. He oversees the unit responsible for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker formula programs, the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment
Service, and the 2,400 American Job Centers located across the U.S.

United States Air Force Veteran, Dr. Harlan Harrel is a Workforce Analyst with the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment. He serves as the Veterans’ Services and Support Subject Matter Expert (SME) to the unit responsible for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker formula programs, the Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service, and the 2,400 American Job Centers located across the U.S. Dr. Harrell’s central theme:“navigating the beautiful struggle: thriving in spite of the fault lines”.