Debra Keel to Provide the Mondays @ 7 Group with the Details on Obtaining Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Funding to Update/Acquire Job Seeker Skills

October
2, 2013 -- The Mondays @ 7 Group will sponsor a presentation by Debra Keel, Vice
President of Operations at Career Resources, Inc. on October 7, 2013. The
presentation will cover the process of applying for WIA funding to pay for updating
existing job skills or acquiring new job skills to enhance job seeker employability.

Ms. Keel is recognized throughout Connecticut for her leadership in workforce
development, having spent many years as a Regional Job Center Director for the
CT Department of Labor and working for a non-profit workforce development agency.  Debra holds a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice
from West Virginia State University, and a Masters Degree in Management from
Albertus Magnus College.

 The public is invited to attend.  For further information, contact Ed Thomas at
203-981-4648 or via email at ejjthomasjr@gmail.com.

The meeting will take
place at the Westport United Methodist Church, 49 Weston Road in Westport (Exit
42 off the Merritt Parkway.)  The agenda for
October 7th is posted as follows:

1.       7:00
– 7:45 am – Open networking with coffee and bagels

2.       7:45
– 8:00 am – Group business and introduction of new members

3.       8:00
– 9:00 am – Debra Keel’s presentation on WIA Funding to enhance job skills

4.       9:00
– 9:30 am - Open networking