Per Scholas Day at the Georgia State Capitol
On behalf of Sherri Sims, Managing Director of Per Scholas Atlanta, our Per Scholas Atlanta Site Director, Giovanni Sturgis, and the entire Per Scholas Atlanta team, we cordially invite you to join us on Wednesday, October 8 for Per Scholas Day at the Georgia State Capitol.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
9:00AM - Welcome & Open House with Per Scholas Atlanta Team
10:00AM - Per Scholas Atlanta Alumni Panel
11:30AM - Innovation in Tech Workforce Panel
12:30PM - Reception
HOSTED BY: Marvin Lim, Georgia State Representative
WELCOME BY: Karen Lupton, Georgia State Representative
INNOVATION AND TECH WORKFORCE PANEL
MODERATED BY:
Oneisha Freeman Rojales, Digital Connectivity Manager, Georgia Technology Authority
FEATURING:
Lateef Ashekun, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Fulton County Government
Quasandria Curry, Director of Westside Works, CareerRise
John Holm, Vice President, Consulting Services, CGI
Ricky Rivadeneira, Government Account Manager, State and Local, TekSystems
Tyrone Washington, Executive Vice President, Information Technology, Per Scholas
PER SCHOLAS ALUMNI PANEL
MODERATED BY:
Tina Hubbert, Consultant, CGI
Marcus Knighton, Innovation Hub Tech Support Analyst, Accenture
FEATURING:
Kwasi (AK) Akuoko, Datacenter Technician, TekSystems/Microsoft
John Hale, Technical Team Lead, Data Center Operations, Microsoft via Experis
Jerome Wallace, Sr. Sales Engineer Majors, DataDog
Rosalind Woods
Since launching 2016, Per Scholas Atlanta has trained more than 1,700 local learners in high-demand tech skills, including Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, IT Support, and Software Engineering. Our alumni have earned jobs at employers including Accenture, CGI, Comcast, F3 Technologies, Google, and Sage.
To confirm your interest in attending Per Scholas Day at the Georgia State Capitol, please register by Wednesday, October 01. Please note that all registrations are pending until approved. To learn more about our annual offerings at Per Scholas Atlanta, please contact: Giovanni Sturgis at gsturgis@perscholas.org.
Per Scholas Atlanta is also proud to offer a community resource table that will be available throughout the duration of our programming. Resources are from our cross movement collaborators at CareerRise, Fulton County Community Programs, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training.