Investing in Millennial Talent

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 9 a.m. - Noon

Registration is closed. Thank you for your interest.

Half-Day Workshop: $90

About this session: The goal of this workshop is to demonstrate how to take advantage of the challenges AND opportunities of investing in new workforce talent. Ultimately, we want young workers to invest in our organizations as joiners rather than just pass through. We will examine our perceptions about millennial talent and dig into the truths about what it really means to invest in entry-level talent regardless of age. This workshop will also provide a framework for effective engagement as new generations enter the workforce and into our organizations. We will discuss strategies to manage, develop and create opportunities for new talent to grow professionally, despite sometimes constrained organizational resources and fears that the investment won’t be worth it.

Who Should Participate: Executive directors and hiring managers

About the Presenter: Sandee Kastrul, President & Co-Founder, i.c. stars

Sandee Kastrul is president and co-founder of i.c.stars. Founded in 1999, i.c.stars provides opportunities to break the cycle of poverty that limits inner city youth. Through training in technology, leadership and business skills, i.c.stars prepares change-driven, future leaders to develop skills in business and technology for high-level careers in information technology (IT) and community leadership. As a speaker, Sandee is an engaging and inspiring storyteller drawing the connections between creativity, innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. As the founder of a nonprofit and social enterprise, Sandee discusses the powerful result of optimism and raising standards for our communities with a unique perspective on capitalism and civil rights.

Sandee has been working in education and transformation for over two decades. Her career in education has included focused work on cross-curricular integration strategies, diversity training and curriculum development. She worked as a teacher and consultant from early childhood classrooms through adult education affording her a wide perspective in effective project-based learning techniques, leadership development, reverse mentoring and asset-based pedagogy. Some career highlights include implementing a professional development program with Harold Washington College Career Center, designing a comprehensive science and civics interactive program for Jobs for Youth, developing and facilitating diversity trainings and cross cultural curriculum strategies for the Illinois Resource Center, the Merrillville School Corporation and creating artist in residency programs and training artists to work in classrooms for several performing arts organizations in Chicago.