Ashannti Ross Email & Phone Number

Waukegan, Illinois, United States

WIOA Employment and Training Grants:• Supervises career specialist personnel engaged in comprehensive WIOA-funded training and grants• Deliver, oversee, and implement projects aligned with employment and training grants • Communicate and coordinate policy, compliance, and program-related goals• Supervision of the Trade Adjustment Assistance grant and its grant compliance Training: • Organizes and coordinates the implementation of established goals, objectives, plans, and daily activities of career specialists • Review and train career specialists on department policies, procedures, processes, and WIOA regulations• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of State and Federal laws governing or related to WIOA and other workforce programs. Outreach: • Promotes understanding and utilization of WIOA programs to community stakeholders, training providers, CBOs, and local community colleges to enhance job seeker utilization.• Review and share information on the certified training providers to support occupational skills training while reviewing additional MOU opportunities with leadership.• Engage with workforce development board committees and participate accordingly.

Waukegan

Program Development and Management • Responsible for the development, management, or assistance of over 30 department initiatives and programs• Develops and implements the department's Annual Community Engagement initiative to provide staff with volunteering and donation activities• Assist with the planning, development, implementation, and management of customized employment and training programs for target populations (e.g., young adults and justice-involved individuals)• Create and customize work-based learning opportunities• Administer the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) policies and proceduresCommunication and Marketing • Coordinates and manages communication and tactics such as messages, printed materials, proposals, presentations, websites, direct mailing campaigns, and social media• Creates social media content using Canva Pro, schedules posts and evaluates analytics using Hootsuite, and develops new strategies to increase engagement and followers while training staff on utilizing software and tools • In 2022, across 3 social media platforms, had 865 posts, 149K impressions, and averaged 15.24% engagement rate • Prepares strategy documents that create a plan and goals, including communication and social media strategy plans and content calendars • Plan and assist with the creation of the department newsletters• Monitor, track, analyze, and report on performance on social media platformsCustomer Service • Focuses on specialized programs, including creating strategic programs to target key populations, including youth and justice-involved individuals, to increase equitable access to resources and services Learning and Development • Oversees and leads online learning platforms implementation and management, LinkedIn Learning and Grow with Google, including license distribution, engagement, staff training, and reporting out • Create and facilitate job search workshops (virtually, hybrid, and in-person)

Waukegan, Illinois

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program (TAA)• Created partnerships with Workforce Development partners while finding opportunities to collaborate • Provided individual guidance and assistance with short- and/or long-term employment goals• Determined client eligibility for employment and training programs • Met with participants to identify barriers to employment and develop strategies• Maintained complete, accurate, and timely case notes and related records in the electronic system• Maintained files for applicants in conjunction with government-mandated requirements• Facilitated job search workshops that reflect current employment trends• Assisted with the development of forms and manuals• Responsible for the development and management of various department initiatives and programsSPECIALIZED PROJECTS:• Program Lead – Revive Lake County, Work, Earn, and Learn (WEL Program), Lake County DOD SkillBridge Internship Program, Youth Ambassador Program: evaluate data and service delivery to improve programming continuously.o Revive Lake County was awarded the 2018 Innovative Solutions Award. This award recognized innovative workforce and economic development programs that result in a community's economic growth. • Newsletter Lead – Workforce Brief: highlights and communicates programs, initiatives, partnerships, and successes throughout Workforce Development and its partners.o Since 2018, distributed over 15 issues of the Workforce Brief, including content creation, editing, and marketing. • Program Development and Implementation – Career Crossroads: provided outreach to high schools, event planning with schools, marketing materials, organized logistics, recruited employers and training providers to attend the resource fair, and reported out to management data on events. o Connected with over 390 high school students and 30 stakeholders to provide access to employment and training information and resources.

Racine, Wi

Workforce Innovation Opportunity Program (WIOA)

Workforce Development Center

The Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

Juvenile Detention Center

S.A.I.L. Program

Greater Milwaukee Area