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Executive Board Member
2024
Did you know Colorados tech industry is 48% more concentrated than the national average, with an expected job growth of 11% in the next five years? This impressive growth, however, is met with a critical challenge – a significant shortage of skilled tech labor.
ActivateWork is at the forefront of addressing this challenge by launching the Tech Talent Partnership. Backed by the Opportunity Now Colorado grant, were committed to launching over 340 careers, creating a robust pipeline of diverse, skilled tech talent ready to drive Denvers businesses forward.
We are creating a sustainable model where industry and education converge, offering a pathway to prosperity for individuals and ensuring businesses have access to a skilled workforce ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.
The partnership brings industry and workforce development partners together to:
1. Create education and training pathways towards key entry-level technology roles
2. Fuel employer pipeline for these key roles
3. Empower a diverse talent pool throughout Colorado
The partnership drives and connects the education to employment ecosystem and has assembled two primary stakeholder groups to approach this important work – an Industry Steering Committee and an Education Task Force.
EDUCATION TASK FORCE VISION : Collectively create integrated pathways to support diverse learners through scalable, stackable working and learning experiences to improve economic mobility in Colorado.
INDUSTRY STEERCO VISION : Be the voice for industry needs to drive actionable plans and create a diverse and evergreen tech talent pipeline in Colorado.
Together, our partnership is transforming Colorados tech landscape, enhancing the competitiveness and innovative capacity of our businesses.
Board Observer
2021
Save time, stay compliant and save money while creating the best leave experience for your employees. Tilt is a third-party leave administration software built with our own proprietary technology and automation, backed by leave law experts, software engineers, and Leave Success Managers that blend software and the human touch.
The problem is that you’re overworked, unsure, and unsupported. The average leave takes 25 hours to manually manage, and getting it wrong can mean lawsuits which can end up costing nearly $78,000. You want a smoother process and assurance that you’re legally compliant, but: you don’t have the bandwidth, time, budget, or expertise, and great dedicated leave management that works is hard to find.
Confusing spreadsheets, random email chains or not offering anything are just temporary fixes that end up costing your company thousands of dollars each year while you and your employees are left feeling lost. You need a solution that will scale for you and with you.
That’s why Tilt was created. To make leave NOT suck.
Sparked by one too many unjust leave experiences, our Founder and CEO Jen Henderson has been leading this charge since 2017 because she knew there had to be a better way. And it’s here. With streamlined processes, an HR dashboard, employee views, compliance and management for all leave types, HRIS integration, payroll calculations, and a dedicated Tilter for you and your employee to offer support through the entire journey. Tilt will save you time, money, and undue stress.
When an employee requests a leave, we’ll automatically determine eligibility, create custom step-by-step instructions, track FMLA usage along with any other time they quality for, calculate their payroll, and put in all in one place for you and them to see.
Finally, have time to be there for your people and help your company thrive, but for a price you can invest in.
Book some time to chat with us.
https://hellotilt.com/
Board Observer
2021
Honest Jobs is the leading national job marketplace for people affected by the criminal justice system. Were on a mission to be the hub where people with criminal records come to build careers and employers come to find great talent.
Since launching in 2018, we have attracted 1,400+ employers by providing technology and services that make it easy to offer fair-chance employment. We know first-hand the challenges our job seekers face and are dedicated to helping them find better jobs faster.
Board Member - Colorado Banking Board
Jul 2019
As the state’s regulatory department, DORA is committed to ensuring that businesses thrive in an environment that protects consumers. Our nearly 600 employees are dedicated to preserving the integrity of the marketplace and promoting a fair and competitive business environment throughout Colorado.
Consumer Protection is Our Mission.
Career Opportunities at DORA: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/careersdora
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2024
Executive Board Member
2024
Did you know Colorados tech industry is 48% more concentrated than the national average, with an expected job growth of 11% in the next five years? This impressive growth, however, is met with a critical challenge – a significant shortage of skilled tech labor.
ActivateWork is at the forefront of addressing this challenge by launching the Tech Talent Partnership. Backed by the Opportunity Now Colorado grant, were committed to launching over 340 careers, creating a robust pipeline of diverse, skilled tech talent ready to drive Denvers businesses forward.
We are creating a sustainable model where industry and education converge, offering a pathway to prosperity for individuals and ensuring businesses have access to a skilled workforce ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.
The partnership brings industry and workforce development partners together to:
1. Create education and training pathways towards key entry-level technology roles
2. Fuel employer pipeline for these key roles
3. Empower a diverse talent pool throughout Colorado
The partnership drives and connects the education to employment ecosystem and has assembled two primary stakeholder groups to approach this important work – an Industry Steering Committee and an Education Task Force.
EDUCATION TASK FORCE VISION : Collectively create integrated pathways to support diverse learners through scalable, stackable working and learning experiences to improve economic mobility in Colorado.
INDUSTRY STEERCO VISION : Be the voice for industry needs to drive actionable plans and create a diverse and evergreen tech talent pipeline in Colorado.
Together, our partnership is transforming Colorados tech landscape, enhancing the competitiveness and innovative capacity of our businesses.
2023
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and General Partner
2023
The Human Potential Summit is a gathering of employers, educators, innovators, startups, investors, non profits, foundations, government, and policy makers who are working to build a better future. Join us in Denver from October 14-16, 2024 to help build the future of work and learning
Employers face an increasingly challenging environment to hire talented people, retain employees, and build a workforce for the future.
At the same time, our education systems have the potential to partner with employers to build career-connected opportunities into the core of how we learn.
There is not one path to success. There are as many pathways as there are people, and we need work and learning systems that embrace this abundance of human potential. We need to come together to build these diverse pathways of economic mobility, from learning to work that values the potential and gifts of each individual.
Our nation, our citizens, our learners and workers, and our employers need an education system and labor market that value aptitudes and skills of each person as the appropriate measures of potential, not college degrees as the one path to success.
2021
Board Observer
2021
Save time, stay compliant and save money while creating the best leave experience for your employees. Tilt is a third-party leave administration software built with our own proprietary technology and automation, backed by leave law experts, software engineers, and Leave Success Managers that blend software and the human touch.
The problem is that you’re overworked, unsure, and unsupported. The average leave takes 25 hours to manually manage, and getting it wrong can mean lawsuits which can end up costing nearly $78,000. You want a smoother process and assurance that you’re legally compliant, but: you don’t have the bandwidth, time, budget, or expertise, and great dedicated leave management that works is hard to find.
Confusing spreadsheets, random email chains or not offering anything are just temporary fixes that end up costing your company thousands of dollars each year while you and your employees are left feeling lost. You need a solution that will scale for you and with you.
That’s why Tilt was created. To make leave NOT suck.
Sparked by one too many unjust leave experiences, our Founder and CEO Jen Henderson has been leading this charge since 2017 because she knew there had to be a better way. And it’s here. With streamlined processes, an HR dashboard, employee views, compliance and management for all leave types, HRIS integration, payroll calculations, and a dedicated Tilter for you and your employee to offer support through the entire journey. Tilt will save you time, money, and undue stress.
When an employee requests a leave, we’ll automatically determine eligibility, create custom step-by-step instructions, track FMLA usage along with any other time they quality for, calculate their payroll, and put in all in one place for you and them to see.
Finally, have time to be there for your people and help your company thrive, but for a price you can invest in.
Book some time to chat with us.
https://hellotilt.com/
Board Observer
2021
Honest Jobs is the leading national job marketplace for people affected by the criminal justice system. Were on a mission to be the hub where people with criminal records come to build careers and employers come to find great talent.
Since launching in 2018, we have attracted 1,400+ employers by providing technology and services that make it easy to offer fair-chance employment. We know first-hand the challenges our job seekers face and are dedicated to helping them find better jobs faster.
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