2015 Region South Conference

Keynote Speaker: Stacie Evans, Literacy Advisor, Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development, focuses on education and training policy. Ms. Evans is responsible for ensuring coordination between adult literacy and workforce programs.

Presentation Topic: “Career Pathways: One City Working Together.”

Speaker: Robert Lawrence Friedman, MA, President of Stress Solutions Inc. and author of “How to Relax in 60 Seconds or Less” (Healthy Learning, 2011) and the innovative software program – “Relaxation on Demand” as well as articles on stress management for major news and magazine publications. Robert has appeared on national and international television and media. 

Don’t let stress spoil your day!

In this interactive, stress-reducing seminar we will:

• Practice numerous research-proven relaxation techniques;
  
• Learn how to cultivate a more positive and optimistic state of mind;
• Learn how to become stress hardy;
• Learn strategies and techniques for creating internal stress blocks that literally create a wall between them and their stressors.  
  

Breakout Session Special Interest Groups:

• Emerging trends in ESL
• New workforce development programs and/or industry partnerships 
• Professional and Continuing Studies and Credit College Collaborations – Non-credit to credit best practices
• Financial Understanding and Sustainability for Professional Studies Programs

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