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The Maryland State Leaders Innovation Institute focuses on workforce development, connecting job seekers with disabilities to BRAC-related job opportunities. The project aims to enhance skills, create work incentives, and ensure employment growth in various sectors. Governor O'Malley supports this initiative to capitalize on the state's significant job growth activities. The project team, led by Secretaries Perez and Raggio, includes key officials and industry experts. Join us in empowering individuals with disabilities in the evolving workforce landscape.
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Background • Maryland Team is Co-chaired by Secretary Thomas Perez, Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation and Secretary Catherine Raggio, Department of Disabilities • Supported by Governor and Lt. Governor • Workforce Development is one of three priorities areas for the Governor • Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) is a majority workforce and economic development activity for Maryland and Lt. Governor is leading the effort. • Transportation and housing are additional focus of BRAC
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BRAC IMPACT • Maryland faces the largest single employment growth activity since World War II as a result of BRAC.
Maryland’s Project Will: • Identify and link job seekers with disabilities to opportunities made available as a result of BRAC. • Anticipate Maryland will gain more than 60,000 BRAC-related federal and private sector jobs of which only 35 to 40 percent current personnel currently holding jobs that will move will choose to relocate. • Job types include: military, civilian workforce (direct), contractors (indirect) • Additional job growth will occur in support service (induced) sectors such as retail and restaurants.
Maryland’s Project Will: • Enhance the skills of job seekers with disabilities by retooling or realignment of existing training programs and dollars. Job types include: military, civilian workforce (direct), contractors (indirect) Additional job growth will occur in support service (induced) sectors such as retail and restaurants.
Maryland’s Project Will: • Determine work incentives and strategies to ensure that “work pays” for individuals with disabilities. • Maryland has recently created a Medicaid Buy In, a Bridge Subsidy program for housing and efforts are underway to create a benefits counseling infrastructure.
Governor’s Project Team • Tom Perez, Secretary, Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation and Cathy Raggio, Secretary, MD Department of Disabilities, Co-Leaders • Asuntha Chiang-Smith, Executive Director of BRAC Subcabinet • Robert Burns, Assistant State Superintendent for Division of Rehabilitation Services (MSDE) • Dr. Charlene Dukes, President, Prince George’s County Community College • Lisa Cuozzo, Director of Operations, Montgomery Works • Devon Dodson, Chief of Staff, DBED • Eric Seleznow, Executive Director, GWIB • Bob Vetere, Human Resources, Northrup Grumman
Governor’s Project Team • Kurt Sommer, Department of Housing and Community Development • Billy Hwang, Maryland Department of Transportation • STAFF • Jade Gingerich – Director of Employment Policy, Maryland Department of Disabilities
“There is no such thing as a spare Marylander” Governor Martin O’Malley