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ILRAA A2A Network. Shawn Lancaster, Co-Chair (MILR 2002) Rick Lustig, Core Team Member (BSILR 1981) October 17 th , 2009. Overview of A2A Network. Stated Need Most difficult labor market in over 30 years
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ILRAA A2A Network Shawn Lancaster, Co-Chair (MILR 2002) Rick Lustig, Core Team Member (BSILR 1981) October 17th, 2009
Overview of A2A Network • Stated Need • Most difficult labor market in over 30 years • Alum in HR, Legal, Labor have all been severely impacted, particularly on the East Coast (NYC) and California • Mission • “To foster mutually beneficial relationships among alumni to help manage individual career transitions, perpetuate executive-level success and establish a strong sense of community among alumni with 5+ years of work experience.” • Board Sponsors • Maria Sekas-Krum (Co-Chair), Dean Burrell, Don Zinn, Esta Bigler, Amber Gilbert, Dale Bernstein and Robert Ostrov • Volunteer Project Management and Matching • Shawn Lancaster (Co-Chair), Rick Lustig, Cindy Stamer
Current Status • Territory • Boston/MA corridor to Central New Jersey • Including RI, CT and NY state • Current Participants • 16 Alums in Transition • 70% HR related fields, 20% Legal, 10% Other • 51 Coaches • Mostly in the Greater NYC area • $ Benefit - Increasing Membership count - ILR Alumni Association • Networking and Wine Tasting Event • October 26th at NYC ILR Offices • Have 31 already registered; Need ILR Board and Chapter chairs attendance • Expect 75-90 in attendance – Capacity 125 • Measuring Program Effectiveness- Participant Surveys • Focus on Participant Needs & Coaches Feedback
Future Expansion Plans • Criteria for Expansion • Area with substantial alums in transition • At least 8 coaches and minimum of 1 active alum point-person • Planned Geographical Expansion on November 1st • Southern New Jersey/Philadelphia • Future Expansion depends on Volunteers & Support (TBD) • Chicago/Midwest • Northern California • Washington DC Metro • Need resources to effectively match and administer
ILR Board Support • Register as coaches and support alums in transition • Attend Oct 26th Networking and Wine Tasting Event • To register: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/alumni/events/ILRA2AEvent102609.html • RSVP by October 20th FREE to ILRAA Members • Support from Regional ILRAA Heads and Chapter Chairs • Support from Dean Katz, ILR Alumni Board, Christopher Crooker, Regina Duffey Moravek and Sara Edwards. • Alumni need to reach out to their classmates to help them reconnect with the ILR School and attend events • Encourage Alums in your Areas/Regions to post job openings in the ILR Alumni Bulletin-distributed weekly.