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CfAO Professional Development Workshop May 18, 2004

CfAO Professional Development Workshop May 18, 2004. “To broaden our economic base and provide employment to the young people of Maui, including former residents who would like to return, we are seeking to start a process which will lead to community-accepted

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CfAO Professional Development Workshop May 18, 2004

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  1. CfAO Professional Development Workshop May 18, 2004

  2. “To broaden our economic base and provide employmentto the young people of Maui, including former residents who would like to return, we are seeking to start a processwhich will lead to community-accepted new economic directions which both the public and private sectors working together can follow …this will not be an easy task or a quick fix.” Colin C. Cameron Opening Remarks at Kapalua Conference on “Maui’s Economic Future” December 9, 1981

  3. Vision A future in which abundant opportunities for rewarding employment are met by a qualified, resident workforce in Maui County, a community which honors its cultural heritage and natural environment Mission To provide leadership and vision in our community for the responsible design and development of a strong and diversified economy

  4. $136 million and counting…

  5. We are diverse…

  6. We are world class…

  7. Assets • 1 of top 5 viewing locations in the world • Suite of 11 Air Force and University of Hawaii telescopes - AEOS: largest optical telescope in DoD system - Faulkes Telescope • Deep and near space applications, orbital debris tracking, Near Earth Asteroid Tracking, world-renowned solar research • World-class industry in design, research, custom production of optics and sensors • Imaging, simulation/modeling • Maui High Performance Computing Center • Pacific Disaster Center

  8. It pays a living wage…

  9. Average Annual Income in MRTP is $60,000

  10. “The fact that only two of the ten largest occupations in Hawaii provide wages sufficient to meet even the smallest family’s needs accentuates the lack of opportunities to secure a livable wage in the labor market…[1. Nursing and 2. Technology].” The Self-Sufficiency Standard for HawaiiApril 2003

  11. Workforce: Key to growth and competing…

  12. Workforce Development • Women in Technology - National model pilot/demonstration projects - Tapping women and minorities - Includes boys • Technical assistance - Creating “pipeline” - Recruitment - Retention • Education is foundation for workforce • Attention to Kama’aina come home • Science/culture interface

  13. High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair • 15 companies • 600 participants • 25 placements • Database Boeing’s Daron Nishimoto at Job Fair Computer Operator Apprenticeship • 2 year program • 5 apprentices Jamie Legsay, apprentice to MECO full-time hire

  14. Project EAST (Environmental and Spatial Technology) • Project-based, lab-based • 300 students, 5 high schools Baldwin High School EAST class FSEA (Future Scientists & Engineers Of American) • 800 students Teacher Emily Haines with King Kekaulike High School FSEA students

  15. Excite Camp • Astronomy and culture • Intermediate school • 25 native Hawaiian girls Job Shadowing • Tech Careers Day: “I am the future” • Introduce Girls to Engineering • 200 students MentorNet • Matching women to industry mentors • 100 mentees Sharyn Sharp at Dreisbach Data

  16. Building partnerships for equity… 1st Annual Akamai Internship Program • Center for Adaptive Optics • 12 paid internships

  17. County of Maui U. S. Senator Inouye U.S. Department of Labor U. S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Agriculture Center for Adaptive Optics Workforce Alliances Air Force Research Lab Technology Business Community U of Hawaii/Maui Community College Department of Education, Maui District Kamehameha Schools Labor Unions Kama’aina Careers

  18. Lessons for Success • Administered through an organization with existing key relationships with STEM employers and educators. • Obtain ongoing buy-in from high-ranking employer and educator partners. • Involve partners in wide-ranging recruitment and retention programs based on equity best practices.

  19. Moving Toward Critical Mass • 4 years later: Female technical workforce at MRTP increased to 23% from less than 13% in 2000. • A female hired as CEO • 6 new female Ph.D.’s lead research in 4 MRTP companies. • Center for Adaptive Optics (CfAO) internships – 33% female, 75% from under-represented groups.

  20. Kama’aina Come Home Keiki Pua Dancil, PhD, Trex Enterprises

  21. The partnership payoff…

  22. Growing the next generation…

  23. We have momentum…

  24. Maui Research & Technology Park MHPCC MicroGaia New Building Site Maui R&T Center Premier Place RME Site

  25. Contact Information: Jeanne Skog, President & CEO Leslie Wilkins, Vice President Maui Economic Development Board, Inc. (808) 875-2300 Skog@medb.org Leslie@medb.org

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