This virtual job huddle will focus on fair chance hiring and partnership development with technology companies. Our Job Huddle guests include:

Strively: Kate Leidy, the co-founder of Strively, which is dedicated to creating technical sales representative opportunities for people who were previously incarcerated. Valerie Ochoa, a Strively graduate currently working as a Sales Development Team Lead at a software (SaaS) company, will also join us.

Checkr: Rehana Lerandeau, the Fair Chance Programs Manager at Checkr, works cross-departmentally to implement and support the successful hiring, onboarding, and retainment of Fair Chance Talent at Checkr.

Love Never Fails: Founder and Executive Director, Vanessa Russell of Love Never Fails, a non-profit that serves young people who are at risk of or currently being sexually exploited in California. Ms. Russell, a former Cisco executive, developed a cyber-security and Cisco Networking training program and consults with businesses on developing equitable, diverse, inclusive, and trauma-informed workplaces her graduates feel safe to work in.