About the State Conference

All registered conference participants were invited to the hospitality room for an opportunity to network, socialize, and enjoy refreshments. We hosted a door prize drawing on Friday morning at the conference wrap-up.  All attendees brought a gift to donate and left with a parting gift. It sure was a lot of fun!  

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS WERE:

Sean O'Keefe, founder of the Career Launch social enterprise, author of Launch Your Career, and a Santa Clara University faculty member. Career Launch provides its secondary and post-secondary  partners with a social capital curriculum students can use to maximize their career experience, particularly in the areas of how to build relationships with professionals at potential employers.

Chris Harris is a proud Career Launch Fellow, Assistant Director of Career Development at Santa Clara University, and an alumnus of the University of Michigan. He has extensive experience in youth advocacy, including time with the Tennessee Department of Education and later as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion District Coordinator in Tennessee public schools. 

To learn more about Mr. O'Keefe and Mr. Harris visit https://www.careerlaunch.academy/biography-sean

2023 BREAKOUT SESSION INCLUDED:

• MI Student Aid - Making College Accessible, Affordable, and Attainable! - Emily Hurtado-Arboleda and Nicholas Messing, Michigan Department of Treasury - MI Student Aid
• Tech Forward Creating Dynamic Hands on Events for SPOPs students - Nicole Reinhart-Huberty and Allison Snyder, Lansing Community College
• Disability Allyship - Miranda Grunwell, Disability Network Southwest Michigan
• · Career Launch Continued - Sean O’Keefe and Chris Harris, Career Launch
• Greater, Better, More Together! Diversity is Key - Lacetia Walker, Jill Snyder, and Anita Buchanan
• Help! How Do I Support EL Students in CTE When I Don't Speak Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Spanish, Arabic ...?! - Alane Rozelle, Kent ISD, Kent Career Tech Center
• MI Student Aid - Making College Accessible, Affordable, and Attainable! - Emily Hurtado-Arboleda and Nicholas Messing, Michigan Department of Treasury - MI Student Aid (repeat)
• Defeating the Ghosts of First-Generation Status and the Imposter Phenomenon! - Dr. Darrell King, Michigan State University
• Inclusive Classroom - Kayla Monville and Kyra Rabbit, Branch and Calhoun Area Career Centers
• Ableism 102 Next Steps in Dismantling Ableism - Miranda Grunwell, Disability Network Southwest Michigan
• Youth Registered Apprenticeship - Kartav Patel and Callan Eschenburg, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Development
• Pathfinder: Michigan’s Career Exploration Tool - Jeni Spaulding and Elyse Walter, State of Michigan - LEO-E&T
• Char-Em Street STEM - Brandon Beltz and Tory Thrush, Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District
• Exploring Michigan Career and Technical Institute as a Post-Secondary Option - Amanda Matthews, Michigan Career and Technical Institute

For more information, direct any questions regarding the MOSPA State Conference contact the following:

• Registration contact Danielle Lenz at danielle@edgepartnerships.com
• Conference in general contact Jennifer Markin at jcmarkin@hfcc.edu
• To volunteer at next year’s conference contact Amanda Koch at akoch@sisd.cc