JOINT HEARING
Senate Education Committee AND Senate Labor & Industry Committee
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
North Office Building, Hearing Room #1
Joint public hearing on the importance of adult education as part of Pennsylvania’s workforce development system
9 to 9:15 – Introductions
Senator Camera Bartolotta, Chair, Labor & Industry Committee
Senator Scott Martin, Chair, Education Committee
Senator Christine Tartaglione, Minority Chair, Labor & Industry Committee
Senator Lindsey Williams, Minority Chair, Education Committee
9:15 to 9:45 – State Perspective
Dr. Tanya Garcia, Acting Deputy Secretary and Commissioner for Postsecondary and Higher Education – Testimony
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Amanda Harrison, Chief, Division of Adult Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Sheila Ireland, Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development – Testimony
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
9:45 to 11 – Adult Education Career Pathways
Provider 1
Cheryl Hiester, Executive Director – Testimony
The Literacy Council of Lancaster and Lebanon
Ernesto Matos, RN
Union Community Care
Jenni Black, Chief Quality and Compliance Officer
Union Community Care
Provider 2
Carey Harris, CEO – Testimony – Attachment
Literacy Pittsburgh
Jeff Nobers, Executive Director – Testimony
Builders Guild of Western Pennsylvania
Dimero Dixon, Laboror (written testimony only) – Testimony
Southwest Aluminum and Glass
Provider 3
Dr. Mary Ellen Caro, President and CEO – Testimony
Peirce College
Tara Butler, Medical Coding Professional – Testimony
Penn Medicine
Provider 4
Carlos Graupera, CEO – Testimony
Spanish American Civic Association and SACA Development
Sue Martin, Senior Recruiter – Testimony
Penn Medicine
Provider 5
Dr. Kim Rassau, Executive Director
Manchester-Bidwell Training Center
Angelo Nardozi, Mechanical Test Lab Supervisor
US Steel
Lorraine Wasky, Chemical Lab Technician
SKC, Inc.
Additional Written Testimony:
Beyond Literacy – Testimony
Rebecca Watts – Testimony