Speakers

  • Amanda Ahlstrand

    American Institute for Research

  • Samia Amin

    American Institute of Research

  • Monique Anair

    SFCC

  • Jodi Anderson

    Rezme

We are curating an amazing list of speakers and participants. Interested in sharing your wisdom? Please shoot us an email

contactus@closeit.org
contactus@closeit.org

Team & Advisors

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    Jamai Blivin

    Founder & CEO, Innovate+Educate, Founder, The Close It Summit

  • Stephanie Veck

    Co-Producer, Close It 2026, Principal, AIR

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    Tiffany Nicholson

    Co-producer, Close It 2026, Senior Director, Workforce Economic Mobility Center, Dallas, TX

  • Wendy Brors

    Co-producer, Close It 2026, Project Lead SME, American Institute for Research (AIR)

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    Tamara Bates

    Close It Production Team

  • John Paul Granillo

    COO, Latino Small Business Association

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    Dawn Karber

    SkillsFWD

  • Janet Bray

    CEO and Founder, Bray Strategies

  • Luther Jackson

    Fellow and Workforce Consultant, Brookings Institute

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    Daniel Davenport

    Artistic Design and Branding

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    Adam John Griego

    Community Network

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    Cindy Murphy

    Awards Program Coordinator, Human Resources Consultant

  • Julian Alssid

    Co-Producer Work Forces, Podcast, Workforce Consultant, J. Alssid Associates

  • Gordon Freedman

    Founder and CEO, National Laboratory for Educational Transformation, NLET.org

  • Kristin Wolff

    Senior Associate, Social Policy Research Associates

  • Scott Fast

    Director, Innovate+Educate