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SUMMARY:A2Y Chamber IMPACT: Building Washtenaw’s 2040 Workforce
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for\n\nIMPACT: Building Washtenaw's 2040 Workforce\n\nFriday\, October 16\, 2026\n\n\n\nThe future of our local economy depends on the actions we take right now. \n\nA2Y Chamber IMPACT: Building Washtenaw's 2040 Workforce \n\nis a critical\, high-stakes working summit designed to tackle our region's most pressing workforce challenges head-on. From navigating an aging demographic and AI disruptions to competing on a global stage\, we need your unique perspective to help map out an actionable path forward.\n\n\n\n\nPart 1: The Realities of Our Region\n\n\nWe kick off with hard-hitting insights from top regional leaders to frame the economic and social realities facing Washtenaw County:\n\n \n\n\n\n    Dr. Darienne Driver Hudson\, President & CEO\, United Way for Southeastern Michigan\, breaking down critical ALICE (Asset     Limited\, Income Constrained\, Employed) data to show how workforce development and success\, interact with social service     needs.\n\n\n\n\n\nPart 2: Unlocking Untapped Talent Pools\n\nDiscover the vital resources we have on hand and uncover the massive gaps we must bridge before 2040. This panel features frontline experts focusing on non-traditional\, diverse\, and skilled labor markets: \n\n\n\n\n\n	Carl Weckerle\, Vice President\, Economic\, Workforce\, and Community Development at Washtenaw Community College\,  Hospitality & Traditional Workforce\n	Dr. Catherine Gaschen\, Director of Career Technical Education\, Washtenaw Intermediate School District\,  Skilled Trades & Career Technical Education\n	Shadin Atiyeh\, Senior Director of Employment & Economic Programs\, Jewish Family Services)\,  Immigrant Employment & Support Services\n	Meghan Lechner\, Director\, College in Prison & Returning Citizens Fellowship EMU College in Prison Program\, Returning Citizen Engagement\n	Special Guest Speakers   Direct insights from Older Adult workforce participants and the Prisoner Reentry Coalition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart 3: Fireside Chat\n\n\n\n\nDr. Domenico Grasso\, President\, University of Michigan\, providing an essential\, dual-lens perspective as both a premier educational institution and a major regional employer.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nPart 4: Accelerating Collective Action \nFollowing our working lunch\, we shift from discussion to immediate strategy. Phil Santer\, COO\, Ann Arbor SPARK\, and Shamar Herron\, Executive Director\, Michigan Works! Southeast\, will deliver a powerful charge to the community. They will lay out the raw realities of our aging population\, the incoming wave of AI integration\, and intense international competition. Then\, an ask of the community for recommendations to put in place an actionable path to close our workforce gaps by 2040.\n\n\n \n\n                                    \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhil Santer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShamar Herron\n\n\n\nThis event is your opportunity to be the first to hear and actively shape the exclusive blueprints for Washtenaw's economic survival. You will leave with a precise understanding of the modern tools at your disposal and a direct seat at the table to champion these urgent solutions. Don't let our community's future be decided without you!\n\n \n\nTo be a sponsor of this event\, please contact Julanne@a2ychamber.org or call 734-214-0110 for more information.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="max-width: 960px\; margin: 0px auto\; line-height: 1.6\;">\n<div style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; padding: 24px\; background-color: rgb(247\, 241\, 231)\; border-top: 8px solid rgb(201\, 79\, 50)\; text-align: center\;">\n<div style="display: flex\; flex-wrap: wrap\; justify-content: center\; gap: 12px\; margin-bottom: 24px\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<h1 style="margin: 0 0 8px\; color: #163f3b\; font-family: Georgia\, 'Times New Roman'\, serif\; font-size: 38px\; line-height: 1.2\;">Join Us for<br />\n<span style="font-size:28px\;">IMPACT: Building Washtenaw&#39\;s 2040 Workforce</span></h1>\n\n<p style="margin: 0\; color: #9d3f29\; font-size: 21px\; font-weight: bold\;">Friday\, October 16\, 2026</p>\n</div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; padding: 28px 24px\;">\n<p style="margin: 0 0 16px\; font-size: 19px\; font-weight: bold\; text-align: center\;"><span style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">The future of our local economy depends on the actions we take right now. </span></span><br />\n<strong style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">A2Y Chamber IMPACT: Building Washtenaw&rsquo\;s 2040 Workforce</strong><span style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong> </strong><br />\nis a critical\, high-stakes working summit designed to tackle our region&#39\;s most pressing workforce challenges head-on. From navigating an aging demographic and AI disruptions to competing on a global stage\, we need your unique perspective to help map out an actionable path forward.</span></span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; padding: 24px\; background-color: rgb(237\, 245\, 243)\; border-left: 5px solid rgb(45\, 119\, 112)\; text-align: center\;">\n<div>\n<h2 font-size:="" new="" style="text-align: center\; margin: 0px 0px 12px\; color: rgb(22\, 63\, 59)\; font-family: Georgia\, " times=""><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><strong style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-size: 14px\;">Part 1: The Realities of Our Region</strong></span></span></h2>\n</div>\n\n<h2 style="margin: 0 0 12px\; color: #163f3b\; font-family: Georgia\, 'Times New Roman'\, serif\; font-size: 27px\;"><span style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">We kick off with hard-hitting insights from top regional leaders to frame the&nbsp\;economic and social realities facing Washtenaw County:</span><br />\n&nbsp\;</h2>\n\n<h2 font-size:="" new="" style="margin: 0px 0px 12px\; color: rgb(22\, 63\, 59)\; font-family: Georgia\, " times=""><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/276/Image/2026/Darienne-Driver-Hudson.jpg" style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; text-align: start\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; width: 100px\; height: 100px\; float: left\; border-width: 1px\; border-style: solid\; margin: 1px\;" width="100" /></h2>\n\n<p style="margin: 0\; text-align: left\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<strong style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Dr. Darienne Driver Hudson\,</strong><span style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;"> President &amp\; CEO\, United Way for Southeastern Michigan\, b</span><em style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">reaking down critical ALICE (Asset </em>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<em style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Limited\, Income Constrained\, Employed) data to show how workforce development and success\, interact with social service </em>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<em style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">needs.</em></p>\n</div>\n\n<div style="padding: 28px 24px\;">\n<div style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; clear: both\;">\n<div style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; text-align: center\;">\n<div style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; clear: both\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong>Part 2: Unloc</strong></span></span><strong style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">kin</strong><strong style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">g </strong><strong style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Untapped Talent Pools</strong></div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; clear: both\;"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Discover the vital resources we have on hand and uncover the massive gaps we must bridge before 2040. This panel features frontline experts focusing on non-traditional\, diverse\, and skilled labor markets:</span></span><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">&#8203\;</span></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n<div style="clear: both\;">\n<ul style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Carl Weckerle\,&nbsp\;</strong>Vice President\, Economic\, Workforce\, and Community Development at Washtenaw Community College\,&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<em>Hospitality &amp\; Traditional Workforce</em></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Dr. Catherine Gaschen\,&nbsp\;</strong>Director of Career Technical Education\, Washtenaw Intermediate School District\,&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<em>Skilled Trades &amp\; Career Technical Education</em></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Shadin Atiyeh\,&nbsp\;</strong>Senior Director of Employment &amp\; Economic Programs\, Jewish Family Services)\,&nbsp\;<em>&nbsp\;Immigrant Employment &amp\; Support Services</em></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Meghan Lechner\,&nbsp\;</strong>Director\, College in Prison &amp\; Returning Citizens Fellowship EMU College in Prison Program\,&nbsp\;<em>Returning Citizen Engagement</em></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Special Guest Speakers</strong> &ndash\; <em>Direct insights from Older Adult workforce participants and the Prisoner Reentry Coalition</em></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n<div style="max-width: 960px\; margin: 0px auto\; line-height: 1.6\;">\n<div style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; padding: 24px\; background-color: rgb(237\, 245\, 243)\; border-left: 5px solid rgb(45\, 119\, 112)\; text-align: center\;">\n<div>\n<h2 font-size:="" new="" style="text-align: center\; margin: 0px 0px 12px\; color: rgb(22\, 63\, 59)\; font-family: Georgia\, " times=""><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><strong style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-size: 14px\;">Part 3: Fireside Chat</strong></span></span></h2>\n</div>\n\n<h2 font-size:="" new="" style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; margin: 0px 0px 12px\; color: rgb(22\, 63\, 59)\;" times=""><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/276/Image/2026/PresidentGrassoSelects-1b_website-300x225.jpg" style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; width: 133px\; height: 100px\; border-width: 1px\; border-style: solid\; margin: 1px\; float: left\;" width="133" /></h2>\n\n<h2 style="margin: 0 0 12px\; color: #163f3b\; font-family: Georgia\, 'Times New Roman'\, serif\; font-size: 27px\;"><strong style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Dr. Domenico Grasso</strong><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">\, President\, University of Michigan\, p<em>roviding an essential\, dual-lens perspective as both a premier educational institution and a major regional employer.</em></span></h2>\n</div>\n\n<div style="padding: 28px 24px\;">\n<div style="clear: both\;">\n<div>\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Part 4: Accelerating Collective Action </strong></span></span></div>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Following our&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; text-align: center\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">working lunch\, we shift from discussion to immediate strategy.&nbsp\;</span></span><strong style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; text-align: center\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Phil Santer\, </strong><span style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; text-align: center\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">COO\, An</span><span style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; text-align: center\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">n Arbor SPARK\, and </span><strong style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; text-align: center\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Shamar Herron\, </strong><span style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; text-align: center\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Executive Director\, Michigan Works! Southeast\, </span><em style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; text-align: center\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">will deliver a powerful charge to the community. They will lay out the raw realities of our aging population\, the incoming wave of AI integration\, and intense international competition. Then\, an ask of the community for recommendations to put in place an actionable path to close our workforce gaps by 2040.</em></div>\n\n<div style="">\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n<img alt="" height="84" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/276/Image/2026/PhilSanters_headshot.jpg" style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; text-align: center\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; width: 150px\; height: 84px\; border-width: 1px\; border-style: solid\; margin: 5px 2px\; float: left\;" width="150" />\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><font color="#252525" face="Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></font></div>\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Phil Santer</strong></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<font color="#252525" face="Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><img alt="" height="100" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/276/Image/2026/SharmarHerron_headshot_083126.jpg" style="height: 100px\; width: 150px\; float: left\; border-width: 1px\; border-style: solid\; margin: 5px\;" width="150" /></span></font><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<strong style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Shamar&nbsp\;Herron</strong><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(37\, 37\, 37)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">This event is your opportunity to be the first to hear&mdash\;and actively shape&mdash\;the exclusive blueprints for Washtenaw&rsquo\;s economic survival. You will leave with a precise understanding of the modern tools at your disposal and a direct seat at the table to champion these urgent solutions. <strong>Don&#39\;t let our community&#39\;s future be decided without you!</strong><br />\n&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;">To be a sponsor of this event\, please&nbsp\;contact Julanne@a2ychamber.org or call 734-214-0110 for more information.&nbsp\; </span>&nbsp\;</span></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:The Kensington Hotel 3500 South State St. Ann Arbor\, MI 48108
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