ECONOMIC LEADERS DISCUSS CT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Leaders from key economic sectors participated in a panel at the League of Women Voters of Connecticut’s recent conference, “Back in Business: Workforce Development for Connecticut’s Economic Future.” The event was co-sponsored and hosted by the University of Connecticut School of Social Work in West Hartford and by Cablevision. Pictured are, from left, Christopher Bruhl, president and CEO, Business Council of Fairfield County; Cheryl Dunson, president, LWVCT; Joe Carbone, president and CEO, The WorkPlace; Catherine Smith, commissioner, state Department of Economic and Community Development; Salome Raheim, dean, UConn School of Social Work; Kay Maxwell, moderator and former president, League of Women Voters; and Mike Meotti, executive vice president, Board of Regents for Higher Education.