SPEAKERS

Presentation: Hiring and Retaining Persons with Disabilities

The presentation will cover the following topics:

• Overcoming challenges, including unconscious bias, to hiring individuals with disabilities 
• Current recruitment challenges and creative solutions
• The benefits of hiring individuals of all abilities
• The ADA and beyond - reasonable accommodations examples and best practices
• Paid Internships/OJTs – helping individuals with disabilities to find meaningful careers and the benefits to the hiring company

Jo Hughes – VP HR

Jo joined the leadership team of Brevard Achievement Center (BAC) as Vice  President, Human Resources in April 2018. BAC serves more than 3,200 individuals  with disabilities each year through innovative services across its various  programs. It is the largest employer of individuals with disabilities in Brevard  County and the 27th largest AbilityOne producing agency in the national set aside program providing contracted services to our federal government. 

She brings to the BAC team expertise in recruiting, retention, career  development, change management, employee relations, compensation, and  HR operations. Her extensive experience with team building, entrepreneurial  efforts, project management and program implementation continue to support  the aggressive strategic team growth BAC is undertaking over the next four  years. 

Previous roles include leadership positions with both PaineWebber and  Capgemini Ernst & Young. Jo holds a B.A. in Psychology from Hofstra University  and an M.A. in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. She is a  member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as well as the  South Brevard Chapter. 

She and her husband Jerry live in Merritt Island. In her spare time Jo enjoys  tackling DIY home improvement projects with Jerry.

NON-PROFIT PRESENTATION

This month's meeting also features Non-Profit Speaker: Shelby Barfield with True Girls Incorporated

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