Aaron Michel is an operating partner at 1984 Ventures. Prior to that co-founded PathSource, a venture-backed careertech company that was acquired in 2017. He also created the online civics game Fantasy Politics during the lead up to the 2012 election. He has been named an Innovation Rockstar by the Boston Business Journal and Mass High Tech. Aaron has been a columnist for Lifehack and has written for and been covered by Entrepreneur, Inc. Magazine, USA Today, SV Magazine and a range of other business outlets.

Charley Lavery is District Representative and Auditor with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 3, representing Heavy Equipment Operators, Surveyors and Construction Materials Inspectors, as well as Caltrans workers. He worked over 20 years in the field on large Infrastructure projects including the retrofit of the Golden Gate Bridge, BART to SFO, and the New Bay Bridge. He joined the Staff of Local 3 in 2006 and he now directs their San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin operations. Charley has worked with CBOs to recruit over 250 individuals for the OE3 Apprenticeship.

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Julie Fallon holds the Director of Human Resources position at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel. She provides strategic Human Resources leadership for a workforce of approximately 1000 people that make the San Francisco Marriott Marquis a great place to work and a great place to stay. 

For over 25 years, Theresa Woo has assisted jobseekers with disabilities at the Department of Rehabilitation. She is currently serving as the Regional Director of the San Francisco District serving San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties. In her long tenure, Theresa built employment collaborations with universities, community colleges, high school districts, county mental health programs, and community agencies.

Egon Terplan is SPUR's regional planning director. He is a specialist in economic development, land use, transportation, government reform and regional policy. He has authored or co-authored dozens of reports and policy studies, including the first-ever report on the Northern California megaregion, a report on land use planning and high speed rail, a strategy for improving economic opportunity and upward mobility in the Bay Area, and strategies for the future of downtown Oakland, San Jose and San Francisco.

Jorge leads a local American Job Center of California, a team of professional Employment Specialists, Career Advisors, Veteran Representatives, Trade Adjustment Act Coordinators and Youth Mentors.  With his guidance, his team helps to enhance California's economic growth and prosperity by delivering valuable and innovative services to meet the needs of local employers, workers, and job seekers in the community. Jorge is a former member of the San Mateo County Workforce Investment Board; he serves as a current member of the Workforce Investment Board in San Francisco, and he is the current C

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Ruben Santana is a native San Franciscan and is founder and President of Rubecon Builders Inc.

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Sam has over 20 years of work experience in both the public and private sectors. He has served at the highest level of government for Democratic Administrations in the federal and state levels of government with a focus on workforce preparation, training and skill development. He also served as the California state director for Comcast Corporation and was instrumental in the approval of the NBC Universal merger.