Jennifer was working two part-time jobs as an Immigration Legal Counselor and a tech support when she first heard of an IT training program through an organization called Dev/Mission. A friend’s sister was an alumni of Dev/Mission’s tech training program and got a job at a tech company.
At Workforce Development, we are lucky to have an amazing administrative aide team and talented interns who keep our office humming. We'd like to recognize their contributions to the team, and share some background information about their their experience working at our office. Our interns and administrative aides are in various training programs that partner with Workforce Development to gain skills that will help them with their career aspirations in San Francisco.
The Office of Economic & Workforce Development's TechSF program nominated Tiffany Apczynski at Zendesk for being a TechHire champion for the White House Summit on “Building the Tech Workforce of Tomorrow.”
Sean Sullivan served in the Army in various capacities and duty locations for close to seven years. He is a graduate of Cycle 23 of the CityBuild Academy and is now working at SFO. We are grateful that Sean was willing to share his experience with CityBuild with us, and to follow is an excerpt from our interview with Sean:
How did you get involved with CityBuild Academy, what did you do prior to enrolling in the program, and what was your experience like while at CityBuild?
OEWD has provided funding for four consecutive years to Swords to Plowshares, a community-based, not-for-profit veteran service organization that provides wrap-around services to more than 3,000 veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area each year. Swords is committed to helping veterans break through the cultural, educational, psychological and economic barriers they often face in their transition to the civilian world.
Marcus Conley, CBA cycle 22, struggled with outstanding barriers associated with his driver’s license, preventing him from being indentured into many local construction trade unions.
Through a collaborative effort between OEWD and several community based organizations, including the A. Philip Randolph Institute and Young Community Developers, Marcus was provided with the funding needed to remove this barrier.
“My experience as a Salesforce summer intern is one that I will certainly never forget—gaining job experience, networking and being exposed to one of the most innovative companies in the world has been an amazing journey for me.”
– Sydney Thomas, Salesforce intern
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) is a community based organization located in San Francisco’s Mission District. Since 1973, MEDA has worked to improve economic and social conditions for San Francisco’s low- and moderate-income residents, with primarily Latino families as their target population and client base. In partnership with OEWD, MEDA offers programming that encourages our City’s youth to be empowered and involved in industries, such as tech.
