Full Name
Robert Guzman
Title
External Affairs Director
Organization
scaleLIT
Speaker Bio
Robert Guzman is a solutions-focused External Affairs Director from Chicago with 10 years of success spanning
workforce, adult education, digital literacy, and professional development.
He is currently a member of the One-Stop Operator team which is tasked with the WIOA service integration of 10 American Job Centers in Cook County and Chicago. Simultaneously, he manages full time Career Pathways Navigators who assist job seekers with accessing the workforce system and services at these American Job Centers.
His broad areas of expertise include workforce development, relationship building across non-profits, state agencies, adult education providers and community organizations in an effort to create a unified and human centered design public workforce system.
Robert had the honor to serve on the Governor's Workforce Commission on Equity and Access in IL in 2022-2023, where he advocated the importance of digital literacy for job seekers. He has been part of the National Skills Coalition Illinois Delegation for 6 years and received the 2020 "Firebrand Award" for his work in service integration through the implementation of the Career Pathways Navigator model. And he has been representing scaleLIT on the Employment Task Force for 3 years
workforce, adult education, digital literacy, and professional development.
He is currently a member of the One-Stop Operator team which is tasked with the WIOA service integration of 10 American Job Centers in Cook County and Chicago. Simultaneously, he manages full time Career Pathways Navigators who assist job seekers with accessing the workforce system and services at these American Job Centers.
His broad areas of expertise include workforce development, relationship building across non-profits, state agencies, adult education providers and community organizations in an effort to create a unified and human centered design public workforce system.
Robert had the honor to serve on the Governor's Workforce Commission on Equity and Access in IL in 2022-2023, where he advocated the importance of digital literacy for job seekers. He has been part of the National Skills Coalition Illinois Delegation for 6 years and received the 2020 "Firebrand Award" for his work in service integration through the implementation of the Career Pathways Navigator model. And he has been representing scaleLIT on the Employment Task Force for 3 years
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