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Driven by a complex and evolving talent landscape and competition across the private sector, today’s human capital leaders face no shortage of challenges as they work to cultivate the next generation of public sector talent.
As leaders look to set goals and achieve their missions, one of the questions they must ask is “what actions are we taking to strengthen workforce planning efforts in the long term?” In this webinar, we’ll discuss the most impactful actions you can take to rebuild the Federal Government’s lagging early career talent pipeline, including reviving internships, committing to driving DEIA across your organization, and more.
In this webcast, join GovExec and Yello in conversation with human capital leaders as they discuss the opportunities, successes, challenges and potential solutions to build engaged early-career talent pipelines and empower the next generation of public sector employees, including:
- Actionable steps to advance DEIA initiatives and partnerships
- Best practices for engaging and cultivating early career talent
- Leveraging data and automation to improve and streamline processes
Charles Barber
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
NSF
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Wonzie Gardner
Chief Human Capital Officer
NSF
Wonzie Gardner serves as the Office Head and Chief Human Capital Officer in the Office of Information and Resource Management (OIRM) at the National Science Foundation (NSF).
In this position, Mr. Gardner coordinates agency-wide administrative and general management activities while providing leadership and direction for human resources, information systems, and administrative services at NSF, ensuring all organizations within OIRM work in unison to support the agency and its customers.
In August 2018, Mr. Gardner was appointed as the NSF Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). In this capacity, he reports directly to the NSF Director and is responsible for carrying out the Foundation's OSDBU functions and duties in accordance with the Small Business Act and Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Wonzie L. Gardner, jr. joined NSF as the Deputy Division Director for the Division of Administrative Services (DAS) in November 2014. In May 2016, he was appointed Division Director for DAS. Starting in January 2018, Mr. Gardner served as both Acting Deputy Office Head and Acting Office Head for OIRM. In February 2019, Mr. Gardner was selected as OIRM Office Head.
Prior to coming to NSF, Wonzie Gardner served as the director for Logistics and Facilities Management at the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service. He has a distinguished military career, retiring as a U.S. Air Force Colonel in August 2010 and as the Inspector General for the Air Force District of Washington.
Jon Newman
Director of Federal Programs
Yello
Jon Newman serves as the Director of Federal Programs at Yello. He oversees a team who is responsible for the overall success and growth of more than 40 federal customers that use Yello's solutions today. Jon has nearly 15 years of work experience in the software industry and 10 years specifically in the GovTech industry.
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Promoting Internships and Other Student and Early Career Programs in the Federal Government (Guidance from OPM & OMB)