We are excited to announce the recent arrival of four new staff members to the Hopeworks team! We recently welcomed Becca Brown and Lolita Beylina as Career Readiness Coaches, John Kissling as our new Web Director, and Julia Endrizzi as our new Training Room Manager.
Becca has been connected to Hopeworks for a long time and brings massive experience in coaching, child welfare, and youth development to our team. John brings years of Web Development experience as the owner of his own Web Design firm and brings an incredible skill set and dedication to our mission. Lolita will bring extensive HR and recruitment experience to our Career Readiness Team, and Julia will bring years of teaching experience and unparalleled energy to our training room.
As we continue to grow, we are always looking to bring new energy and dedicated people to our team, as this allows us to help more and more young professionals!
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Grace Manning leads a program helping land young professionals work at companies like Subaru. Grace Manning is director of employer and alumni relations at Hopeworks, a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia and South New Jersey, offering workforce development programs to young adults. Through training programs, paid internships, and placement services with local employers, Hopeworks helps young, diverse […]
