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AZ Next Presenting On:

Overview of training/educational programs available to create talent solutions to meet industry needs.

 Learning Objectives

• Directly address talent gaps – Build rather than buy talent through sustainable, beneficial pipelines.
• Reduce training costs – Leverage AZNext curriculum, partnerships and available funding sources.
• Enhance your workforce – Train for skills you need now and add value for employees.

Build Your Future Arizona Presenting On:

Resources for getting in front of high school students to provide opportunity awareness and build interest in pursuing careers to create a sustainable and skilled craft workforce in the construction industry.                 

Attendees are encouraged to represent their alma mater by wearing their alma mater’s colors or shirt from their university.

CFMA VoS Members:  Bring a First Time Guest at no charge.  Simply email vosadmin@cfma.org with your guest's name, company and email address to get them signed up.

Huge THANK YOU to this Program's Sponsor!

This program is pre-approved for 1 hour CPE credit.

The Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: https://www.nasbaregistry.org/

AZ Next Presenters 

Rob Buelow

Program Director

ASU W.P Carey School of Business  

Alicia Holder

Business Development Director

ASU W.P. Carey School of Business 

Rob has been the Program Director for the AZNext Workforce Training Accelerator Partnership Grant since its award to ASU in 2021. His role has been to develop and manage the AZNext program, teaming ASU with Industry/Community Partners to develop the next generation workforce in Advance Manufacturing and Information Systems. To date the program has enrolled over 1000 participants in skills development programs, enabling their entry/advancement in the high tech workforce.

Prior to his current role he has over 20 years of advanced manufacturing experience in Aerospace. Including roles in project and program management, process design and improvement, program implementations, team leadership, and business and customer management.

Rob has a Master of Business Administration, from the W.P.  Carey School of Business, Arizona State University as well as a Bachelor of Science in Business Operations.

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Alicia Holder has been working in business and community relationship development in Higher Education since 1992 in a wide range of capacities. 

She began as Assistant Director of University Events in Institutional Advancement at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.  Her responsibilities there included bringing notable speakers to the Norfolk area for the university's President's Lecture Series and other events to promote the school to the community, alumni, donors and prospective students. 

She has been with the W. P. Carey School of Business since 1997 and has served in the MBA Career Management Office, the Marketing Department in a student advisory/recruiter development role and as Director of Business Partnerships for the Center for Services Leadership. 

In her current role as Business Development Director for the W. P. Carey Executive Education, Corporate Partnership and Lifelong Learning group, Alicia is responsible for engaging companies and individuals at a variety of levels in the schools non-degree professional development programs and serving as a conduit between the business community and the university.

Alicia graduated from the Evening MBA program in the W. P. Carey School in 2000 and also holds an M.A. in Teaching.   Alicia was the W. P. Carey School of Business winner of the Dean's Staff Recognition Award and was a recipient of the Arizona Governor's Team Award for Excellence.  A marketing campaign run under Alicia’s direction has won the Phoenix area American Marketing Association award for “Best Business to Business Marketing Campaign”.