On Tuesday, July 18, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Council on Community Reentry and Reintegration will host a panel discussion at VICE Media in Brooklyn, NY on the Work for Success Pledge. The Pledge is the first state-level online pledge in which businesses commit to consider hiring qualified candidates with criminal convictions.
The panel is hosted by VICE, which has signed the pledge, due to the success of the VICE Apprenticeship Program, which hires and trains formerly incarcerated people for production, editorial and creative jobs.
The event will feature Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul; New York Secretary of State Rossana Rosado; Alphonso David, Counsel to the Governor; Ron Bergamini, CEO, Action Environmental Group; Rachel Love, Director of Human Resources, VICE Media; Coss Marte, CEO and Founder, ConBody; Christopher Miller, Social Mission Activism Manager, Ben & Jerry’s; and Chris Watler, New York State Executive Director, Center for Employment Opportunities.
WHAT: Panel Discussion on The Work for Success Pledge: Utilizing the Skills and Talents of More New Yorkers
WHERE: VICE Media, 49 S. 2nd St., Brooklyn, NY (Enter at the corner of S. 2nd St. and Kent Ave.)
WHEN: Tuesday, July 18, 11:00 AM
*Interested media must RSVP to [email protected] by 6 p.m. on Monday, July 17.