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WHAT IS AIPDC CONFERENCE?
How Powerful is Your Network?
The African Immigrant Professional Development Conference (AIPDC) is a conference that is geared towards bringing African immigrant professionals from all sectors, with the goal of providing training, and networking resources that would help elevate their professional network.
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UPCOMING EVENT
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Join us for an evening of networking and retelling our stories on Thursday, November 8, 2018.
5:30– 6:00 pm– Meet & Greet
6:00– 6:15 pm– Networking for Success (Presentation)
6:15-7:00 pm– Conversation with Nancy Omondi- Director, Adult Programs, Career Pathways, DWP & WIOA Employment and Training Program at DEED
7:00- 8:00 pm- Networking/ Resume Review
5:30– 6:00 pm– Meet & Greet
6:00– 6:15 pm– Networking for Success (Presentation)
6:15-7:00 pm– Conversation with Nancy Omondi- Director, Adult Programs, Career Pathways, DWP & WIOA Employment and Training Program at DEED
7:00- 8:00 pm- Networking/ Resume Review
Meet our Speakers
- Nancy Omondi is a Director at the State Department of Employment and Economic Development, where she oversees multiple programs which provide services to remove barriers to employment for job seekers and support the attainment of family sustaining wages. She is a culturally competent health care leader with more than 12 years experience in Management, Health Care Operations, Program Development, Clinic Research, and Leading Multi-Disciplinary Teams. She is passionate about Community Service and has served on the Board of Directors of various non-profit organizations including the African Food Distribution Center, ClearWay Minnesota. She is currently a Budget Advisory Commissioner for the City of Brooklyn Park, and was recently selected as a Trustee, Ebenezer Community Church. She has a lot interest in reducing health disparities and has published multiple peer reviewed articles on blood cancers, patient satisfaction, healthcare economics. Ms. Omondi is a graduate of the Centers for Disease Control funded National Public Health Leadership Institute, and holds two Master’s degrees (Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Health Services Research).
Hosea Ojwang is the Director of Human Resources at Boynton Health, University of Minnesota. He has extensive experience as an HR practitioner and educator with a focus on health care and higher education. He is a member of the Executive Leadership at Boynton Health.
Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, he had worked with several companies in the Twin Cities area as a trainer and as an independent HR consultant delivering value in strategic HR initiatives, diversity and inclusion, labor relations, and enterprise HR solutions. Before moving to the United States from Kenya, he worked as an internal HR Consultant for a university and an international health care agency. He has served as an adjunct faculty at the Department of African America and African Studies at the University of Minnesota. Hosea is a graduate of the University of Nairobi, Kenya and is currently a PhD candidate (ABD) at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, he had worked with several companies in the Twin Cities area as a trainer and as an independent HR consultant delivering value in strategic HR initiatives, diversity and inclusion, labor relations, and enterprise HR solutions. Before moving to the United States from Kenya, he worked as an internal HR Consultant for a university and an international health care agency. He has served as an adjunct faculty at the Department of African America and African Studies at the University of Minnesota. Hosea is a graduate of the University of Nairobi, Kenya and is currently a PhD candidate (ABD) at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
