Thomas Loxley Rosenberg, MS, MBA, CIC

As Chair of the Workforce Development Board’s Performance and Evaluation Committee, it is deeply rewarding to hear directly from our provider partners and to approve funding focused on empowering dislocated workers, youth, veterans, people with disabilities, justice-impacted individuals, farmworkers, and other underserved communities. During our discussion on AI training, I emphasized that as we equip individuals with AI skills, we must also be intentional about how AI is trained to understand and reflect the lived experiences of underserved communities. This cannot be a one-way transfer of technical knowledge. Our goal is not just AI literacy, but ethical, responsible, and human-centered AI adoption. That means teaching eco-prompting, mindful use of AI, and critical thinking about bias, access, and impact. When done well, this approach helps ensure AI becomes a tool for inclusion and economic mobility—rather than one that unintentionally reinforces existing inequities. Human-centered design must remain at the core of workforce development as we prepare people for the future of work. #linkedintopvoices #allyship #ai #tech #humancentereddesign #humanresources #deib #lgbtq #transgender #genderdiverse #gendernonbinary #humanrights #leadership  #healthequity #genderequity #entrepreneurs #inclusiveai

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With the support of Be Possible, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is becoming an organization that can hold complexity with confidence. Instead of avoiding conflict and retreating into caution in the face of polarization, SPU chose to do a pilot with Be Possible to design an evidence-based path toward a new relationship with conflict. In this video, SPU staff share their experience conducting micro-experiments to transform conflict into connection through their daily interactions and offer their evidence-based recommendations. Listen for their capacity of durable, equity-driven change being embedded through everyday interactions based on appreciative, relational practices. Participants are becoming the change they’ve been waiting for. To learn more about this work, stay tuned for the “Restorative Works!” podcast interview of Be Possible by International Institute for Restorative Practices Graduate School (IIRP) coming up in March.

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Proud to share big news from Goodwill SoCal! 🙌 We’ve secured two new public grants to expand our impact in the San Gabriel Valley: ✅ SGV Council of Governments Works Program – Connecting adults with transitional jobs, apprenticeships, training, and case management. ✅ City of Rosemead CDBG Funding – Helping unemployed residents find work and hosting 4 job fairs in the year ahead. Grateful to our partners for believing in our mission to transform lives through the power of work. This is what community impact looks like. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gV7B549c #GoodwillSoCal #SGVWorks #Rosemead #JobPlacement #WorkforceDevelopment #Workforce #CommunityPartnerships #TransformingLivesThroughThePowerOfWork

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Apprenticeship programs in rural California have a significant positive impact by bridging the skills gap and providing hands-on training tailored to local industries. They create valuable employment opportunities, support economic growth, and help retain talent within these communities. By directly connecting education with workforce needs, apprenticeships foster a sustainable pipeline of skilled workers, boosting both individual career prospects and regional development.

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📄 NOW LIVE: Regional Climate Collaboratives (RCC) Year 2 Annual Reports! 🌱🫱🏽‍🫲🏾The RCC Year 2 Annual Reports highlight how community-led, Tribal-led, and regional partnerships across California are building climate resilience grounded in equity, collaboration, and real results. From Tribal climate leadership in Los Angeles County to community-driven planning in Marin, workforce and clean energy investments in Southern California, rural resilience in Siskiyou, and neighborhood-based solutions in the San Joaquin Valley, these collaboratives are turning planning into action. 💡 Year 2 highlights include: ✅ Millions secured for climate, housing, workforce, and wildfire resilience ✅ Hundreds of community workshops, surveys, and engagement events ✅ Tribal Sovereignty centered through technical assistance and funding access ✅ Stronger partnerships across local governments, community-based organizations, Tribes, and agencies As federal funding landscapes shift, RCC partners continue to adapt by leveraging state, local, and philanthropic resources to keep climate solutions moving forward. 📊 Read the full reports to see how California communities are leading the way toward a more resilient future. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gd6AaUjE The RCC Program supports under-resourced communities by funding cross-sector partnerships that drive regional climate action. Collaboratives bring together Tribes, nonprofits, local governments, small businesses, and community-rooted organizations. Together, they build plans, strengthen leadership, and access funding for climate projects that serve community needs. #RCC #TribalLeadership #ClimateAction #CaliforniaForAll

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West Coast Women Rising Podcast Hosted by JJ Flizanes and Tawney Noriega Powered by Ventura County Business Women, this podcast is a community collaboration centered on real stories, rising voices, and the journeys that shape us. It started with a simple realization. Women do not just want to read about each other. They want to hear each other. Feel the energy behind the story. Connect on a deeper level. This podcast was created from that desire. Each episode is a real, human conversation. Not just about business, but about the full experience of being a woman building something, navigating change, and growing through it all. Recent conversations include: - Competition vs Collaboration A powerful shift from scarcity to community and what becomes possible when women support each other instead of competing - The Price You Pay for Not Living Your Purpose An honest look at what it actually costs to stay misaligned and what changes when you choose to step into what you are meant to do These are the kinds of conversations we are having. Honest. Grounded. Real. Because personal growth and professional growth are never separate. We reflect. We get real. We rise together. Listen to the latest episode and be part of the conversation. https://lnkd.in/g_FpJxWf

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https://lnkd.in/gsE6jYvj This is why the Santa Barbara County Food Action Network community is building a USDA Processing Hub! Together with a network of community partners, we are: - leveraging and strengthening available vocational training and workforce development, - creating a pipeline for employment into sustainable and good paying jobs, - building a humane and modernized USDA facility that prioritizes the health and safety of people and the treatment of animals, - prioritizing locally and regeneratively raised livestock and students who are learning to be the next generation of our food system, - building an institutional procurement network for farmers and ranchers to broaden their market access. We don’t just treat symptoms - we are fixing the food system. Consolidation is leading to illness, poverty, and danger for people in communities - both workers and eaters. No more settling - more fixing! We can do it! Want to learn more? Send me a DM or contact info@sbcfoodaction.org

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Halfway through Day 2 at the 51st Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. The range of speakers over the past day and a half highlights something important for environmental firms: Conservation is multidisciplinary. Execution is complex. Leadership is critical. From federal and state agencies to private consultants and academic researchers, the symposium reinforces the increasing demands placed on environmental organizations. Technical excellence is assumed. Operational clarity is not. At Steward Your Business, we work with environmental CEOs and firm leaders who are navigating growth, regulatory pressure, staffing challenges, and the difficulty of stepping away without everything slowing down. Industry events like this surface a consistent theme. The science advances. The compliance requirements expand. The organizations must evolve as well. One more day to go. #DesertTortoiseCouncil #EnvironmentalLeadership #AEC #SelfManagingTeams #StewardYourBusiness

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